caionneach

I am presuming from the lack of response to my question that no one who has a Lyman Great Plains Flintlock rifle is experiencing the problem noted by the author of the article on the Lyman Great Plains flint rifle. The problem, he stated, was the frizzen was angled in such a way that the flint had to be moved forward in the hammer's jaws or turned upside down in order to provide adequate striking surface and direct the spark down to the flash pan. The hammer would apparently strike the frizzen without the flint having struck the frizzen adequately to flash the pan. I don't know. Maybe he put together a kit and did something weird with his lock while fitting it to the stock.

At any rate, I am glad to know no one responding in this discussion has experienced that problem. My next rifle will be a .54 cal Lyman Great Plains Rifle. I think Samuel Hawken is smiling about my choice, and probably thinks it's a good one.