I just got my Whitney Militia rifle from James River the other day, and hope to take it out to the range this weekend. I've been shooting flintlocks for about a year now and have a few questions about percussion. I should say that the only shooting I've ever done is over the last year, so please forgive some newbie questions on marksmanship.
1) Is the cleaning routine pretty much the same? Anything special about cleaning the nipple and vent? What am I going to not know to do?
2) I've been shooting a Brown Bess, so I am pretty excited about having an actual gunsight. The Whitney has the 1855 long range rear sight - How do I use this? I understand the basics of aiming the gun, but how are the increments in elevation used? Any idea what distances these might correspond to? I assume the rear sight is intended to flip up for very long range shots. Correct? In the upright position the horizontal slider does not seem to stay in place. Is this normal?
-- thanks guys ...
1) Is the cleaning routine pretty much the same? Anything special about cleaning the nipple and vent? What am I going to not know to do?
2) I've been shooting a Brown Bess, so I am pretty excited about having an actual gunsight. The Whitney has the 1855 long range rear sight - How do I use this? I understand the basics of aiming the gun, but how are the increments in elevation used? Any idea what distances these might correspond to? I assume the rear sight is intended to flip up for very long range shots. Correct? In the upright position the horizontal slider does not seem to stay in place. Is this normal?
-- thanks guys ...