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jackblack73 · May 18, 2011, 04:48 PM

My 590A1 originally had a bead. I found I had to stay uncomfortably low on the stock or else I would shoot very high. I ended up buying a ghost ring from Mossberg's website and installing it with JB Weld. I wish I would have purchased one with a factory installed ghost ring in the first place.

I also think the ghost ring would be much better in a self defense situation. In a self defense situation you're probably not going to look for the ring anyway, but the large bright front sight is 20 times quicker to find than the bead. You can't even see the bead in low light.

May 18, 2011, 04:48 PM	#9
jackblack73 Member Join Date: January 13, 2011 Posts: 68	My 590A1 originally had a bead. I found I had to stay uncomfortably low on the stock or else I would shoot very high. I ended up buying a ghost ring from Mossberg's website and installing it with JB Weld. I wish I would have purchased one with a factory installed ghost ring in the first place. I also think the ghost ring would be much better in a self defense situation. In a self defense situation you're probably not going to look for the ring anyway, but the large bright front sight is 20 times quicker to find than the bead. You can't even see the bead in low light.