No other factory assembled rifle or kit offers the authentic style and design of Lyman's Great Plains Rifle. Today, as in the 1800's, the experienced black powder shooter is looking for a very special rifle. Only the best and most reliable designs and finest workmanship were acceptable. This "Great Plains" rifle was designed and built by such famous makers as Hawken, Gemmer and Demick to the specifications of experienced backwoodsmen. The rifle carried across the Great Plains by western pioneers and fur trappers was the culmination of percussion firearms development. Just don't get too extreme with the powder charges when using heavy bullets.A Tradition of Excellence Lyman Great Plains Rifle Also I get the feeling from having worked on two different stocks, that the European Walnut is a bit more brittle than American.įor the price though, the Lyman is an excellent value. The rear was either fixed or of the push-elevator type. And of course Hawkens didn't have screw adjustable sights. And technically, the toeplate should be riveted to the buttplate also. The Pedersoli is the only one I know of beyond a custom-built that actually uses the proper Hawkin archetecture (extended tang bolted directly to an extended triggerplate in two places, with the triggerguard screwed into the triggerplate). The Great Plains rifles are more like the late Hawkin in appearence, but in actual construction they aren't as strong as the real thing. Now I have another repair project, but I'm sure it will be fine. If it'd had a metal buttplate I think it would have been fine, but the extra force needed to crack ice with that padded butt - it couldn't stand the strain. That caused the stalk to develop a hairline crack just above the lock screw. This is a rather specialized application, but this hunting season I was using the butt of my Deerstalker to break through river ice to make myself some firm foot-holds as I was dragging a deer accross.
Their inletting tends to be excessive, meaning there's even less wood in that critical area. Fixed it and it's been fine for years since. It cracked near the rear, bottom corner of the barrel channel, at the lock mortice, shortly after I got it, while I was experimenting with stout charges (over 100 grains) and heavy bullets. My Investarm Lyman Deerstalker cracked, but not at the lock screw.
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