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Offline mooman

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new Christmas present
« on: December 26, 2006, 04:33:51 AM »
 got a new lyman great plains rifle for Christmas ----yahoo!!!  i got to shoot it and it shoots very good with 75 grains of goex and a .015 patch . i tried some pa conicals and they didn't work well . what i was wondering is ,are there any conicals that shoot well out of the 1/60 twist ,or should i adjust my powder  with the pa conicals?  thank's in advance ,RON

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Re: new Christmas present
« Reply #1 on: December 26, 2006, 04:42:15 AM »
you might try  the ballet . i have also found hollow base  conicals  of some designs work well ..
 the avrage conical on the market though isnt really designed to be shot though  that slow of twist

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Re: new Christmas present
« Reply #2 on: December 26, 2006, 07:14:51 AM »
Why not stick with the round ball? They are accurate in your rifle. They are cheap. They are great deer killers.
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Re: new Christmas present
« Reply #3 on: December 26, 2006, 07:32:01 AM »
I will add another vote for sticking with the round balls. That is what the rifle was made to shoot. They have a fast twist barrel if you really want to shoot bullets.
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Re: new Christmas present
« Reply #4 on: December 26, 2006, 07:51:52 AM »
All three ... PA Conicals, Ballets and Rounballs work in a majority of your model/twist. Just adjust the powder charge - after the barrel is broke in. Conicals are best for barrel break-in. May need a couple of boxes to smooth out the bore. Then sight-in.
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Re: new Christmas present
« Reply #5 on: December 27, 2006, 08:45:11 AM »
I ordered a Lyman GPR for Christmas on the 18th and although in stock at Lymans still has not been delivered ... oh well. The GPR has a 1:60 twist and I bought mine specifically for P&B because of the slow twist.
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