.54 Lyman Great Plains Rifle shooters.............

[ETipp]

Please list the loads you all are using with round ball. Type of powder, grains, patch and lube.

Also, please list the results you are getting from the above.

 

[Wil]

In my Lyman 54 cal. GPR I am using 80 grains of 2f, .018" pillow ticking patch, TOW Mink Oil lube, with a .530 ball. Results vary from tight groups at 50 yards to 2 inches at 50 yards. I forgot what I got at 70 yards but it was good enough to go hunt deer with. I never shot it at 100 yards...yet. I just figure 100 yards is to much of a gamble for my eyes and iron sights. I proved that yesterday shooting my late Dad's 50 cal. New Englander. Tight groups to 70 yards and wide open at 100 yards.

 

[ETipp]

In my Lyman 54 cal. GPR I am using 80 grains of 2f, .018" pillow ticking patch, TOW Mink Oil lube, with a .530 ball. Results vary from tight groups at 50 yards to 2 inches at 50 yards. I forgot what I got at 70 yards but it was good enough to go hunt deer with. I never shot it at 100 yards...yet. I just figure 100 yards is to much of a gamble for my eyes and iron sights. I proved that yesterday shooting my late Dad's 50 cal. New Englander. Tight groups to 70 yards and wide open at 100 yards.

I sometimes have the same results with my New Englander at 100 yards. I am now convinced that it shoots much more accurately out to 100 yards than my old eyes can see.

Hoping that some how my .54 GPR will be a bit better. I too, have .530 RB and .018 ticking. Hope to find out soon.