ORIGINAL: 4 Buck
Just put a new vx-11 on my knight and was wanting to know what would be the easiest way to sight it in without spending all day at the range. Pretty new to black powder(pretty much dont know anything about them). Do i need to clean the barrel/breech plugevery shot or every other till i get close on paper.
Doubt it makes a diff. but i will be shooting hornady sst 250 gr. with 2 pellets
O ya i dont have a bore sighter....
I get on paper with a new gun by sighting in at 25 yards so I am dead on, that really gets windage good and get you on paper at 50 and 100. Then I move back to 50 and get it shooting about 1 inch high and then I go back to 100 and get it shooting 3 inches high. In this manner your shooting thru a 6" pipe from 0 to about 175 yards with a 250 or 300g bullet, this is called MPBR, Maximum Point Blank Range.
You can also take your breech plug out and look thru your barrel at a target at 25 yards and get the scope lined up by adjusting it. I find that I don't have to do that, if I just shoot at 25 yards to begin with. Use a box that is good sized, like what paper comes in, so you can see your shot. You could be low or high, but the box will get it at 25 yards.
Chap Gleason