I gave this thread some more thought - but I was stopped before any damage could be done - and a couple of things deserve mentioning-again.  100 grains of powder in a 20 ga is way more than needed; too much actually.  My smoothbore has a rear sight and I don't think I would have kept it otherwise.  It helps with both ball and shot.

Stock shape can make a major difference, but getting the face up a bit does the same thing.  I shoot ball, prb and bare, with 60 grains of 3F going up to 70-75 for deer.  But as I no longer hunt, 60 grains it is.  The 20 ga isn't much of a kicker so that alone tells you something is not right.

Hi guys,  I decided to try making a board bow.  It went well and I have it tillered but I have a couple of problems. It's a 70 inch Red Oak stave,40lb @28 inches.

The first problem is that it has has developed a "C" shape as I worked it.
The second problem is that it's longer and lighter than I wanted.

My question is, can I shorten it p

Seems like that approach would help get equal height equal light
As the saying goes .
  Another thing I did to reduce glare that I read about is cutting a horizontal line across the face of the front sight , halfway from the flat to the tip with a file
  Can't say really it helped , supposed to scatter the reflection I believe
  I think this black paint will do the trick.
 We shall see.
 Kevin

Is Archie bigger than you. Be careful. 🤕  Here is the statement about the blue and yellow paint. What do you think? [ Invalid Attachment ]