How many sight in at only 50 yards?

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11-07-2009, 03:34 PM

#11

SWThomas

Nontypical Buck

Join Date: Oct 2008

Location: Camp Lejeune, NC

Posts: 3,869

I sight in all my rifles at 100 yards.

11-07-2009, 04:23 PM

#12

Champlain Islander

Dominant Buck

Join Date: Dec 2004

Location: On an Island in Vermont

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Quote:

Originally Posted by iSnipe

Champlain Islander,

What muzzleloader, powder and bullet/sabot are you using to sight in 1" high at 50 yards to have it dead on at 100 yards? That's incredible.

I don't muzzleload like the orig. poster, but what you're doing seems far more than I recall of the possibilities of muzzleloading.

iSnipe

I forgot to mention that I was talking about my 30-06's...sorry. I guess i didn't realize they were talking about ML. I guess I need to read the previous posts better.

My ML'ers and slug gun are certainly different. With my in line ML I tried 150 gr of pyrodex pellets and experamented with different loads to try and get as flat a trajectory as possible. I had my best patterning with Barnes expanders but they load extremely hard even on the first run. Most other loads I had flyers with the 3 pellets and finally went back to 2 with TC 240 gr TSX. It shoots accurately but the drop is about 4" at 100

Last edited by Champlain Islander; 11-07-2009 at 04:26 PM.

11-07-2009, 08:10 PM

#13

iSnipe

Nontypical Buck

Join Date: Sep 2009

Location: Minnesota

Posts: 1,304

Champlain Islander, thanks. I was thinking you may have been talking about a rifle, but since I don't know much about ML's and the way technology keeps advancing so fast, I thought maybe things have changed with ML's.

iSnipe

11-08-2009, 02:25 AM

#14

keyshunter

Fork Horn

Join Date: Feb 2003

Location: SW Virginia

Posts: 353

I sight in my iron sighted flintlock (patched round ball) at 50 yards. Then I restrict my shots at game to that distance.

11-08-2009, 04:03 AM

#15

srwshooter

Typical Buck

Join Date: Dec 2006

Location: grottoes,va.

Posts: 764

i always sight in at 100yds just so i'm prepared if i have to take 150yd or farther shot,thats where it could hurt not knowing where you are at 100. sightin at 100 will not hurt you at 50.

11-08-2009, 07:20 AM

#16

Explosive

Spike

Join Date: Oct 2009

Posts: 5

I sighted in at 25 yds, but I'm shooting a pistol. Going back to the range today, debating shooting 50 today, but really, most of my shots would occur at 25-35 yds.