Snap on Fiber Optic front sight

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I have had great accuracy in the past with a plain bead sight on my 870. When I bought my Mossy 590A1 SPX with the front fiber optic I got hooked on the fiber.

I had a gift certificate for Bass Pro and decided to buy a snap on fiber optic front sight for my 870. Anybody have experience with these? Do they stay on? How do they perform? I was thinking of putting a little bit of high strength double stick tape under it.

TIA
 
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Have them om most of my guns. The work great. Only one drawback is they fall off in the case sometimes, just be aware when you pull them out and it'll be no issue. I have lost two so far. The best part is you can slide them where you want them on the rib. I tend to have mine in the middle or in the first 6 inchs from the bead or so.
 
Thanks guys! I have some really strong outdoor double stick tape that can hold items weighing 10lbs so I am going to put a little under the sight. I can always remove it if I change my mind.
 
Shotgunhunter said:
I'm using this one on my 12 gauge autoloader. It snaps on the rib very tight and I never lost that one clay shooting or hunting. I have to use one with a tube because I shoot right handed and I'm left eye dominant.

http://www.uni-dot.com/fiber-optic-sights.php
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Interesting. Thanks. I don't have a rib on any of my shotguns....YET! LOL I'll keep this in mind when I get a dedicated clay shooting shotgun.
 
I've wondered about these as well. Cabelas has a selection of 'em, some of which screw in to or over the bead....I've been thinking about getting one for the Norc I've got coming in. Should be able to get one of those instead if you haven't got a vent rib.
 
I loved my the one time I got to shoot it. I lost it somewere in between the first and second time I tried to use it. What a waste of money. The magnetic sight seemed like it would stay on there, but boy was I wrong.
 
blueflash said:
I loved my the one time I got to shoot it. I lost it somewere in between the first and second time I tried to use it. What a waste of money. The magnetic sight seemed like it would stay on there, but boy was I wrong.
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Magnet? Yours may have been a different one. I don't have ribs on the 870 I want to use it on. I changed the pic to the right one.

I guess I will watch it closely and if it comes off I will have to spend the big bucks on the S&J 870 CQB top rail to mount optics! :D
 
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Im not sure who made mine, but it looks like yours in the picture. It must of been a different one, because it was held on my strong magnets, or atleast I thought they were strong. Maybe it was a Tru Glow.
 
What will you be shooting with the fibre optics? They maybe ok for stationary targets, but if your shooting at flying game or Clay's I find them distracting. A shotgun should be pointed not aimed.
 
I use HI-Viz Magnetic Sights for my front on my rub hunting guns, my eyes are not the best so they really brighten up the front end of the gun and work well in low light conditions.

I have the one you have pictured on my Plain barrel Mossberg 20 gauge and it does not move at all because it snaps on so tight. It is also nice because they bring the sight up more inline with that of a vent rib.
 
Win/64 said:
What will you be shooting with the fibre optics? They maybe ok for stationary targets, but if your shooting at flying game or Clay's I find them distracting. A shotgun should be pointed not aimed.
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If all the exhibition shooters (Tom Knapp, Flanigin etc.) and professional shooters on television use them why wouldn't everyone else, I know it is personal preference but they work.

They make the green tubes for clays and the red/ orange tubes for hunting.
 
Winchested said:
I use HI-Viz Magnetic Sights for my front on my rub hunting guns, my eyes are not the best so they really brighten up the front end of the gun and work well in low light conditions.

I have the one you have pictured on my Plain barrel Mossberg 20 gauge and it does not move at all because it snaps on so tight. It is also nice because they bring the sight up more inline with that of a vent rib.
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Thanks. Notice how people on this site have so many different opinions on products? Many times it's so hard to find out if something is worth it or not until you spend the cash and try it for yourself.

I think the Norinco M4 is the first less expensive item that almost 100% of people agree is a great buy. I bought one and the reviews were bang on. Deal of the century. :D
 
Winchested said:
If all the exhibition shooters (Tom Knapp, Flanigin etc.) and professional shooters on television use them why wouldn't everyone else, I know it is personal preference but they work.

They make the green tubes for clays and the red/ orange tubes for hunting.
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They may use the the "Slap Chop" too, as seen on TV doesn't mean I have to. Professional shooters are probably paid to use gimmicks.
 
A friend of mine owns a body shop, and I helped him do some restoration work, using a 2 part fuser. It bonds almost as well as spot welding.

I recently bought a Mossberg 590A1, with rifle sites, and noticed the front site is held on with this same fuser. If this stuff will stand up on a milspec firearm, it has some real potential for use in gunsmithing. It would be easy to turn a snap on sight into a permanent fixture. In fact, you could install almost any sight you want with that stuff. It has a 20 minute setup time, and all you need to do is grind a small area to bare metal.
 
I use Limbsaver Dead Center beads on my gun - it isn't needed, but it helps a little on those first shots right at legal hour. They make a magnetic model, but I use the screw-on one.
 
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