They say deer hunting involves a lot of luck, but not all of it is good. It was calm that morning, and sharply cold, with the temp somewhere between -5 and 0. The luck that day started early. While loading the muzzleloader in my office, it slipped and fell to the floor, breaking the front sight into 4 pieces. Bad luck? Yeah, but there was also a bit of brain fog left over from ice fishing the night before. I hastily attempted to recover by using my spare muzzleloader for loaner parts, the front sights were similar, but not identical, and I knew where I was going hunting was a 30 yard maximum range for a shot. It would have to do...

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