I have some preferences, based on experience with red dot, aperture, open and bead. Interested in what others prefer and why.
I have some preferences, based on experience with red dot, aperture, open and bead. Interested in what others prefer and why.
Likes pretty much everything in every caliber.
It is a shotgun, what do you need sights for? Actually I don't have a need for a shotgun, but if I was to get into them I would imagine I would look into a RDS for the same reason I use them on rifles and handguns. Willing to learn.Originally Posted by GJM
I often make my shorter barreled SG's do double-duty in the game field and I've grown pretty fond of these XS Big Dot Express (tritium front & rear) sights. I can hold slugs into @ 3" off-hand at 40 yards and still make a wing shot with them if necessary.
They're as fast as a bead, almost as accurate as an aperture sight out to 50 yards and they're adjustable for perfect POI. At $120 for the set, the price ain't bad either.
Last edited by 41magfan; 05-19-2015 at 09:17 PM.
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Same set up on my social shotguns. The only difference is I paint my front big dot bright red.I often make my shorter barreled SG's do double-duty in the game field and I've grown pretty fond of these XS Big Dot Express (tritium front & rear) sights. I can hold slugs into @ 3" off-hand at 40 yards and still make a wing shot with them if necessary.
They're as fast as a bead, almost as accurate as an aperture sight out to 50 yards and they're adjustable for perfect POI. At $120 for the set, the price ain't bad either.
I find these sights very fast yet adequately precise.
Last edited by Tom_Jones; 05-19-2015 at 10:08 PM. Reason: fixed quote
I use an RDS, just like on my pistol and carbine.
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RDS, then Ghost ring, then bead, then rifle sights. Never tried the XS on a SG.
XS big dot front, standard ghost ring rear on my Benelli M4.
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If you are primarily shooting buckshot, what is the fastest sighting system?
Likes pretty much everything in every caliber.
XS front and rear or fiber optic "bead" in my experience. I prefer XS because the Flite-Control buckshot extends the range of buckshot beyond what I'm comfortable using a bead sight for.
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African dangerous game rifles have used "express" sights for 100 years because they work.
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