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With a 32 caliber Crocket, 35 yards is maximum squirrel hunting range. The trajectory should be intended to be nearly flat to 35 yards. The initial load of 35 grains of black powder will result in the rising trajectory and impact will be too high. A suitable load for squirrel hunting should be in the 10 to 15 grains of 3 fg. That should change the trajectory through 35 yards to make a better decision on how to adjust the sights.
 
True that not much is needed for small game but 10 gr is very light. Slower means more time a ball spends in the barrel and even with low recoil there is still barrel rise so the ball leaves near the top of rise.
The formula given is what I use. You can measure from anywhere once you use the formula, even from the bottom of the barrel and add that much to the sight, soft solder works fine to hold some stock to the top of the sight, then file to match.
 
I'm pretty sure barrel rise happens at recoil which is when projectile has cleared the muzzle.
 
With a 32 caliber Crocket, 35 yards is maximum squirrel hunting range. The trajectory should be intended to be nearly flat to 35 yards. The initial load of 35 grains of black powder will result in the rising trajectory and impact will be too high. A suitable load for squirrel hunting should be in the 10 to 15 grains of 3 fg. That should change the trajectory through 35 yards to make a better decision on how to adjust the sights.
Really find no sight adjustments required at 35 yards with my 32 Pedersoli flint with powder charges between 12 and 30 grains of fff. Now, take it to 100 yards, different story, but we are talking squirrel distances here.
 
True that not much is needed for small game but 10 gr is very light

Please shoot a squirrel in the head with 10 grains before you decide. It is like a .22 mag
 
As for the front sight being replaced, take a steel carpenter's tape measure, measure the dovetail and order that approximate size front sight. To install it you'll have to file a bit on the sight base until it goes in snugly. NEVER file the dovetail; ONLY file the sight base. I've ordered correct front sights before and they are always slightly oversize. You can remove material but you can't add it on.
 
True that not much is needed for small game but 10 gr is very light

Please shoot a squirrel in the head with 10 grains before you decide. It is like a .22 mag
45man, believe when I chronographed my 12 grain fff Swiss load I was at or just over 1000 FPS. That puts the 45 grain RB at about 850 FPS with over 70 foot pounds of energy at 35 yards. Wouldn’t call that ‘light’ for the tree rats I have seen. Just how big do they grow in your neck of the woods?
 
45man, believe when I chronographed my 12 grain fff Swiss load I was at or just over 1000 FPS. That puts the 45 grain RB at about 850 FPS with over 70 foot pounds of energy at 35 yards. Wouldn’t call that ‘light’ for the tree rats I have seen. Just how big do they grow in your neck of the woods?
That is fine for tree rats but it is only barrel rise before the ball exits. Recoil starts at ignition when the ball is pushed. You are in the zone so just work with sights.
What I meant about "Light" was the time for the ball to exit. Slow or a heavy bullet always will go high. Add to the front sight. You are just fine but open fixed sights will always be a pain.
 
That is fine for tree rats but it is only barrel rise before the ball exits. Recoil starts at ignition when the ball is pushed. You are in the zone so just work with sights.
What I meant about "Light" was the time for the ball to exit. Slow or a heavy bullet always will go high. Add to the front sight. You are just fine but open fixed sights will always be a pain.
Have observed point of impact changing vertically because of bore time and muzzle rise with handguns, say at 50 or a 100 yards, but don’t see it much, if at all in long guns. I know if I shoot a light pistol target load (light bullet, light powder charge) it will impact higher out to a certain distance than a heavier bullet over a heavier powder charge (call it a magnum load) fired from the same pistol. Vertical variation can be 6 to 12 inches.

My 12 grain 32 caliber load is no more than one inch high or low out to 50 yards. A 30 grain load in the same gun reduces it to something less than a half inch high or low out to 50 yards and requires no sight adjustment from lighter load.
 
Same in a rifle even if you do not notice. It is only a few thousandths of an inch at the sights. We can't see that good either.
 
I've finally have had the time (retired), to spend target shooting with my Traditions .32 Cal Crockett Rifle. I'm pretty happy with the shot grouping but the POI is consistently about 5 inches high. My range has been about 35 yards. The load, .310 round ball over 20 to 30 grains of 3f. I've been using .010 & .015 patches. Hope that someone can offer any ideas for getting the rifle to hit lower, many thanks.
You have lots of information so far. In my opinion, start with a lower powder charge to see if you still maintain a good group. 2nd would be your choice.......front sight up, or back sight down, depending on your skills and or which sight you like the least. If you decide to modify either sight, make sure you calculate how much first. This hyperlink does all the math for you. Just fill in the data.
https://dillonprecision.net/sight-correction-calculator/
Flintlocklar:)
 
Whatever you decide to do I'd suggest you figure out the load that shoots best first. It doesn't matter where it hits on the paper, you're looking for the best group at the velocity you want. If you change your sights before you figure out your load you may have to change your sights again. I'll bet I'm not the only one here who knows this is true!
 
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