Has anyone experimented with minies in the .54 Lyman Great Plains Hunter?
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Has anyone experimented with minies in the .54 Lyman Great Plains Hunter?
Why would you want to?
1 in 60 inch twist is great for round balls, 220 grain ball is great for whatever it hits and its trajectory is lower than a minie.
What could be better??
Flintlock, Round Ball & Black Powder - Life is Sweet
Caution Notice on powder container - "Be certain no embers are smoldering in the barrel before reloading" - SO I ALWAYS BLOW DOWN THE BARREL AFTER FIRING! Its easier than wet swabbing.
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The GPH is faster twist than the GPR. I would like to know if anyone has tried minies in one and what their results may have been.
Ooops. My bad.
Thanks for straightening me out.
The bigger question of why it would be a good idea to use a minie belongs to another thread and probably has LOTS in the archive.
Flintlock, Round Ball & Black Powder - Life is Sweet
Caution Notice on powder container - "Be certain no embers are smoldering in the barrel before reloading" - SO I ALWAYS BLOW DOWN THE BARREL AFTER FIRING! Its easier than wet swabbing.
NMLRA - 'Not Muzzle Loaders Really Anymore'!
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