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RE: Lyman Mustang opinions??
ORIGINAL: Moebedda I was looking at buying a new muzzleloader this year. I aquired some new hunting property and my old flinter won't cut it. I have the ability to take some very long shots that I have never had before. It's rolling farm fields mixed up with some good wood lots, fence lines, a swamp, overgrown orchard, etc. It's a hunter's heaven, and I have a full square mile to hunt and all only 10 minutes from my house. In Michigan, that's pretty hard to do. At any rate I am looking for a muzzleoader that will reach out, and have been doing a lot of reading and looking. I was kind of set on the Omega, but I didn't want a synthetic stock. I like my stuff to look good, and to me, synthetic looks cheap. I didn't care for the grey laminated thumbhole stock either. I liked the limited edition rose/black/tan stock they had, but can't find one anywhere. I found the Lyman on accident while browsing Cabelas. It's a beautiful looking gun. The price seems very good, Lyman has been around for a while. I wanted to know if this was a shooter or not? I liked the fact that it seemed a little heavier than the rest as well. Cabelas has it weighing 8 3/4 pounds but on Lymans website it shows 7.5 pounds. Can anyone confirm one of those numbers? Is it capable of good groups @ 250 yards? Anyone try it with a Nikon Omega scope? I was thinking of putting that scope on there. I have shot all of my deer(21 bucks and 30+ does) within 80 yards. I have never shot over 80. Most of my deer are archery kills so I really would like to shoot a couple over 200 yards and finally have the opportunity to do it, but I'm not trying to break my wallet either. |
RE: Lyman Mustang opinions??
the Omega, but I didn't want a synthetic stock. I like my stuff to look good, and to me, synthetic looks cheap. I didn't care for the grey laminated thumbhole stock |
RE: Lyman Mustang opinions??
I don't own a Savage, but I personally think that would be a great choice.. It will be all the muzzleloader you will never need.
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It's to bad Austin & Halleck are not around anymore. They had some fine looking guns. Curley Maple for a gun stock cannot be beat IMO. It would be nice to find a Austin & Halleck 420 fancy grade in stainless.
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To my knowledge, the A&H rifles were not made in stainless. They offered blued or nickel plated. Some of the A&H barrels produced very good accuracy and you are right about the beauty of those maple stocks, but the A&H bolt is/was a finicky thing with many owners having adjustment issues. The length of the bolt added a lot of length (and extra weight) to the rifle. I owned 2 of the 320s and 1 420 but neverhad one I really considereda keeper.Cleaning that action was also a bit of a pain.
This rifle is about to hit thedistributors (per Knight) and I think it looks great (at least in the pics). I'm guessing it's going to be a winner. The biggest negative I'm aware of is the non-adjustable trigger - -there's always a hone. :)  There are some choices in design I would have made differently but Knight has apparently done a great job with this one. All the write-ups I've seen from those that had the opportunity to handle and shoot one have been extremely positive.Just another for you to consider since you have yet to purchase a rifle. |
RE: Lyman Mustang opinions??
ORIGINAL: Moebedda the Omega, but I didn't want a synthetic stock. I like my stuff to look good, and to me, synthetic looks cheap. I didn't care for the grey laminated thumbhole stock http://dougva.proboards34.com/index.cgi?board=Savage&action=display&thre ad=1191183062 A bit pricey? No, you can get a blue barrel, but you said you wanted a SS and you wanted "pretty", so with "pretty" you get pricey. Here is a comparison of the Savage to the Pro Hunter, since you mentioned pricey. I don't think you can beat the Savage for out of the box accuracy. Chap Gleason  |
RE: Lyman Mustang opinions??
ORIGINAL: Moebedda A little pricey, but I wanted a nice looking gun that shoots well. Shoots well, I shot this group the 3rd time I had my rifle out: http://www.the-gleasons.com/TC_Shockwave_300g_2007_06_02_AA5744_44g_FederalPri mer_default%20sabot.jpg I have NEVER shot a 100 yard group like that in my life, with any gun. I am an average marksman. In my mind from what you said, I think the Savage is the gun for you. Chap Gleason  |
RE: Lyman Mustang opinions??
Just got home from a week-end at the hunting lease (shooting the Mustang), so I'm a little late on this thread. However, I will echo wabi's comments regarding the Mustang. Mine certainly is not a 250 yard gun. In fact, at 100 yards, the best loads in my old TC New Englanderwill equal the Mustang's best loads. That said, I like the gun. Don't know why - maybe'cause it's so damn finicky that it gives me lots to experiment with. It's a fine 100 yard gun with lots of loads, but no tack driver.
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Is the Savage even legal to use in Michigan?
Muzzleloading Deer Seasons During the December muzzleloading seasons, muzzleloading deer hunters can carry afield and use only a muzzleloading rifle, a muzzleloading shotgun, or a black power handgun loaded with black powder or a commercially manufactured black powder substitute. http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10366_37141_37706-31578--,00.html |
RE: Lyman Mustang opinions??
Smokeless sounds like a good commercially manufactured black powder substitute to me.
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