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Offline Swampman

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Lyman GPR
« on: June 22, 2010, 12:53:42 PM »
After a lot of tweaking and 4 coats of hand rubbed Minwax Tungoil Finish I think she's ready to shoot.

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Re: Lyman GPR
« Reply #1 on: June 22, 2010, 01:20:24 PM »
Looks mighty nice Swampman.  Too pretty to shoot - you ought to sell it cheap before you dirty it up.   :D
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Re: Lyman GPR
« Reply #2 on: June 23, 2010, 10:48:33 AM »
I agree with semisane you ought to sell it real cheap to me;D
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Re: Lyman GPR
« Reply #3 on: June 24, 2010, 05:36:28 PM »
Great photo! ;)

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Re: Lyman GPR
« Reply #4 on: June 24, 2010, 06:57:24 PM »
WOW  :o  Nice wood!  ;)
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Re: Lyman GPR
« Reply #5 on: June 25, 2010, 01:19:38 PM »
That is a great looking rifle swampman

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Re: Lyman GPR
« Reply #6 on: June 25, 2010, 02:05:15 PM »
Probably the nicest looking Great Plains Rifle that I have ever seen.  8)

Nice Photo...
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Re: Lyman GPR
« Reply #7 on: June 26, 2010, 05:13:51 PM »
A GP is the nicest production ML available, IMO.  I took mine apart, made a "browning" box out of plywood, and browned all the metal parts.  Left the stock as is.  It came out nice, but not as nice as the one in the photo.   I've read articles on the finish of orignial Hawkens.  Some say they were more black than blue (like the Lyman), but others say they were brown.   

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Re: Lyman GPR
« Reply #8 on: July 09, 2010, 06:01:59 AM »
Mighty nice job Swampman!
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Re: Lyman GPR
« Reply #9 on: July 09, 2010, 06:37:20 AM »
Quote from: Mike in Virginia on June 26, 2010, 05:13:51 PM
A GP is the nicest production ML available, IMO.  I took mine apart, made a "browning" box out of plywood, and browned all the metal parts.  Left the stock as is.  It came out nice, but not as nice as the one in the photo.   I've read articles on the finish of orignial Hawkens.  Some say they were more black than blue (like the Lyman), but others say they were brown.   



IMO they were rust blued, which comes out a deep satin black.  After years of use they look brown.
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