Muley..

Since the rifle has a 1-32 twist I found that 295 grain Powerbelts shot really good out of the rifle. And I mean real nice groups out to 50 yards. Since its open sights I seldom shoot further. Also the 240 grain T/C Cheap Shots did a real nice job of grouping. But the go to bullet is the .452 300 grain Hornady XTP in a HPH24 sabot. They shoot real good with 90 grains of 2f powder. I use 4f for the prime powder.

Bronko.. I dislike peep sights do I use the primitive sights on my rifle. I still have to drift the sight and take a little more off the front sight. Its a terrible thing to admit, but since I got that Sig Sauer 522.. it seems like that is all I want to shoot anymore.

Cayugad - I have gotten very use to peep sights. I have them on 3 of my T/C Hawken caplocks and I can shoot as good with a peep as a low power scope. I've even proved that to myself with my AR switching from peep to scope and back again. The cat's meow would be a reflex sight with a 3 MOA dot. But that would almost seem sacreligious putting a 21st century sight on a 18th century rifle....:eek2:

The Lyman 57 mounts farther back then the hammer at least the one that came installed on my Lyman is that way. I also use RMC vent liners work great put a little antiseize on them like a breech plug they come out much easier.

Had some bear meat again the other day and it still tastes bad to me. I love all wild game, but bear. It just doesn't taste good to me.

Must be something in my past. Maybe I was a bear in a previous life?!?!? :cool2:

My old eyes can't focus in low light. And I hunt a lot, so peeps are out for me. Open I can see!!! :arms:

Bear meat tastes bad for a couple reasons...

Bear was a garbage eater. Never shoot a dump bear and expect to eat it. They can be fine or really funky tasting.

When you make bear, be sure that every tiny bit of fat is removed from that meat before cooking. All the fat has a rancid taste if you cook it. Remove it, and have just pure meat.

Try to cook bear over an open fire on the grill. If you want to roast it.. sear it good first. And then add such things as onions and potatoes. Did you know potatoes will absorb flavors from other foods. And mushrooms should only be added towards the end as they can impart a flavor of their own if cooked for long periods of time.

I like to take a bear steak, cook it over an open wood fire. Nothing better then that. If you ate bear and had a greasy rancid taste in the roof of your mouth, all the fat was not removed.




That was the first time I shot my Lyman Trade Rifle Flintlock. The first two pan flashes kind of startled me. But then I calmed down and got to business. Now this is off a bench rest, at 30 yards.





This was I believe 25 yard shooting with the Lyman GPH. And I was working on learning loads. I found that the T/C Cheap Shots did not do bad. I figured that would be a good deer load.

reafsob - I make bear roast in a slow cooker or pressure cooker adding onions, potatoes, and carrots and also add 3 beef bullion cubes to add flavor. And Cayugad is right. You must reomove all the fat (same as with deer) or you will get a rancid taste. Otherwise it is excellent. Maybe the meat you had wasn't properly cared for prior to processing.

Mine eyes cannot focus close without cheaters. This state prohibits the use of optics during the muzzy season. I am forced to use a peep sight whilst hunting our muzzy seasons, because i cannot hardly focus on the front sight let alone the rear sight.

The peep sight doesn't require one to focus on it. One looks through it. Perhaps your aperture are too small. My rifles have the largest available aperture, 0.150".

I found a full buckhorn sight can be much easier on my eyes and sight picture. Peeps don't give me enough light. Buckthorns don't stop light.

I like my bear burgers on the grill over a nice bed of coals. Roasts I like to do in a Dutch Oven on a grate so the juices are below the meat and the meat is not resting in the juices. They make grreat sausages too!


You'll actually like the peep on the GPR flinter. It sort of hides some of the flash in front of your eye and cocking the hammer is no problem.
I have them on my .50 and .54 GPR's and on the .50 Deerstalker flinters.

HA