LSI Puma M92 454 Casull Range Report

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In Dec I purchased a new stainless steel 20" barreled LSI Puma M92 454 Casull that came with the fiber optic front and rear sights.

I have to say that the rear sight on this rifle is just about the worst piece of cr*p that I have ever used/had on a rifle.

For the life of me I could not group accurately or get the sight to adjust enough for the different bullet weights I shoot.

About a month or so ago I removed the rear sight from my Marlin 1895GS and installed it onto the Puma 454 Casull...

I roughly sighted the gun in on my last trip up north. I just pulled of the highway north of Clinton on the Big Bar Lake road and did a rough sight in on the side of the road.

Today I finally found time to get the rifle to the gun club and give it it's first real workout since I bought the rifle.

The lowest setting on the rear sight was perfect for my 240gr XTP-Mag loads @ 2300fps and the highest setting was perfect for my 300gr XTP-Mags @ 1850fps.

I was getting one hole cloverleaf groups @ 25 yards and 2 1/2" groups @ 50 yards. (My eye sight isn't all that good anymore so the gun/loads are totally capable of better accuracy but when everything is blurry...)

I even tried shooting the rifle with the 300gr loads as fast as I could @ the 25 yard target and was able to keep all shots around 3" to 4"...

I am a bit disappointed in the butt stock because I see a small crack starting...

Due to the rifle being so new the action is still a bit tight but should loosen up soon other than that the rifle performed perfectly.

I would totally recommend one if your into the 454 Casull... :popCorn:
 
Right at the very front beside the tang.

It is well known that the wood has been a problem with these rifles. To prevent the problem I should have had the stocks glass bedded first.

This is the only 454 Casull lever action rifle that is available and other than the tiny crack which I could have prevented the gun performed perfectly and accurately.
 
The ballistics are impressive, that is going to work on anything that you get close too. I have used the 300 XTP on game at similar speeds and it's worked great for me.
 
No picture yet and the camera is tucked away ready for it's trip to the hospital when my wife gives birth to our new little boy...

Anyone firearms dealer can get them in for you. They just need to call/contact Caldwell's in North Vancouver. They are the importer for LSI Puma rifles in Canada.
 
What kind of wood is on these rifles?

I wouldn't worry to much about the crack once it's developed enough to inject some quality wood glue you will be able to repair it stronger then it is now.
How exactly would you glass bed the rear stock on a lever?


Looking forward to some pics....
 
Camp Cook said:
No picture yet and the camera is tucked away ready for it's trip to the hospital when my wife gives birth to our new little boy...

Anyone firearms dealer can get them in for you. They just need to call/contact Caldwell's in North Vancouver. They are the importer for LSI Puma rifles in Canada.
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Thats new. I tried 2 years ago to get one, and couldnt even get any shops to talk to me about it.
I posted on here in the dealer section, and had no help...
Thanks for the info, But your 2 years late:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
I dont want one anymore:bangHead: :bangHead: :bangHead: :bangHead: :D
 
LSI admits that the wood is scrap but with that said I never intended to keep the wood on this gun.

I am switching all of my rifles over to stainless steel with black/gray laminate stocks.

I am sending my stocks to gunstock.inc first chance I get and he will make me a set to the spec's that are right for me. I will then have them glass bedded to the gun so I will never have a problem with cracking in the future.
 
I've been reading on a couple of other forums, and the stock cracking is as common as the sun coming up. One remedy is to remove some material at the rear, and apply some devcon. Some other guys did the glue impregnation method, and no cracks have started yet. It seems a little work needs to be done to these as soon as you get them, but after that, it sounds like a great rifle.
 
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