thanks guys, I don't feel quite as bad now.
I probably shot only 25 shots through my just built rifle so I have not given it enough time to become my friend yet. It was cold out there in the snow even with the sunshine we had Saturday.
Also My trifocal glasses don't help me much either.
I will try to get it sighted in better as the weather warms. I was about 2" low at 25 yards and 20" low and to the right at approximately 100 yards. It was hard to step it off in 3 ft of snow. The riffle says 50 to 90 grains of the fff I am using. I have a friend I called who has shot muzzle loaders like mine for a while, he says he goes up to 110 grains for hunting. Is there a safety issue over 90 grains?
Wattsy,
yes I wanted to shoot round balls as that was what was used many years ago. I may try a connical if I need the accuracy but I will give the balls my best effort first.
I will file my front sight down some more and try to get it to 1" High at 25 yards. I also have to tighten the rear sight, it moves with thumb pressure, I am afraid that will be too loose.
Where are you hunting when you are out here?
Cowpoke, thanks for your information I usually try to get to 10-15yards when hunting with my primitive bow so I hope I can get to 50 yards in muzzle loader season. 100 yards seemed like a long way out there when I was shooting last Saturday.
MSW what is a Dutch Schoultz system?
Ohio Ramrod, I have 600 acres of family farm and most of my hunting spots involve a dry ditch. the bank makes an excellent blind and rest the rest of the property has fences and large sage brush and trees to hopefully I will be able to take a rest when the time comes. if I will only be able to see! dern trifocals...
Can a person modify the front sight when fileing it to make for better sighting. say narrowing it or filing a v into the top to see the target better? I was trying to set the 2" diameter bulls eye on top of the front sight and had the top of the front sight and the top of the rear sight lined up. The only other gun I own is a 22 cal with peep sights is there a simple peep sight designed for a Lyman plains rifle?
Thanks again for all your insight.
Kirby