44-77 Sharps paper patched load

[Eric Johanen]

I have opened up the notch on the Lawrence sight and it is fine except when shaded then it takes a bit more concentration to get the front centered up. That 5.5 inch bull is pretty small at 100 yards and you can not let the front sight wander too much to keep them in the black. 73 grain load of 2 fg OE shoots petty good and I want to try it at distance. Pleased with the shots at 200 and I'll get the shim installed on the rear sight boss next week and start working at 200 yards. The bottom notch on the ladder is fine and I get very good definition for the front and the target. Slider is also nicely defined. I do want to run this rifle and load on steel and will have a chanced in July to test it out. My hunting is out to 100 yards or a bit over and I want the bullet to hit just on top of the front sight blade at that distance. Using a 6 O'clock hold for 200, the impact in the middle of the 10 ring is about 4 inches high making it usable to around 225 yards? This will work in the field. Should also work for steel at 200 yards or meters. We will see in the near future. Pleased with this rifle and chamber. Paper is finely shreaded leaving only the fold over the base intact. All lube is deposited in the bore with just a film left on the cards. Everything seems to be working well.