Dimensioning a 2-D PPB

[Kurt]

Well I guess I settled on a load for the .44-77 Farmer and the .44-2.6 Roughrider. I had to pull the scope off the Farmer and replaced the blocks with the 50 MOA blocks. I just couldn't get my thumb on the hammer right and I had problems loading the shell because the scope was too low.
The front Block I made .056" lower than the rear block and that put the sight setting at 4 points at 100 yards. I might mill off another 2K off the front block to drop the rear sight down on the bottom for 100 yds. I wanted a 100 and 200 yard setting so I can figure the come up for the 300 and 600 so I don't spend to much time at Rapids getting on paper.
The impact was 22" higher than the blocks I took off that is a great help if I want to shoot longer with the MVA silhouette scope mount.
I took 60 rounds 30 each loaded with 81 gr and 83 gr of 2F OE and the DDPP and they both shot very well many cutting the last shot, none went past 2-1/4 vertical. so I feel that is a good start with the variable 12 O-Clock head wind I shot into today.
I think I got the quirk that showed up now and then worked out of the farmer but it still falls behind the .44-77 hunting rifle.
Now I have to get busy and do some more casting and loading for Rapids. I will bring the 2.6 for backup incase the 77 falls on it's nose.