44-77 Sharps paper patched load

[Kurt]

Erick.

At this point I would not worry about hitting center bull to find out what will work.
Work up ladder loads till you find what shoots well. Ladder loads save a lot of lead, powder and frustrations.
Hold the sight picture @ 6-Oclock this will give you a good consistent aim point and don't worry about hitting center X, concentrate on the groups. You can get your no wind zero if you need to move the front sight or slide the rear saddle a smidge between groups, but I would not worry about filing on your front sight till you find a working load. Holding on center mass on a black bull is hard to get a proper sight picture with barrel sights. It is for me now days, the lamps just aren't as bright as they once were.

Kurt