Hi all,
I took out my Grandpa's old Replica Arms 1841 .58 caliber rifle to the range today.
Anecdotally, all my uncles/grandpa have said they never could hit anything with this rifle, and now I see why.
It seems to shoot pretty good groups, but it was tough to get the thing shooting on the paper. After I figured out where it was shooting, I went to adjust the sights, but the rear sight is already adjusted just about as far in the direction that it needs to go as it can go. Take a look at the photos. You can kinda see that the rear sight is already pushed quite a bit over. I need to push it even further over. I'm shooting probably 6-12" to the left of the target at 50 yards.
Any suggestions on how to get that sight over where it belongs? Or even how it might have become so very far off?
I took out my Grandpa's old Replica Arms 1841 .58 caliber rifle to the range today.
Anecdotally, all my uncles/grandpa have said they never could hit anything with this rifle, and now I see why.
It seems to shoot pretty good groups, but it was tough to get the thing shooting on the paper. After I figured out where it was shooting, I went to adjust the sights, but the rear sight is already adjusted just about as far in the direction that it needs to go as it can go. Take a look at the photos. You can kinda see that the rear sight is already pushed quite a bit over. I need to push it even further over. I'm shooting probably 6-12" to the left of the target at 50 yards.
Any suggestions on how to get that sight over where it belongs? Or even how it might have become so very far off?