j8064
Garrett Co Hooligan #1
Folks that have followed Hooligan threads know we enjoy shooting black powder. We like to make white smoke in BPCR's like our Sharps rifles, various BP revolvers like Walker's, Army's and Navy's and (of course) muzzle loader long guns. And the ML's we shoot range from cap locks like an 1861 Springfield and a Whitworth to rock rifles. With that said:
Last winter I picked up a Pedersoli Blue Ridge Flintlock. I didn't get much input on that thread: https://www.mdshooters.com/showthread.php?t=232254 At its first range trip I was not impressed. The rifle shot 15" low at 50 yards. No matter, with other priorities the rifle went on my back burner for a while.
Fast forward:
Rather than wait till next spring to figure out what the BR needed, I started looking for rear sights that would give me elevation adjustments. (Yeah, I could have filed down the front sight, but I didn't want to do that). I came up with this Marbles sight from Buffalo Arms: https://www.buffaloarms.com/marbles-flat-top-sporting-rear-sight-1-7-8-long-mar006301. For $20? it was sure worth a try! I spoke with the folks at BA. They were very helpful. The sight took <5 minutes to install!
You can see by our targets from today how much difference something as simple as an elevation adjustable sight can make on a flintlock. My first three shots at 25 yds with 90 grs. of 1.5G KIK BP and a .490 patched ball made it clear we now have elevation control.
For the 50 yd shot 4570 went up a notch with the same load. We should have stopped there for the day because it doesn’t get any better than that.
Having a sight that works makes all the difference. And I'm liking shooting "rock rifles" more after every range trip!
Last winter I picked up a Pedersoli Blue Ridge Flintlock. I didn't get much input on that thread: https://www.mdshooters.com/showthread.php?t=232254 At its first range trip I was not impressed. The rifle shot 15" low at 50 yards. No matter, with other priorities the rifle went on my back burner for a while.
Fast forward:
Rather than wait till next spring to figure out what the BR needed, I started looking for rear sights that would give me elevation adjustments. (Yeah, I could have filed down the front sight, but I didn't want to do that). I came up with this Marbles sight from Buffalo Arms: https://www.buffaloarms.com/marbles-flat-top-sporting-rear-sight-1-7-8-long-mar006301. For $20? it was sure worth a try! I spoke with the folks at BA. They were very helpful. The sight took <5 minutes to install!
You can see by our targets from today how much difference something as simple as an elevation adjustable sight can make on a flintlock. My first three shots at 25 yds with 90 grs. of 1.5G KIK BP and a .490 patched ball made it clear we now have elevation control.
For the 50 yd shot 4570 went up a notch with the same load. We should have stopped there for the day because it doesn’t get any better than that.
Having a sight that works makes all the difference. And I'm liking shooting "rock rifles" more after every range trip!
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