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Shooting my lyman plains pistol

Buckskins&BlackPowder

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Sat down with the Lyman Plains pistol .54cal today and first start with 40gr 2fg Gearhart-Owen black powder, .020" spit patch, .530 round ball. They loaded nicely without having to hammer them down the bore. Looks like I will need to tap the sight over to the right a bit to center it. 40gr 2fg grouped ok, but then I lowered it to 30gr 2fg and it REALLY came together and shot very well. Next, I'll try 3fg and see how it does.
I also lapped the bore last night to smooth out any burrs that the lyman barrels are famously known to have.
Target was shot from 25 yards.


 
That .54 should like the 2f much better. try some 1 or 1 1/2 f too.

Really cool pistol!
 
It's always been interesting to me how little powder a pistol needs to do pistol things. 2f might be the best charge, but your plan to try 3f is a good idea. You might be pleasantly surprised, or not.
 

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