Help. This is my first Cap and Ball. I have no idea what I am doing beyond following the manual. I am 66 years old and must have lost my mind. I traded a very nice .45 1911 slab side for this thing and can't hit a 2 foot target at 25 yards with the Trigger Notch and the front sight.
Ok, I can hit the target if I aim at the very bottom of the target. The ball will hit at the top of the paper (24" target). I am loading up to 50 gr fffg and a .457 round ball. Wonder Wad placed in between and cylinder smeared with bore butter.
I can't seem to figure out a sight picture. Any advice would be appreciated. I would really like this gun to shoot cause it is really FUN. I would go as far as sending it out to be tuned, timed, and sights fixed if there is such a thing. I am also trying to figure out the wedge cause I can bind the cylinder if I go in too far.
Any advice, observations, experiences, recommendations would be REALLY appreciated.
thanks in advance. rch