Guns, Dogs and Blades QnA

So today I need to work out some new loads I am experimenting with in a 38-55. The snow is just about gone so we are transitioning to outdoor shooting. I am the current long range rifle Champion in the Buckhorn challenge up here. It is one of my favorite matches. The match is different every month but basically targets from 50 yards to 475 yards all shots taken from standing position, unsupported, equipment must be circa 1890 or older, cowboy cartridges only and no peep sights no leaf’s no tang elevation or ladder sights, even tho they are period correct. We developed the side match as a result of the domination of the sharps Creedmoor in long distance. May have been created late in the evening around a campfire, one dark night as the “aiming fluid” was being passed round in a mason jar. At 400 yards you point your lever action to the sky absolutely no reference to the target and pull the trigger, have a cup of coffee maybe a dough nut then you hear the ping on steel! Hah! Keep in mind all ammo used is right around 900fps takes awhile to go 400 yards. Must be Buck horn sights only. It is a hoot.