Sighting in a Buckhorn

[EEB]

Hello - I'm a new member with a question about the most efficient way to zero a buckhorn sight. I shot Trapdoors 15 years ago and enjoyed the history around them, working up loads, etc., but they kicked the daylights out of me. Sold them and put black powder aside. I got the itch last year and began my search for a modern rifle. I just took delivery from a vendor on one of the auction sites of a C Sharps 1875 with 34" barrel. The 11 lbs should absorb a lot of recoil. No loads have been worked up, but I will start with the ones I used in the Trapdoors (500 gr Gov't bullet, 68-70 grs. 2F, card wad) The C Sharps sight has no markings; where should I start? Should I start very close with the sight bottomed out (< 100 yds) and work my way back to 200 and beyond, or is there another way? I have no experience with these type sights; the Trapdoors were fairly straightforward to zero. I am probably making this more complicated than it is, but what would be the recommended method. Wonderful site by the way. Thank you.

[Ironramrod]

Actually you can start sighting in your rifle before you even get to the range by bore sighting it. I set the buckhorn at the bottom and then lay the rifle on the kitchen counter on some sandbags or similar, open the action and line up some object in your yard (25-50 yards away) down the center of the bore. Then w/o moving anything look over the barrel and see where your barrel sights are pointing. Hopefully, they are directly in line where your bore is pointing. If not, then adjust your sights so your bore is pointing at the same spot your sights are set.

Once you're done then you should be well onto the paper, when you take your 1st shot at the range at your bore sight distance. Good shooting to ya.

Regards

IR

[EEB]

Thank you. I'll take that suggestion.