December 3, 2011, 03:15 PM | #1 |
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Taller Sight Beads?
Anyone know where to find taller than stock front sight beads for a 12 ga. Mossberg barrel?
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December 3, 2011, 04:21 PM | #2 |
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What are you trying to accomplish that the regular beads won't do?
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December 3, 2011, 07:55 PM | #3 |
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Get a lower impact.
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December 3, 2011, 09:51 PM | #4 |
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Try Brownells.
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December 3, 2011, 11:37 PM | #5 |
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Been there...no luck with exactly what I want.
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December 4, 2011, 03:21 PM | #6 |
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Maybe time to change the comb height then - works the same way, only in reverse
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December 4, 2011, 04:06 PM | #7 |
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Brownells or Midway. I had a bead assortment that had a number of beads with a small square base on them to lower the POI.
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December 4, 2011, 09:52 PM | #8 |
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It was nice to give the customer an assortment to choose from. The assortments aren't cheap, but I'm sure you could sell a few off to offset the kit cost.
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December 4, 2011, 10:21 PM | #9 |
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"Maybe time to change the comb height then - works the same way, only in reverse"
Hmmm....seems like it would be a lot easier to just change one simple screw-in part. |
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December 5, 2011, 09:40 AM | #11 |
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The gun seems to fit and it is comfortable. It shoulders well and I've been doing well and improving at skeet/trap. The only issue seems to be impacting high on aimed fire with the 18.5" barrel. At this point, I believe a taller bead would solve the problem.
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December 6, 2011, 03:55 PM | #13 |
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Your experience mirrors mine. Short barreled shotguns with bead-only (not bead-on-base) seem to shoot high.
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December 6, 2011, 07:15 PM | #14 |
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I would seriously consider getting a longer barrel for shooting clays. Your scores will improve in a big way.
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December 6, 2011, 07:18 PM | #15 |
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Jeez oh man, man! We were talking about stock fit and cheek weld during the skeet comment! I have another barrel for that.
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