How to Bubba a rear sight for a shotgun

[wyleekyotee]

Any ideas on a cheap way to put a rear sight on a shotgun? I'd like a no tapping solution.
Years ago someone here told me to JB weld a scope onto my 22. Great idea - scope is still on there after 500 rounds and many bunny hunts.
I wonder if JB would hold on a shotgun. Also, what kind of sight would work. What about something using rare earth magnets in some way? Any ideas guys?

 

[1963beretta]

The recoil on a .22 is far less then on a shotgun. I would suspect that if you JB weld a rail onto a shotgun's receiver that the recoil will knock it off. The best way to mount optics on a shotgun's receiver is to drill and tap the receiver and mount the rail. If your barrel has a rib and you just want to add a rear sight you can just add a rear bead or buy one of those high viz sights that snap on and are held in place with a magnet

 

[dead meat]

Gorilla tape.

 

[armilaria]

I have JB weld repaired mag floor plates before with good results. I would try that if it was not very heavy. I usually use the high temperature variety.

 

[nomad 68]

I have to ask.....why ?

 

[wyleekyotee]

I have to ask.....why ?

I just like lining my bead up with a V. ON shotguns I also wish there was a V. I shoot them just fine with no V, but something within me always asks, "Where's the V"?

 

[wyleekyotee]

The recoil on a .22 is far less then on a shotgun. I would suspect that if you JB weld a rail onto a shotgun's receiver that the recoil will knock it off. The best way to mount optics on a shotgun's receiver is to drill and tap the receiver and mount the rail. If your barrel has a rib and you just want to add a rear sight you can just add a rear bead or buy one of those high viz sights that snap on and are held in place with a magnet

The recoil is greater, but the mass of a tiny V sight is negligible, so I think the bond should hold with JB weld. I think what matters is the mass of the thing being held, relative to the size of the area to which the adhesive has been applied.

 

[nomad 68]

I just like lining my bead up with a V. ON shotguns I also wish there was a V. I shoot them just fine with no V, but something within me always asks, "Where's the V"?

I think you would need a front sight as well because you would never get a rear " V" low enough to work with the bead.

 

[evansd]

if your shot gun has a rib their is sites available that are two piece and clamp around rib held together with screws had a set on my rem 1100 for slugs in the deer hunt

 

[Can-down]

What model shotgun do you have?

 

[wyleekyotee]

What model shotgun do you have?

It's a Cooey 84 16 gauge.

I thought this evening of maybe putting a dab of JB Weld on the hammer, and then filing a groove in that. That's pretty cheap and should work.

 

[nomad 68]

Lol...you might just be the king of " bubbas"

 

[Can-down]

It's a Cooey 84 16 gauge.

I thought this evening of maybe putting a dab of JB Weld on the hammer, and then filing a groove in that. That's pretty cheap and should work.

Why not just dremel a v groove right down the center of the receiver forward of the hammer?

Sort of like this,

 

[Can-down]

Here's one that a guy did with a blob of metal epoxy that he let try and then shaped into this....

 

[Ol' Flinter]

It's a Cooey 84 16 gauge.

I thought this evening of maybe putting a dab of JB Weld on the hammer, and then filing a groove in that. That's pretty cheap and should work.

When the hammer is cocked, the V will be below the top of the receiver and useless for aiming. Put the JB Weld on top of the receiver and shape it or file a small notch as shown by Can-Down. I just center my eye over the hammer slot in the receiver - sort of like a wide notch once the hammer is cocked.

 

[wyleekyotee]

This guy is the king of all bubbas!

Here's one that a guy did with a blob of metal epoxy that he let try and then shaped into this....

 

[wyleekyotee]

...speaking of bubba - anyone ever try to reduce the trigger pull on a shotgun. Had the sear out this afternoon, just to smooth the pull. Man what a challenge getting that back in - but what a difference a few light strokes on 600 grit wet/dry sandpaper makes. I wish I'd measured the trigger pull before, it's much nicer now, far smoother and a little lighter.

I wasn't going to do anything to it, but in trying to figure out what way the pin that held the sear in would pop out, I ended up popping it right out, and the sprig and everything flew in to the air. Luckily I found all the parts. When I looked at the business end of the sear, I could see the machining marks in the steel. It looked like it had been worked on with an axe file, and that was, for me, the obvious reason for why the trigger pull was so hard.

And no, before people tear me a new one, no, I am not a registered gunsmith. I'm just a very mechanically inclined person who can read. It took 30 minutes in total, and now my Cooey pulls like a Benelli (well, i've never even held a benelli, but I imagine they are very nice, and you get my point).

 

[RobertMcC]

Why not just dremel a v groove right down the center of the receiver forward of the hammer?

Sort of like this,

Old H&R mines like that.

 

[Can-down]

Corwin Arms single shot Backpackers also have a shallow round groove.
Pretty easy modification on a Cooey.

 

[wyleekyotee]

I don't have the setup to do a neat job of that. Maybe one of those fiber-op snap-on jobbies is the way to go. I believe they are also a little higher than the bead, which will solve my buckshot patterns hitting so high.

Corwin Arms single shot Backpackers also have a shallow round groove.
Pretty easy modification on a Cooey.