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Another #7 followed me home
Jul 6th, 2024 at 12:57pm
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This one is .22 rim fire.  they really don't come along very often so despite not being budget friendly....
  
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Reply #1 - Jul 6th, 2024 at 1:25pm
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Gotta love #7’s!  Congratulations.
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Reply #2 - Jul 6th, 2024 at 10:16pm
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Won't ask what you paid for it. Lol... Gosh I wish someone would make those style rifles again. You know one that was good quality you could afford. It would certainly be a nich market. Guess that is why they aren't being made. Great find and if you decide to shoot it let us know how it goes.



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Reply #3 - Jul 6th, 2024 at 10:32pm
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A #7 is still on my bucket list, but seems no matter how much I save one never shows up when my gun fund is hopefully high enough.
  
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Reply #4 - Jul 7th, 2024 at 6:56am
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Dave at lone star made a few #7's and he told me that they took just as much time to make as a #1 so cost just as much. How many did he make not many from what I remenber him telling me it would be under 5 one of his costomers that wanted him to do them helped $$ with the molds.
  
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Reply #5 - Jul 7th, 2024 at 10:31pm
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Shoot it and enjoy it. I use standard ammo in mine. Still shots better than I can.
  
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Reply #6 - Jul 8th, 2024 at 7:58pm
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Dave's FFL records indicate he made three.
There was one subtle difference in his other than the serial numbers.  He had a mold made for the receiver that incorporated the sight base for the tang sight so he could make up the tang sights from spare parts off other early Lyman #1s.  George at Treebone has the stock pattern he used.  The only thing missing there is the distinctive little grip cap and the buttplate.
  
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Reply #7 - Jul 8th, 2024 at 8:05pm
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I agree with the use of standard ammo.  I use the Remington subsonic in mine and they shoot well.

As for Marlin Guy, you definitely have caught the disease for which there is no cure....unfortunately I can identify with that syndrome.
  
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Reply #8 - Jul 8th, 2024 at 8:35pm
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RBKenn wrote on Jul 8th, 2024 at 7:58pm:
Dave's FFL records indicate he made three.
There was one subtle difference in his other than the serial numbers.  He had a mold made for the receiver that incorporated the sight base for the tang sight so he could make up the tang sights from spare parts off other early Lyman #1s.  George at Treebone has the stock pattern he used.  The only thing missing there is the distinctive little grip cap and the buttplate.


This thread talks about a reproduction buttplate that is nearly identical to the original.  

It also demonstrates how to make the fluted grip cap.

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This is the buttplate used on that rifle.
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This same thread also shows making the frame mounted sight base from scratch.
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