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| The proud tradition and
history of
Lyman Products began
simply in the
late 1800’s when William
Lyman, an
avid outdoorsman and
inventor,
created a product that
resolved
problems with gun sights of
his day.
The commonly used vernier
sights
were adequate for daytime
shooting, but almost useless
if
lighting was not perfect.
Lyman’s
No. 1 Tang Sight featured a
small
disc and a large aperture, a
combination that made the
thin rim
almost invisible and greatly
improved the shooter’s
vision. His
patented design launched
the
Lyman Gun Sight Company,
and
today, the Lyman tang and
receiver
sights still utilize the same
principles originated over
137 years
ago to enhance both the
sight
picture and the speed of
aiming.
Through the years, Lyman
has
continued to develop
innovative
products for shooters and
reloaders,
carrying on the legacy of
William
Lyman. In 1925, the Lyman
family
purchased Ideal reloading
products,
which included the well-
known Ideal
reloading handbooks. Since
then,
Lyman handbooks have
become
known as the “bible” of
reloading,
and are considered the most
trusted
source for data. Continuing
that
proud tradition, Lyman
released its
50th Edition Reloading
Handbook in
2016, containing new and
modern
reloading data to service
current
and future reloaders, and
continuing
to be the most respected and
sought
out source of expertise.
Lyman has been a leader in
developing innovative
products for
reloaders and shooters. The
introduction of a vibratory
case
polisher called the Lyman
Turbo
Tumbler in the early 1980s,
revolutionized the way
reloaders
cleaned and prepared fired
cases.
More recently, Lyman has
continued
to be at the forefront of
advancements in case
cleaning, first
developing a line of
Ultrasonic
cleaners and now moving to
the
very latest technology with a
Rotary
Tumbler released in 2016.
Lyman reloading kits,
presses and
dies have provided
generations of
reloaders with all the high
quality
equipment they need to start
reloading and to pass down
this
hobby to the next generation
of
shooters. Lyman casting
furnaces
and bullet moulds are a must-
have
for any serious bullet caster.
Products like the patented
Digital
Trigger Pull Gauge and the
extensive line of case prep
and
gunsmithing tools are staples
on
every reloader’s bench. At
Lyman,
we pride ourselves on
listening to
our customers and providing
them
with the tools they need to
make
shooting and reloading
easier, safer,
and more fun.
In addition to developing
new
products for the reloader,
Lyman
has worked to acquire other
brands
in order to be able to offer
high
quality products to cover a
wider
range of a shooter’s needs.
In 1970, Lyman was
purchased by
the Leisure Group, which
owned
various other outdoor
companies
such as High Standard
Firearms,
Ben Pearson Archery and
Sierra
Bullets, among others. On
the eve
of Lyman’s 100th
anniversary in
1978, James F. “Mace”
Thompson
brought the company under
private
ownership again, ushering in
an era
of company growth and
continued
product development.
"Brands That Perform"
means
something here at Lyman.
Performance means more
than just
getting the job done. It
means
delivering value while
advancing
technology. Most
importantly, it
means listening to the needs
of
shooters and reloaders. In
fact, the
development of our products
is most
often directly linked to the
feedback
we get from our customers
and the
retailers who supply them.
Whether
pioneering the use of digital
technology in reloading tools
or
reintroducing "antique"
calibers and
bullet moulds, Lyman
continues to
improve and innovate the
tools and
accessories used by serious
shooters
and reloaders.
BRANDS
Pachmayr®
In 1996, the world-renowned
Pachmayr brand came on
board,
bringing leadership in recoil
pads
and handgun grips. Founded
in 1929
by Frank Pachmayr, the
company
has earned the respect of
shooters,
law enforcement
professionals and
gunsmiths alike. The
Pachmayr
family had generations of
custom
gunsmithing experience with
Frank
Pachmayr having learned the
trade
from his father and
grandfather who
were trained in the rigorous,
old
world school of German
gunsmithing.
Initially the company
marketed a
wide variety of outdoor
products as
well as doing defense work
during
World War II. As time went
on, the
Pachmayr gunsmithing
tradition
inspired the direction of the
company. 1949 saw the
introduction
of the first Pachmayr recoil
pad. As
the company grew, it
expanded its
role in the shooting sports by
supplying gunsmiths and
sportsmen
with more styles of recoil
pads and
superior gunsmithing tools.
This
close-knit working
relationship with
both gun makers and stock
makers
continues today. Pachmayr
has
designed and produced the
most
respected recoil pads
available used
by companies such as
Browning,
Serbu and MacMillan.
Pachmayr rubber handgun
grips,
introduced to the market in
the
early 1960’s, revolutionized
the
handgun market. Innovative,
patented designs and
materials
have been the foundation of
the grip
line. One of Frank
Pachmayr’s
proudest accomplishments
was the
fact that scores of police
officers
around the country chose to
privately purchase Pachmayr
grips
for their guns in a time when
police
departments did not provide
guns
for their personnel. The grips
also
found favor with competition
handgun shooters including
such
well-known names as Ray
Chapman, Ross Seyfried,
Rob
Leatham, Jeff Cooper, and
Ken
Hackathorn. Pachmayr’s
custom gun
shop, located in Los Angeles,
was a
popular stop for film
companies and
celebrity personalities like
Steve
Miller and Hank Williams, Jr.
