Smiths ladder sight?

[Haywire Haywood]

Well, I got out today and did a little shooting with the new sight.  I didn't get along with the buckhorn very well, I think a change to a thicker post in the front sight may help that.  The one I have in there seems to get lost in the rear notch.
I had three batches of 5 shots made up.  All shots were at about 75yds.  I ran one wet patch and 2 dry ones down the barrel between betches.
1st was a 405gr HP from a Lee mold I think, from some that DJ sent me last year.  They were lubed with Rooster Jacket.  The load was 75gr FFg - .030 card - grease cookie - 'nother card - boolit.  Compression was just till I heard a decent "crunch", then I set and locked the seater stem.
2nd was the same boolit but without the cookie and the extra card.  Same powder charge.  Boolit seated deeper naturally to account for the absence of the 2nd card and cookie.
3d was a Lyman 535gr Postell lubed with SPG, no cookie, just 1 card and 75gr FFg.

The first shot of the 1st group I took was with the aperature at 200yds... printed about 8" high.  I used the buckhorn for the rest.  They were about 4 or 5" low and 3 to the left but when I did my part I got 3 just short of cloverleafing.  Nice group.  The 4th was just about on level with the bullseye and left like the rest.  I pulled it, knew it when it went off.

The second group showed me what the cookie was doing.. they were all over the place in about an 8" group, still low.

I have no idea where the the Lyman bullets went.  I never got them on the paper and couldn't tell where they were going.  Seems everytime I shot, someone lit off a smoke grenade in front of my shooting stand.  Didn't have a spotter to help out with that.

I think me shooting low with the buckhorn can be attributed to my not getting along with it.

Ian

[quickdtoo]

Thanks for the report, Ian! I know darned good and well that I wouldn't get along with the buckhorn, either, it would be too close to my old shootin eye, would just be a blur. I had mine moved closer to the front sight on my flintlocks so they would be clear, and they started out a good 12"-14" from my eye to start with! Sounds like your #1 load is a keeper and the peep slider works well....I'm still considering the Smith sight, I would really like to be able to hunt with the 45-120, but I don't think the buckhorn would work.....

Can the peep slider be left in a 100yd position and the ladder flipped up when needed? Or will the peep slider work at 100yds?

Thanks,

Tim

[Haywire Haywood]

The lowest setting with the peep is 200yds unfortunately.  I would use it exclusively if I could get it lower.

Ian

[Haywire Haywood]

Couple Pics, buckhorn and with the ladder up.

[quickdtoo]

Thanks again....guess I'll stick with the Williams FP sight,  it'll work for both 300yd and at 100yds for hunting, just isn't as "cool" looking. :cry:

Tim