Sighting/regulating the barrels with the OEM iron sights... Are you guys finding the guns are anywhere in the ball park out of the box? Best to start at 25 yards?

I broke down and bought the '06. Now I have two of the darned things to get shooting. Point of interest: The 30/06 weighs exactly one pound heavier than the 45/70... 7 lb 7 oz to 6 lb 7 oz. As both rifles use basically the same action/buttstock, that extra weight (thickness) has to be in the barrels. I suspect that explains why the '06 can take higher pressures than the 45/70.

Tom