Been trying to hit close to my point of aim with my Snider Enfield for a few weeks. But this project goes way back. (I salvaged this Snider which at some point was turned into a lamp, with base welded to the butt plate, lamp shade at the muzzle... then, the fun adventure to find brass, dies, projectiles...) (CGN member Beater: thanks, you know how you helped me here!!!)
Long story short, with 70 grains of BP pushing a 465 grain bullet, I was hitting high. I mean, two feet high at 100 yards. I didn't want to weld some metal on the front sight, so... I went the "Super Tactical No-Gunsmith Scope Mount" way.
I am sharing this here, frankly, because another fellow moderator, who witnessed today's test, threatened me - he would expose my heresy unless I come clean on my own.
Purist, you have the right to be shocked.
The thing is, I have the opportunity to hunt at a friend's outfitter, great place in southern Quebec, with bear, deer, trout, moose... and he asked me if such an old implement could be accurate enough for deer. In southern Quebec, we are talking short range, I figure it's worth a try. But, the bullet holes still have to be near where you aim. I need to trust my rifle, otherwise I won't shoot.
So, I feel my adventure is finally coming together. In one of my parts bins, I found a suitable mount which I could shape to fit on the rear sight base. Wish I had a milling machine, but this was done the old fashion way, with files, sand belts, drill press, etc.
Since our government wants to take away our "assault weapons which were made to kill as many humans as possible, in the shortest amount of time", I think a red dot which bears the initials "AK" was the best thing to put on it.
Sighted in at 50 yards. Then went to 100 and adjusted the sight so it would be centered at that distance. Grouped well enough, yay! (pie-plate size). Shot my last two rounds at 50 yards to see how high it would hit, so now, I know where this rifle hits between 50 and 100 yards (picture of that last 50 yard target below). I will try to find the time to go in the bush...
Lou
Long story short, with 70 grains of BP pushing a 465 grain bullet, I was hitting high. I mean, two feet high at 100 yards. I didn't want to weld some metal on the front sight, so... I went the "Super Tactical No-Gunsmith Scope Mount" way.
I am sharing this here, frankly, because another fellow moderator, who witnessed today's test, threatened me - he would expose my heresy unless I come clean on my own.
Purist, you have the right to be shocked. The thing is, I have the opportunity to hunt at a friend's outfitter, great place in southern Quebec, with bear, deer, trout, moose... and he asked me if such an old implement could be accurate enough for deer. In southern Quebec, we are talking short range, I figure it's worth a try. But, the bullet holes still have to be near where you aim. I need to trust my rifle, otherwise I won't shoot.
So, I feel my adventure is finally coming together. In one of my parts bins, I found a suitable mount which I could shape to fit on the rear sight base. Wish I had a milling machine, but this was done the old fashion way, with files, sand belts, drill press, etc.
Since our government wants to take away our "assault weapons which were made to kill as many humans as possible, in the shortest amount of time", I think a red dot which bears the initials "AK" was the best thing to put on it.
Sighted in at 50 yards. Then went to 100 and adjusted the sight so it would be centered at that distance. Grouped well enough, yay! (pie-plate size). Shot my last two rounds at 50 yards to see how high it would hit, so now, I know where this rifle hits between 50 and 100 yards (picture of that last 50 yard target below). I will try to find the time to go in the bush...
Lou
