WHUT A DOOFUS....!!!

[Razor]

ME...
I know nun of you other fellers have dun this...but... 
I loaded up some ammo for my paper .54 Sharps..and was gonna see if my paper patched boolits would shoot
a group instead of a pattern..
I bore sighted my rifle and adjusted the tang sight...50 yds...
3 rds...4" left and a tad high...
ok...
tweak the tang sight to the left...
3 rds and still to the left...
OK..not enuf..
tweak summore...
3 rds again and STILL to the left..a couply REALLY to the left..
Whut the ??
got disgusted and put her up..
I had printed up the directions for adjusting front and rear sights, but, whut the heck,  I can remember.. 
I don't need the paper in front of me...
RIGHT !!
I double checked the verbage later ...
Had it totally backwards..!!
WHUT A DOOFUS !   
I did have a good time  on a sunny day with my Grandson tho... so.. a good day after all..

[Dryball]

Don't feel alone Ray...we've all done that sometime or other.

Ned

[Roaring Bull]

Good day with the grandson makes it all worth it!!

[Oldnamvet]

I never remember instructions so I just imagine where I have to move the sights so it is pointing where it hit.  If it was hitting way to the left, I would put the gun in the rest and think where I had to put the rear sight so it was pointing at the POI.  It becomes obvious when you do that you will have to move the rear sight over to the right, or drift the front sight to the left, or maybe both if it is waaaayy off.  That helps keep me straight.  Or shoot a smoothbore with only a front sight.  Then you just have to figure how much you have to hold over.

[Chaffa Hosa]

vet
my smoothie shoots low and to the left of aim point 
have to use redneck windage on it

[Razor]

I don't feel particular bad about it, just thought I'd let 1 'er 2 of youse out there know you tain't the onliest wuns to mess up a bit...

Yeah Bull, a day with my boy was well worth it...

put the gun in the rest and think where I had to put the rear sight so it was pointing at the POI.  It becomes obvious when you do that you will have to move the rear sight over to the right,

Thanks Tom... that's a really good way to explain it...Maybe    I can remember it...

The last couple of rounds was with some Kentucky windage, ....didn't help a whole lot... , mebbe I ought to try some Pennsylvania (?)  windage ..

Best thing about it, I guess, is... I get to do some more shooting..

[Micanopy]

Been there, done that. More than once!

[Red Badger]

yup most of us have all done it once or twice... now I gots to figure out how to snap shot a hawkins one handed fer this here duel....  this is gonna be fun.... I'm worried I'm gonna loose control of that heavy rifle when the recoil hits me.... I've got strong wrists and can control a 12 gauge one handed but I'm not sure about the rifle...

[kit_carson]

yup most of us have all done it once or twice... now I gots to figure out how to snap shot a hawkins one handed fer this here duel....  this is gonna be fun.... I'm worried I'm gonna loose control of that heavy rifle when the recoil hits me.... I've got strong wrists and can control a 12 gauge one handed but I'm not sure about the rifle...

and no practice shots!

just do it!

[Red Badger]

I'm not takin any!  I was just voicing a concern.....

[kit_carson]

I'm not takin any!  I was just voicing a concern.....

the actual shooting wont be bad, i use 60gr of fffg in mine no biggie. the real problem you gonna find out, you cant look down the sights and hold it out one handed.

[kit_carson]

oh yeah lucky you, your guns alot lighter than my 10.5lbs hawkens

[Red Badger]

not by much.... just weighed it on the kitchen scale comes in at 9 lbs 2 oz unloaded...

[kit_carson]

not by much.... just weighed it on the kitchen scale comes in at 9 lbs 2 oz unloaded...

that little thing? crap i need to weigh mine

[kit_carson]

you better find a different scale, i think youll find that closer to 8lbs