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Step 1
Select a good target location of approximately 25 to 50 yards away maximum. The shorter the barrel of the firearm, the closer the firing distance should be. Most firing ranges have 25 and 50 yard firing lines. Use relatively large, bright paper targets to make it easier for maintaining a good sight picture and ability to see the impact of each round.
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Step 2
A Tight Shot GroupTake up a good sight picture on the target and use steady finger pressure to squeeze off each round. Take care not to jerk the trigger when firing, as this will move the muzzleloader off target. Fire off three rounds making sure to use the same "sight picture," or aiming point, each time. This is extremely important. The goal is to get a tight shot group somewhere on the target paper before making any sight adjustments. Do this as many times as necessary until a nice, close shot group is attained.
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Step 3
Adjust the sight's left-and-right (windage) knob and the up-and-down (elevation) knob using small increments and fire three rounds until the shot group is relatively centered on the target. Fixed sight muzzleloaders can also be adjusted with the help of a brass punch and hammer for the windage sight or by filing down the front and rear sights in very small increments. A good, tight shot group should be accomplished after each bit of filing to ensure accurate zeroing results.
