When my Rolling Block 45-70 returns from Lee Shaver with his sights newly installed, is there a standard protocol for starting out with a basic 405gr factory lead bullet load to get on paper at 100 yds?

I'm new to these type sights with the exception of a Stevens 414 that I got last year. It has a tang sight but was already set by the previous owner so that the first 22LR load I fed it hit the target and I've not changed anything yet.

The RB was bought from consignment sale and apparently the prev owner chose to keep the sights when he sold  the rifle.

32" heavy octagon barrel, nicely built by Mr. Shaver.

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DJ If your Range has a 25 Yard Line just put up a standard repair center target and shoot at it. At that distance you almost cannot miss hitting it some where. And you
will be able to see the Holes with a naked eye. You then can adjust for Windage and elevation, adjust it for +2 Inches or so at 25 Yds. and you will be on a 100 Yd.
Target. Folks get all excited about having Zero right off to start. The reason we have adjustable sights is so we can improve once we are on the paper. FITZ.
OLD TUCK

What kind of a front sight is Lee going to mount for you? It wouldn't surprise me if Lee doesn't have your sights set to a good spot when you receive it. He'll also include directions for making adjustments. It is a very nice looking rifle. Vall's 36 inch paper is a good idea to have on the backing when newly sighting or working with new loads. Lowe's, and I'm sure other large hardware stores, carry large rolls of "construction" paper and they are very inexpensive.

Match director Modern Rifle and BPCS silhouette have sighted in hundreds of shooters. I put a spotting scope on a close berm. 40 if rimfire 100 on our high power range. Pick a easy to identify spot. Clump of grass rock etc have them shoot two offhand & spot the strike. Then make the calculations & either ask the shooter to adjust to base zero distance or many times adjust the sight for them 

Two more at base, 200 CF 40 RF , then make final adjustment. Last fire two shots to confirm .  6 shots and zeroed, next shooter please. No time for paper or trips down range. Bench too cumbersome adjust chair rest etc 30 minute sighter period several need it & you want offhand zeros anyway.   

Leave them to zero alone couple of common errors. No spotter, adjust basis one shot, may be a jerked trigger. Working up the staff couple minutes at a time instead of dialing in correct right away. Not knowing the loads ballistics, not understanding angles or how to read a vernier sight.

Drill I recommend to new shooters do at home. Set the veneer at typical setting, then quickly move it up and down the staff and re set other distances . During a match shooting say , 45 Moa, see low strikes want to add 2 moa need to be able to move the dial to 47 without mistakes quick. Silhouette Chicken setting then Ram. Pig to Turkey just like in a match. Shoot off dial in selected target setting from whatever it was on .

Boats

boats wrote on Feb 24^th, 2021 at 9:23am:


Watching the index line seemingly move left while the sight is actually moving right still gets me occasionally

My MVA Schuetzen tang sight was ass backwards from that of my scope. Never really did get used to it and it cost me a few matches along the way. Found myself always turning it the wrong way in a match and by the time I realized it to many points had already been dropped. If memory serves me right I believe it was Baldwin's that moved in the same direction as my scope.

I used to shoot Anschutz sights on the SB Prone gun Walther air rifles,   Lyman 48s and Soule Tangs are  Mike Stevens  & MVA. Plus couple of scopes 

Recipe for error until I came up with a system. When I first started shooting silhouette top shooter told me “ you will learn to hold the rifle, it takes time. Learn to avoid mistakes fastest way to improve”

Boats

Joe I had to move onto making myself a tube sight as shown below. I incurred permanent partial eye loss and its like looking through a scope without any magnification. Tang sights are no longer an option for me I can longer see anything with any type of clarity.

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