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I would really like to get one of these. Looking at the Traditions Trapper and the Lyman plains pistol. Any opinions are welcome.
Hey Lewis, have you ever had any ignition issues with the scout? I had a scout carbine when they came out and I had constant ignition problems with it. I only shot black powder and I made sure the flame channel in the plug was clean but it was never reliable. That was many years before I became a gunsmith and ut got stolen anyway but I've often wondered if the flame channel was too small. I never measured it but I distinctly remember that it was a TINY little hole. Nowhere near the .030 to .035 you see nowadays. I haven't had any interest in the scout since then but I forgot they made a pistol version until seeing a couple of your posts. I imagine it's a handful with that single action grip, lol!I traded a barrel I wasn't using for a Like new with box Lyman Plains .50 Cal pistol, it is REALLY fun to shoot! The first outing with the pistol i was having bad hangfire issues after 2-3 shots, i cleaned the pistol thoroughly and started investigating the cause? I pulled the little clean out screw on the side of the snail and used a new drill bit that fit the hole perfectly and just turned by hand, sure enough there was a Burr left in the manufacturing process and removing it COMPLETELY solved the hangfire issue. I'd bet this is why the guy got rid of it? It was a super easy fix and now the pistol is very reliable!
This Lyman Plains is very well made, i have no experience with the Traditions but understand they are very similar. If you are looking for a SERIOUS big game capable pistol I HIGHLY advise you to try and find a TC Scout, they are a no frills SERIOUS pistol! I have one in .50 Cal and have done quite a bit of testing with different bullets from paper patched, to Sabots over my Chronograph, This thing will slightly Rival a .44 Magnum when pushed to TC's Max load data. William Hovey smith has a decent Youtube video shooting the Scout, Recoil is on the HEAVY side when you run full tilt loads, These Scouts are built like HURRICANES and will digest the heaviest of loads with ease! There is absolutely no comparison between my Lyman Plains and TC Scout, the Lyman plains and the Traditions are more in the lines of fun pop guns at closer range, While the TC Scout is a FULLY capable big game hammer!!
Hey Lewis, have you ever had any ignition issues with the scout? I had a scout carbine when they came out and I had constant ignition problems with it. I only shot black powder and I made sure the flame channel in the plug was clean but it was never reliable. That was many years before I became a gunsmith and ut got stolen anyway but I've often wondered if the flame channel was too small. I never measured it but I distinctly remember that it was a TINY little hole. Nowhere near the .030 to .035 you see nowadays. I haven't had any interest in the scout since then but I forgot they made a pistol version until seeing a couple of your posts. I imagine it's a handful with that single action grip, lol!
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