little wee problem
me and my dad finally got to go shooting together today...i took the tc 50 cal hawken flintlock he took a model 70 3006....it was kinda wierd lol...i took it to sight in the powerbelts and shoot it somemore...first shot was low...about 6 inches..expected being it was zeroed with round balls...the range was 50 yards and i was cleaning pretty good between shots..2 patches with rubbing alcohol then 2 dry patches....nomatter wehre i moved the sights i couldnt get it to hit higher...i tried more powder and that only resulted in a more fouled bore and some unburned powder...i had about 10 shots in a 4 x 4 group....i got frustrated and them powerbelts hit ya a bit harder then a round ball and a brass recoil pad doesnt help...and dad woke up to go shooting with me and know he needed a nap before work again(works night turn) so i said it was good enough....well nothing is good enough for me...id like to be able to hit where i aim..i mean its close enough if i aim for the boiler room on a deer out to 50 yds its going to kill it..and with some guessing i can put it where i want it but i rather hold where i want to hit...i was shooting from a bench with sand bags....i did have a few misfires because i forgot to clean my touchhole out and my flint was dull about the 7th shot or so so the last 3 or so might been a bit off becuase i was jumpy...i didnt flinch during hte misfires but afterwards i cuaght myself looking up as the flash went off to see if it ws going to go off...it took alot of self control but i fixed it....but how can i get my gun to hit where i want? you move your iron sights in the dirrection its hitting right?(i was hitting low so i moved the sights down to bring it up...correct?? just checking that...) i did play with powder some too...started with 90 then to 95 then to 100....didnt seem to make much of a diffrence...the range is 50 yards and the bullet is a 295gr hp powerbelt...any suggestions?? thanx...also is there a problem with my bore? the first shot was with 90grs of 2fg goex...i went to load another powerbelt and i fought for like 10 mins to get it down and seated...i looked like a moron....thankfully noone but us were there...if i cleaned every shot it went right in like butter almost....is my bore just nice and tight or what i guess it will help accuracy but i couldnt get 2 shots out of it? im new to this black powder game....thanx alot