Took my Traditions Pa Pellet over to the gun club yesterday instead of going deer hunting, (that Lyman GPR is NOT reliable), and went about working up a round ball load for it. It's a 50 Cal, 1:48 twist, so I figured even though it's allowed a 150Gr Max charge,the little round ball should be more accurate with a light charge.
Swabbing between shots with 91% alcohol, I managed an accurate load at 75grs FFG, .490 round ball, abd a .015 Ox Yoke wonder lubed patch. Sighted in at a 50 yd zero I headed home, gave it a thorough cleaning, let it cool to outside temperature then back to the bench to verify the guns sight-in cold and clean. In under a single day this $300 flintlock out performed the Lyman GPR in both accuracy and dependability! The ball went smack into the center of the group fired that morning.
Lyman has no right to be selling flintlocks for such a high price especially so when they aren't even "finished". PURE JUNK IMO!
Last edited by Old_Man; 01/08/20.
