How to Bubba a rear sight for a shotgun

[Can-down]

All you need is a hacksaw, a chainsaw file, some masking tape and a 6 pack of beer to get started......

Once you get a groove started a cordless drill with the chainsaw file chucked up would speed things along.

You can buy a triangular file if you prefer the v-groove. Start the cut with a hack saw and then hand file it till you are happy.
Might be a good idea to put some masking tape on the receiver and make a sharpie mark on it and test fire it at the range to "fine tune the location".....

 

[wyleekyotee]

Tried some buckshot out at the range - shooting high with that bead showing . Raised the front sight a little just by jamming 1/4" of tubing over the bead. I'll try that out next week.

 

[wyleekyotee]

Not so sure this would work for a Cooey - when looking down the barrel, the top of the hammer is basically flush with the top of the receiver. I think that if you filed a groove in the receiver, all you'd see would be hammer, because all I really see when I look down the barrel is hammer.

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.

 

[Ol' Flinter]

Not so sure this would work for a Cooey - when looking down the barrel, the top of the hammer is basically flush with the top of the receiver. I think that if you filed a groove in the receiver, all you'd see would be hammer, because all I really see when I look down the barrel is hammer.

When cocked, the top of the hammer on my M 84 is well below the line of sight so any notch in the hammer would be useless. When the hammer on my gun is in the fired position, then it is high enough to block the line of sight to the muzzle but who aims/points their gun before it is cocked?

 

[wyleekyotee]

That's really odd, with mine, when cocked, the hammer is flush with the receiver in terms of line of sight.

When cocked, the top of the hammer on my M 84 is well below the line of sight so any notch in the hammer would be useless. When the hammer on my gun is in the fired position, then it is high enough to block the line of sight to the muzzle but who aims/points their gun before it is cocked?

 

[Can-down]

Depending on where your eye is (different sized heads, different cheekweld, different stock angle) it will look different plus it could just be different.

It's not rocketscience when your name is Bubba, crack a cold one and have at er....... If filling a notch on the hammer will get it done in your case go for it.

 

[BCRider]

....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.

That would actually make the problem worse.

The problem is that you're trying to aim your shotgun like a rifle. Shotguns such as this are set up to shoot a touch high on purpose because you're supposed to hold the bird, be it real or clay, a hair above the front bead for the hit.

Slug hunting barrels that come with the sights already on them are different in that you are supposed to aim them like a rifle.

If you want to add the rear notch to the hammer you may find that you get a good view of the receiver through the notch. In that case you may find that you need to add a shallow notch to the reciever as well.

A careful job of getting a notch started with a triangle file is the way to go. With the triangle you can make a score mark and check its placement. Then cut slightly deeper with pressure to one side or the other if required to move the groove. Once you have a good start I'd widen it out with a square file then finish it with a small round chainsaw file to achieve a nice rounded groove as shown in Candown's picture in post #13. By sneaking up on it with first a "V" notch which you can adjust as you file and then progressively opening up the notch with the square file held on a 45 and finally the chainsaw file to round it you reduce your risks and make it more Bubba friendly. Or you may find that the narrow 60 degree or the wider 90 degree "V" suits your tastes a bit more.