setting sights on rifle?

[JeffS]

I have a Great Plains Rifle, .54 percussion, but this question is kind of generic, hope this is the place for it.

I have a fixed rear sight, and need to pick a range to shoot point of aim. I mainly target shoot, up to 200 yrds, but typically 100yds or less. 25 to 100 would be common.

Im interested in your thoughts on what range to try to set my non-adjustable sights to.

Thanks, Jeff

 

[musketman]

If it was mine. I would set the sights at 100 yards, then hold low for closer shots and hold higher for longer ones...

Depending on your charge, you can control the amount of rise and drop in your trajectory...

 

[BrownBear]

If you're shooting mostly target and don't care too much about authenticity, try the Lyman receiver sight and replacement globe front. The combo dramatically improved my performance with the GPR 54. I did it because of my eyes, and when it comes to choosing between shooting or not shooting at all, PC belongs on someone else's rifle.

As for sighting, a lot will also depend upon your load and trajectory. I'm shooting 100 grains of FF behind a PRB. At that velocity I'm sighted in a couple of inches high at 50, hitting about 4 low at 100. Don't have a clue where it will hit at 200, but "off the paper" is a pretty good guess.

A bonus of the Lyman receiver is it's adjustment. You could easily change sightings at different ranges.