The alternative is to replace the front sight (most of them are pinned in the sight base), with a higher front sight blade. targets one above the other, and aiming at the bottom of the lower target, should get you "on the paper". As Smokin D recommends, placing two 8" dia. military rifles and carbines were "combat sighted" at 352 yds (+ or - I don't have my references out, but that's close), depending on the loading (70 gr for the rifle cartridge, 55 gr. bullet, even if you load with the heavier slug, the rifle will shoot 18-24" high at 100 yds! The reason is that virtually all U.S. Presuming you are shooting an origianl Trapdoor Springfield, although you are shooting a bullet that is lighter than the original 405 gr.
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