lyman GPR , question.. small screw in drum ?

[peabody]

Thats what we are here for to spend yur money...    now figure out the cost of reboring and you probably find we saved you some money.... My consult fee is 20% of the savings you made...   

   ha !!! i'll have to be sure to send a check.....


jim, are you an okie ?  i's hatched in claremore oklahoma.....


but ? really ? i do thinks you guys did save me some money, and yes, it be nice to keep the ol' fifty barrel.

this barrel is a 1:30 twist, .54 caliber. reading about conicals....

hummmm...no patch. boolit must be lubed ? a wad over the powder ?tell me what ya'll know about conical's,  and what can i expect for power /range

im wanting to use it deer hunting , here in missouri,

should be good out to 75 yards or more. i've hunted with my pop's old CVA, .50 PRB, but never shot anything over 50 yards.

and twenty years ago, i shot a nice buck with this lyman.but it was only 30 yards or so.

anything you tell me helps. i've gotten a little .36 caliber H&A 21'' barrel, buggy rifle, that just set the blackpowder bug infection to a new high.

i love the underhammers, even have a .62 on its way.....someday, wait time is long.

but this old lyman was my dads, i'll always keep it, just wanting to hit harder than a PRB .50

thanks

peabody

[Red Badger]

Yes sire I is a transplanted OKIE  Just northwest of Tulsa, got 10 acres near Skiatook Lake.... Originally from Wisconsin,  so yup I'm one o' thos e D**m Yankee's ... the ones that come and stay....

[peabody]

ahhh...oklahoma, someday i'll go back...

or ?? new zeland , down under....ha.

peabody

[Hawken50]

  Da voices say Jim is one of dem yankees that stayed an ifn ya dont watch him real careful he'll sneak down to da creak and git yer jug....lol.....peabody ya can go to www.dixiegunworks.com. Click on mercandise,then on ball and bullets.You can seel all the conicals they have in 54....they have the molds also if ya want to cast your own.Ive used buffalo bullets hollow points in my hawken with good results,just load them on top of the powder.Has a lot more thump at 100 yds than a round ball,course it weighs in at around 395 grains.Even if you dont buy from them there catalog has a wealth of info fer just 5.00.Everything from shooting to building a rifle to tanning hides.

[Red Badger]

Da voices say Jim is one of dem yankees that stayed an ifn ya dont watch him real careful he'll sneak down to da creak and git yer jug....lol.....peabody ya can go to www.dixiegunworks.com. Click on mercandise,then on ball and bullets.You can seel all the conicals they have in 54....they have the molds also if ya want to cast your own.Ive used buffalo bullets hollow points in my hawken with good results,just load them on top of the powder.Has a lot more thump at 100 yds than a round ball,course it weighs in at around 395 grains.Even if you dont buy from them there catalog has a wealth of info fer just 5.00.Everything from shooting to building a rifle to tanning hides.

And I happen to have a LEE R.E.A.L. (rifling engraved at loading) mold and would be happy to sent you a few to test.... just pm me.  They start a little hard but then work great...  William can speak on this he has used some of my work...

[peabody]

wow, hey thanks guys...

everything is slowly coming together.


thank you.


peabody

[William]

Da voices say Jim is one of dem yankees that stayed an ifn ya dont watch him real careful he'll sneak down to da creak and git yer jug....lol.....peabody ya can go to www.dixiegunworks.com. Click on mercandise,then on ball and bullets.You can seel all the conicals they have in 54....they have the molds also if ya want to cast your own.Ive used buffalo bullets hollow points in my hawken with good results,just load them on top of the powder.Has a lot more thump at 100 yds than a round ball,course it weighs in at around 395 grains.Even if you dont buy from them there catalog has a wealth of info fer just 5.00.Everything from shooting to building a rifle to tanning hides.

And I happen to have a LEE R.E.A.L. (rifling engraved at loading) mold and would be happy to sent you a few to test.... just pm me.  They start a little hard but then work great...  William can speak on this he has used some of my work...

Yep, sure have.  The relatively short bullet lends itself well to middle of the road 1:48 twist barrels like my .54, and the addition of a fiber wad over the powder charge tightens up the grouping to clover leaves, just understand that the trajectory is different than a RB and it will hit lower.  Reduce your normal RB charge and start with 60 grains.

[peabody]

well, now... i'll sure give em a try....

my lyman is a .54 in 1:32 twist,   still work ?   or a conical ?


thanks,

peabody

[Red Badger]

that I don't have any expierence with but if you want a 1/2 dozen to try pm me...

[William]

I'd give them a try, but in this case I would start with 65 grains in your rifle.  Since your barrel is more of a fast twist it's going to shoot conicals better than RB, but you can still use them if you keep the powder charges down.  Again, you're going to have to just do some shooting with various projectiles and see what your rifle likes.  I would look at the Ultimate 1 conicals as well, which are all lead and come in various weights so you can match that with your twist rate.  I'll scare up the link and post it here.  Meantime take up Jim on his offer and Happy Shooting!

http://www.prbullet.com/ul54.htm

[peabody]

thanks for the link.

[peabody]

oh boy.... read that link.. shows that my twist, wants  the 500 to 535 grain bullets.

yes, i'll start with 65grains of ffg.

should be a heck of a thumper.

[William]

Be sure and let us know how she shoots.

[peabody]

 




just hope it dont kill on both ends !!!   

[Red Badger]

If I remember right my Lees come in at around 400-450 gn. but I'll send you 1/2 doz nd you can see if your rifle likes them... the mold is only about 30.00 from lee when you can find it in stock...