I recently completed building a Lyman Great Plains Rifle kit for an article in “American Frontiersman” magazine on guns used in mountain man movies. I thought it would be more fun to build the gun, rather than buying a completed model.
I know that this kit in no way represents the outstanding work turned out by builders on this page, but I also know that there are many readers here who have not attained the skill level of most of the builders who post their work here.
The difficulty level for putting the Great Plains Rifle kit together is pretty low. Anyone, with enough patience, and a few tools, can do a good job on it. So it is a great first project build to use to learn the basics of wood and metal finishing.
But easy as it is, it still takes some knowledge to pull off a good job. Unfortunately Lyman provides absolutely no directions or educational material with the kit.
So, to help out first timers, I’ve put together a short video series that takes you completely through the build.
The videos on this YouTube Playlist will take a prospective builder from un-boxing, right through final assembly of the completed rifle.
I hope someone finds it helpful.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHljRs6NHyZlfr-UMJ7xBABzYtC0Vtv5G