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Old 08-11-2004, 10:19 AM
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Default RE: Boresighting a muzzleloader??

The mistake a lot of people with fixed sight rifles make is they start to file them down before they have their best load. The important thing is to get that rifle to shoot consistantly in the same spot with the tightest group and best load possible.

If your Pedersoli replica of a Kentucky has a 1-66 twist then you might want to consider it a roundball rifles and work accordingly. Find a good patch and ball combinaton. You can change point of aim by tweeking powder charges but in a good rifle not that much will change.

If your Kentucky has a 1-48 twist it will shoot both roundball and conicals, even sabots in some cases. I would still sight it in with the round ball since that fits the style of the rifle and a roundball is under rated in my opinion.

After you can shoot consistant groups with the rifle then start changing the sights.
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