Hi All,
looking at buying my first shotgun, and I am unsure which type of sight to get. the 3 main choices seem to be bead, rifle, and ghost ring. Every shotgun I've ever used has been bead sights, and of course I've used rifle sights on a rifle, but not sure if they'd be useful on a shotgun. Never used ghost rings.
Anyone have opinions? 😉
PS, will be getting a 12 gauge pump with 28 and 18" barrels.
Cheers!
Depends on what your going hunting for, bead is great for bird hunting but rifle sights would be nice if you have a slug in there for deer season just some thoughts.
BetterSafe, to expand on what plainolme said. I have a pump 870 and I have three barrels for it and the "sights" are set for each barrel. The short barrel has ring and blade style sight, long barrel has a bead for birds and the rifled barrel has a red dot scope for deer. My thoughts on sights in general is to stay as close as you can to a hunting style. The more tactical your looks the more questions you might have to answer about the rest of your kit.
--Seamus--
"Today's mighty oak is just yesterdays nut that held it's ground"
I say go with what you know. Most police services use bead sights on their shotties. They run buckshot and slug loads without any problem.
"It's not what you have, but what you have done".
-S.
x2 On bead out to 100 I still hold a 4" group anything past i go to a differant wepon.
I have several shotguns with various sights but I prefer the Mossberg 590A1 with ghost rings. Sure, beads are fine with shot loads at close range but the ghost rings will enable the use of both shot and slugs with much better accuracy.
I disagree that ghost rings will need more practice than beads to be accurate. I would say the opposite is true.
I have several shotguns with various sights but I prefer the Mossberg 590A1 with ghost rings. Sure, beads are fine with shot loads at close range but the ghost rings will enable the use of both shot and slugs with much better accuracy.
I disagree that ghost rings will need more practice than beads to be accurate. I would say the opposite is true.
I have found that either works pretty easy. You just have to practice with them. I have a Mossberg M590A1 SPX with the ghostrings on a M1913 rail and it is my primary shotgun. When I get the skrill I'm putting an Aimpoint T-1 on her. Yet when I'm instructing, I have had the occasion to demonstrate with bead sights.
Just be sure that you practice with it and then maybe practice with it and when you're done practicing, clean it.....
Then practice some more.
Oh and if you want to get into the fun world of combat shotgunning, fire me off a PM.
-S.
"It's not what you have, but what you have done".
-S.
check out the cost of the other sights... then use that money to buy more shells and practice!
Ghost ring for sure. They are designed to give you 3 sight pictures. The rear sight acts to concentrate your vision through the peep sight while the side bars indicate shot spread. The front sight can act as a bead if a snap shot is necessary. I have a Maverick 88 with bead and a 590A1 with ghosts. At 8+1 the 590 is my go-to shottie and it is scary accurate.
Oh yeah, go as tactical as you want. Just don't go mall ninja tactical. Buy the best gun you can and shoot the hell out of it.