What am I doing wrong

[JustABritCrazy]

Recently had a peep sight put on my Lyman Great Plains 50 cal flintlock. Its replacing a TC fiber optic rear sight. Had issues with the elevation screw falling out as that is were I grip the gun when walking in the woods. Its a rear ghost ring with a fiber optic front sight post. I'm having issues getting it on paper. I'm completely missing an unfolded sheet of newspaper at 50 yards off a bench. The one time I got a hole its was in the upper right corner, so I'm like 14 inches high and just as much to the right. Do I move the sight to the right to move my point of impact to the left, and up to bring the point of impact down. I'm going back out over the weekend and putting the target at 25 yards to help try and get it on paper. Never used this type of sight before and I have the mechanical abilities of a gnat, so I'm scratching my head. Also wondering if my head position on the stock/sight picture is the issue. Gunsmith told me my eye was the rear sight and to just naturally center the front post in the bullseye. I'm thinking that has got me shooting too high. Was thinking of holding the front post at the bottom of the ghost ring to see if that made a difference.

 

[Carr5vols]

Back up to 25 yds and start. So it's a rear ghost ring and a front post? Why size fiber on the front post? The FO should naturally move to the center of the ghost ring

 

[Taco John]

Chase the holes with your front sight.


Or the opposite with the rear sight.


25 yds is easier to start with.

 

[JustABritCrazy]

The front sight is part of the TC fiber optics I put on years ago. I need glasses to read and hate to wear them hunting. I use the gun in the late season after Christmas in cold, snow, low light. With the fiber optic I can see the front post without needing my glasses. Sucks to get old and as my wife reminds me daily, I'm on the far side of 25.

Yeah figured I was going to need to drop back to 25. Was trying to short circuit the process. On the plus side I'll be shotting it more which will help with controlling flinching when the explosion goes off next to my face.

 

[Steve300xcw]

. Do I move the sight to the right to move my point of impact to the left, and up to bring the point of impact down. I'm going back out over the weekend and putting the target at 25 yards to help try and get it on paper. Never used this type of sight before and I have the mechanical abilities of a gnat, so I'm scratching my head. Also wondering if my head position on the stock/sight picture is the issue.

Rear sight gets moved where you want things to go. Front sight is the opposite of that.

Gunsmith told me my eye was the rear sight and to just naturally center the front post in the bullseye. I'm thinking that has got me shooting too high. Was thinking of holding the front post at the bottom of the ghost ring to see if that made a difference.

He's right in a way. Once sighted in, thats all there is to it. Put the bead on whatever an trip the trigger.