I guess I do "swing" to target for HD.

hogdogs · April 29, 2009, 10:30 AM

Following a few recent threads and seeing today, a post about "in-sight neo" and a following reply regarding sight plane... IT HIT ME!!! I use only a single bead as it is out of sight. It is not blocking my view your complicating my use of the gun. In a full shoulder mount my head is in my very well ingrained position. I try not to swing my gun to look around, rather I move my eyes. No need to have the gun waving around possibly giving away my position. when I decide on a target I can swing my gun and head to the target and drop the hammer. Since I ain't swinging on a 20-40mph dust dove quartering away at 25 yards or better than I don't need the 28 inch barrel. Reduced shooting distance negates that need down to a handy 18-20 inch or so...
Brent

wyobohunter · April 29, 2009, 01:11 PM

eye on the ro...er... bad guy

inSight-NEO · April 29, 2009, 06:44 PM

The shotguns I use for HD have either GR sights (most versatile IMHO) or a tritium front bead sight only (possibly the quickest). As of now, my main "go to" HD shotgun has the tritium front bead. As you mentioned earlier, the front bead is great for quick sight/target acquisition.

When it comes to CQ HD + aiming (regardless of weapon), the front sight becomes paramount in importance...all else is secondary to me. Hence, having a "front bead only" sight goes hand in hand with this philosophy.

hogdogs · April 29, 2009, 06:53 PM

Actually for CQ shotgun work I would go "No Bead" but I would lose the little brass bugger in the cleaning tote...

A brass bead also adds the requisite "class" to my Mossberg, without it my all black, poplar stock, rattle and jingle 500 20 gauge wouldn't be the gentleman's gun it is...

Brent

inSight-NEO · April 29, 2009, 07:39 PM

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Actually for CQ shotgun work I would go "No Bead" but I would lose the little brass bugger in the cleaning tote... A brass bead also adds the requisite "class" to my Mossberg, without it my all black, poplar stock, rattle and jingle 500 20 gauge wouldn't be the gentleman's gun it is...

Well, I prefer having at least something up front vs. going sans bead...but, I get the gist of what you mean.

zippy13 · April 29, 2009, 11:31 PM

"I guess I do 'swing' to target for HD."

It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing (Ba ba doo dah doo…)

April 29, 2009, 10:30 AM	#1
hogdogs Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 31, 2007 Location: Western Florida panhandle Posts: 11,069	I guess I do "swing" to target for HD. Following a few recent threads and seeing today, a post about "in-sight neo" and a following reply regarding sight plane... IT HIT ME!!! I use only a single bead as it is out of sight. It is not blocking my view your complicating my use of the gun. In a full shoulder mount my head is in my very well ingrained position. I try not to swing my gun to look around, rather I move my eyes. No need to have the gun waving around possibly giving away my position. when I decide on a target I can swing my gun and head to the target and drop the hammer. Since I ain't swinging on a 20-40mph dust dove quartering away at 25 yards or better than I don't need the 28 inch barrel. Reduced shooting distance negates that need down to a handy 18-20 inch or so... Brent

April 29, 2009, 01:11 PM	#2
wyobohunter Senior Member Join Date: August 21, 2008 Location: Back in Wyoming Posts: 1,125	head on the stock eye on the ro...er... bad guy

April 29, 2009, 06:44 PM	#3
inSight-NEO Senior Member Join Date: November 7, 2008 Posts: 608	The shotguns I use for HD have either GR sights (most versatile IMHO) or a tritium front bead sight only (possibly the quickest). As of now, my main "go to" HD shotgun has the tritium front bead. As you mentioned earlier, the front bead is great for quick sight/target acquisition. When it comes to CQ HD + aiming (regardless of weapon), the front sight becomes paramount in importance...all else is secondary to me. Hence, having a "front bead only" sight goes hand in hand with this philosophy. __________________ Guns are similar, for instance, to automobiles; in the hands of the sane and responsible, they are generally harmless. In the hands of the insane, careless or malicious, they both become deadly. Blame the person, not the means....mechanical/inanimate objects have no mind of their own.

April 29, 2009, 06:53 PM	#4
hogdogs Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 31, 2007 Location: Western Florida panhandle Posts: 11,069	Actually for CQ shotgun work I would go "No Bead" but I would lose the little brass bugger in the cleaning tote... A brass bead also adds the requisite "class" to my Mossberg, without it my all black, poplar stock, rattle and jingle 500 20 gauge wouldn't be the gentleman's gun it is... Brent

April 29, 2009, 11:31 PM	#6
zippy13 Senior Member Join Date: August 23, 2008 Location: SoCal Posts: 6,442	"I guess I do 'swing' to target for HD." It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing (Ba ba doo dah doo…)