Pachmayr custom guns,
specifically
its flagship the 1911 Combat
Special, while achieving
great
success in the hands of
competition
shooters, also spawned a
look that
has been sought after by the
public
and duplicated by gun
manufacturers since its
introduction
in the 1970s.
In 2014, Pachmayr relocated
its
manufacturing plant to
Prescott
Valley, AZ., where they
continue to
grow and expand by listening
to
their customers and
developing new
products to meet their
needs. Recoil
pads and handgun grips
using
patented technology form
the
foundation of a line built on
the idea
that a product should not
only
perform well in reducing
recoil, but
improve your shooting, be
easy to
install and look good. In the
last
three years Pachmayr has
introduced several new grip
lines
forwarding these ideas. The
Diamond Pro line of revolver
grips,
the G10 and Renegade lines
for
handguns and revolvers, and
the re-
introduction of the classic
American
Legend Grip line have
expanded the
company’s reach to cover
almost
every style of grip for every
type of
handgun shooter.
Gunsmiths and hobbyists
around the
world have benefited from
the
experience designed into
Pachmayr
products and still turn to
Pachmayr
first for the recoil pads,
handgun
grips, tools and accessories
they
need.
TacStar®
TacStar joined Lyman in
1997 to
improve the company’s
offering to
the tactical and law
enforcement
markets. TacStar gained
notoriety
for its practical and easy
mounting
tactical shotgun accessories
such as
the patented SideSaddle™
shot
shell carrier which has
become a
standard among law
enforcement
agencies. The TacStar line of
products has continued to
grow and
improve to meet the needs
of
hunters as well as military
and law
enforcement professionals
with
products like shotgun front
and rear
grips, rugged shotgun
magazine
extensions, weapon light
systems,
and slings.
Butch’s®
Benchrest rifles fire many
more
rounds and undergo much
more
frequent cleaning than any
other
firearm. For maximum
accuracy,
their bores must be
surgically clean;
yet, they can literally
be "cleaned to
death" if the wrong cleaner is
used.
This is why Charles
L. "Butch"
Fisher (1947- 2007), one of
our
country's best and most well-
known
Bench Rest Shooters,
developed
Butch's Bore Shine. Butch's
products all deliver benchrest
levels
of cleanliness and protection
for any
firearm, even black powder
models.
Introduced in 1999, "Butch's
Bore
Shine", took the competitive
shooting market by storm,
and by
2000, was in such demand
that
Butch joined forces with
Lyman
Products to promote and
distribute
this revolutionary gun-
cleaning
product to shooters
worldwide.
Butch’s Bore Shine has
become the
standard for high quality gun
care
and maintenance. Its
innovative
formula cleans more
thoroughly
than any other solvent on
the
market. Butch's Cleaning
Patches,
Gun Oil and Black Powder
Bore
Cleaner have rounded out
the line of
premium gun cleaning
products and
have become popular with
shooters
looking for the best in
firearms care.
A-Zoom®
The patented line of A-Zoom
precision metal snap caps
were
originally introduced to the
market
in 2000 and joined the
Lyman family
in 2002 to meet the growing
demand for high quality
training
rounds for shooters, hunters,
law
enforcement professionals
and the
military. A-Zoom snap caps
are
individually CNC machined to
precise cartridge dimensions
from
solid aluminum, then
anodized with
a hardcoat finish that
provides ultra-
smooth functioning and
superior
longevity. They are ideal for
safety
training, function testing or
safe
decocking without damaging
the
firing pin. A-Zoom Snap Caps
can be
used as a training tool for
loading
and unloading drills for
marksmen
and law enforcement
professionals,
as well as practice rounds for
mis-
fires. A-Zoom snap caps are
available in over 110 sizes
ranging
from 17 Rem. to 50 BMG,
including
rimfire and shotshell training
rounds.
Targ-Dots®
Peterson Instant Targets, the
originator of the adhesive
fluorescent target, joined
Lyman as
Targ-Dots in the early
1990’s. Ideal
for sighting in rifles for
hunting
season, target practice and a
fun
way of introducing shooting
sports,
the Targ-Dot line of products
continues to evolve and
enhance
shooting fun for all ages.
Some of
our shooting targets come in
a
variety of sizes along with
benchrest
squares, replacement
bullseyes,
pasters, reloading labels, and
animal targets. The latest
evolution
is our innovative
AutoAdvance
Remote Controlled Target
System –
letting shooters remotely
advance
targets from up to 200 yards
away,
eliminating any ceasefire
waits at
the range.
Trius®
Trius Traps had already
established
an enviable 45 year
reputation
before it became a Lyman
brand in
2003. Known for the
innovative
designs, quality materials
and
precise craftsmanship in
their
affordable clay target
throwers,
Trius Traps became the
standard for
casual clay target shooters
who
expect competition-level
performance. The versatile
One-
Step allows shotgunners to
throw
their own targets by simply
stepping
on a foot pedal. Lyman
continues
Trius’s proud legacy of
introducing
generations of shooters to
the
challenge and enjoyment of
clay
target shooting.
Lyman and our stable of
brands
continue to place the
greatest
emphasis on input from our
customers and from our own
staff of
shooters to create and
provide
innovative products for our
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