Hi all! I've sight question.
First the background:
I bought a .50 cal Kentucky rifle from Cabelas (Pedersoli) a couple months ago and have been out to the range twice. The first time I shot at only 25 yards using 60 grains of FFF and had a great time. I made a nice 5 shot two inch group but I was low about 5 inches and noticed I had to aim high while I was shooting to hit where I was hitting.
Today I shot at the 100 yard range using 60 grains of FFF and had to aim OVER the target by about a foot (rough guess of where the top of the front sight was) to hit on the bottom quarter of the 15 inch paper target. Ill try to post a picture I took with my phone.
What I'm wondering about is this I know the gun is shooting low BUT what is the drop of a 180 grain 50 cal ball at 100 yards using 60 grains of FFF out of a 36 inch barrel?
Also, before I file down the front sight should I use a hotter load? Could that lift the point of impact? From what the manual says, using FF, the range is 55 to 100 grains. So I think 85 grains of FFF is about the max I should use. Thats quite a bit more than the 60 grains I was using (it kicked plenty with 60) BUT then again even at 25 yards the rifle was shooting low....
Does Pedersoli make a taller replacement back sight for their rifles?? The front sight is tapered toward the top, If I file it down I will have a kinda wide front sight that will pretty much cover the target at 100 yards.
Thanks for any info. OH BTW I shot 9 shots I think 4 missed low.....
First the background:
I bought a .50 cal Kentucky rifle from Cabelas (Pedersoli) a couple months ago and have been out to the range twice. The first time I shot at only 25 yards using 60 grains of FFF and had a great time. I made a nice 5 shot two inch group but I was low about 5 inches and noticed I had to aim high while I was shooting to hit where I was hitting.
Today I shot at the 100 yard range using 60 grains of FFF and had to aim OVER the target by about a foot (rough guess of where the top of the front sight was) to hit on the bottom quarter of the 15 inch paper target. Ill try to post a picture I took with my phone.
What I'm wondering about is this I know the gun is shooting low BUT what is the drop of a 180 grain 50 cal ball at 100 yards using 60 grains of FFF out of a 36 inch barrel?
Also, before I file down the front sight should I use a hotter load? Could that lift the point of impact? From what the manual says, using FF, the range is 55 to 100 grains. So I think 85 grains of FFF is about the max I should use. Thats quite a bit more than the 60 grains I was using (it kicked plenty with 60) BUT then again even at 25 yards the rifle was shooting low....
Does Pedersoli make a taller replacement back sight for their rifles?? The front sight is tapered toward the top, If I file it down I will have a kinda wide front sight that will pretty much cover the target at 100 yards.
Thanks for any info. OH BTW I shot 9 shots I think 4 missed low.....
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