muzzleloading woes continue

so, i didn't see any javelina on my muzzleloader pig hunt. tons of deer and elk, though. go figure.

but what's worse, after a long drive on a rough road into our hunting spot, when i took the gun out of the case, both the front post and the rear dovetail sight had fallen completely off the gun. the screw that held the rear sight on rattled loose, and the front post just slid off the side of the gun. I got it all put back together, but it was disheartening.

Is there a more reliable rear sight for my CVA sharpshooter than the factory system? it seems kind of cheap, and rattles a lot, and has play to it, etc. also, how can i keep the front post from sliding on rough rides?

also, is a trigger job hard to do? the thing has an unbearable trigger pull. I kind of like things in the 2-3 pound range. this thing has got to be 6 pounds, at least.

Look at what Track and MBS have to offer as far as sights go. Try to find one with a dovetail roughly equal to yours, but preferably just a little wider than your dovetail so you can adjust it to have a tight fit.

As far as triggers go, there are a number of things you can do, (assuming you don't want to move the trigger) but beware the sear and tumbler are (most likely) hardened and tempered, so taking metal off there will involve softening, then the removal, and then re-hardening and tempering again.