Where Are Lyman and Austin Halleck Rifles Made?

[Kestrel]

Are these made in the US? Are they as well made as T/Cs or are they better?

What's different about them? Any info on them would be very appreciated!

(I'm referring to the tradition percussion styles - not the inline.)

I just ordered a T/C Renegade in .50 and am thinking about adding another rifle, too.

I really like the looks of this Lyman Deerstalker, but just don't know anything about their quality.

Is the 24" barrel going to be a disadvantage in terms of velocity?

Thanks.

 

[Dave Markowitz]

Lyman rifles are made by Investarm in Italy. IMO they and the T/Cs are comparable, although the frizzens on the Lyman flintlocks are better than the T/C flinters.

I read recently on another forum that Austin & Halleck is going under.

 

[Kestrel]

Dave,

Thanks for the info. I just got off the phone with Lyman and she told me the same thing, re: Italy.

I didn't know that about Austin Halleck, but after looking at their pictures and prices, it doesn't look like what I was after.

At this point, I'm thinking about ordering the Lyman Deerstalker, with the optional peep sight. Will the 24" barrel hurt my velocity much?

Thanks again!

 

[sundance44s]

Sundance44s

Don`t know nothin about Austin Hallecks ... but the Layman i have and a T/C hawken to boot .. The guts of the Lyman are the same as the T/C Just coppied I only shoot round ball so the Lyman is better for me because it comes with a 1 in 66 twist .. the T/C wouldn`t shoot round balls worth a darn untill i put A Green Mountain round ball barrel on it .1 in 70 twist now its a shooter too . They are both well built heavy rifles .

 

[Plink]

Austin/Halleck is made in Spain and assembled in the USA. They're good guns if you get a working one. They've had a lot of quality control issues in the last few years, and are closing in October. I don't know if they're closing permanently, or just restructuring. Hopefully they're working with new vendors that can maintain a higher quality standard, and will be back on the market soon. I like their guns a lot.

As noted, Lyman is made in Italy. Investarms makes some very good guns. They also make the Hawkens as sold by Cabelas and Dixie. They're on par with T/C in quality. I own guns from all Investarms, Lyman and T/C and they're all quite good.