Originally Posted by
1911Nut
I own a Scattergun Technologies (currently owned by Wilson Combat) 12 ga. Remington 870 shotgun. I had it built back in 1994 and have used it in training classes at Gunsite as well as other locations.
It is a "Tactical Response" model and has the issue ghost ring rear sight and ramp front sight. The front sight is a Trijicon with a tritium insert. The insert "died" long ago, which was certainly expected, considering the age of the gun.
I really like the sights on this gun, but never was a fan of the tritium insert. I don't want to replace the front sight if I don't have to, and would really like to see if I can find someone who would remove the dead tritium insert and replace it with a gold or brass bead.
I intend to contact both Wilson Combat and Hans Vang to see if they would do this work, but thought the knowledge base on this forum might be able to share their experience (if any) with such an endeavor.
Thanks in advance for any help.