lyman .54 cal flintlock

[huntingkidPA]

i am going out for the muzzle loader early season that is in this week. my dad has a lyman .54 cal that he is letting me use. we are going to shoot patch and ball. what kind of accuracy can i expect out of it and i know there is a delay from when the trigger is pulled until the bullet leaves the barrel. i shoot iron sights quite a bit so that wont be all too new to me and i have shot this gun before. i really enjoy bowhunting so im sure i will enjoy using a primitive muzzleloader also. thanks in advance

[cayugad]

The accuracy should be very good if the load is tuned to the rifle. And if you're a good iron sight shooter you should have no problem. Might I suggest that if by the end of the day you do not get a shot... pick out a stumps on your way out of the woods and see what it will do. I am sure your Dad has it sighted in.

[nchawkeye]

This kind of accuracy and no delay with real black powder and a gun properly set up...Good Luck, should be a blast...

[bronko22000]

If you haven't shot the rifle in a while I suggest you use a rest if at all possible. (tree branch, shooting sticks, etc.) And hold on target until the recoil pushes you off. The delay is miliseconds but your body reacts so fast if you're not use to it that it could throw off your shot. To avoid a 'fuse effect" don't fill the flash pan up. Just enough to cover the bottom + a tad more. You don't want the powder to cover your flashhole.

[Muley Hunter]

Excellent. The gun will do it's job to 100yds if you can hold the sights steady.

[sdhunter11]

I have the same rifle in a capper and it will out shoot me every day of the week.