Sighting In The 1851

by JimT, Texas, Friday, September 15, 2023, 16:22 (370 days ago)

Went to the Range this morning to sight in the 1851 Navy. I had put a new front sight on it and needed to get it hitting close to point of aim. It was overcast and sprinkling but I braved the elements and got it mostly done.

The front sight was quite high and I ended up doing a lot of filing to get the shots elevated where I needed them. I got it hitting just above POA with the heaviest loads.

I shot 5 different powder charges with 3 different powders. All were fairly predictable except the light charge of Pyrodex P. It sorta went FLOOPBANG and hit 5" low and to the right. Consistently. Not sure why but I won't be loading any more of those so it really don't matter.

I cleaned the unburned paper out of the chambers after each firing. John Taffin has told me to buy a can of DUST OFF. Compressed air. Just use it to puff the paper out!

The front sight was taken down a long ways. I had to open the notch in the hammer but now I have a sight I can see!

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Ele era velho.
Ele era corajoso.
Ele era feio.