Hi guys looking for some opinions on the best way to mount a scope on a shotgun. Just bought a mossberg 500 20g for my wife and planned on putting a reddot on for turkey and slug hunting. Have heard good things about the b-square style of mounts while others swear by a cantilever, the mossberg comes drilled and tapped. Thanks.
Best scope mounting system?
- Thread starter Campbery
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Cantilever works good for a scope, but the B-Square works better for mounting a red-dot. I swap mine back and fourth each year from slug gun with Cantilever, to smooth bore with a red dot, the red dot stays true as it comes on and off the gun, it is also very easy to use.
You don't have a cantilever barrel. The saddles provide a picatinny rail on top of the saddle. Saddles are mainly used on receivers that are not drilled/tapped. The best option in my opinion is to install a picatinny rail (picatinny rails are made for mossberg 500's) on your receiver using the pre-drilled holes on your receiver and the pre-drilled hole on the picatinny rail..............do not get a saddle........get a picatinny rail. A red dot with a QR would be nice.
The biggest difference between your options is the ability to switch back and fourth. There are many benefits to a cantilever for a scope on a slug gun, especially if you aren't planning on dedicating it to one single function.
My shotgun goes from turkey with a saddle, to a rifled barrel with a cantilever to a bunny/bird gun with no attachments. None of these require sighting the gun back in during a swap (I always do though), and none leave any trace of a mounting system. I can swap back and fourth in under a minute.
A rail is fairly permanent, it absolutely can come on and off but that will involve wear. I would suspect that the scope would have to come off the rail each time to access the screws, that is no fun either.
If you are dedicating the gun to one purpose a rail may be in order, if you have any intention of utilizing the gun you would be better off with a mount that can be swapped easily and quickly.
My shotgun goes from turkey with a saddle, to a rifled barrel with a cantilever to a bunny/bird gun with no attachments. None of these require sighting the gun back in during a swap (I always do though), and none leave any trace of a mounting system. I can swap back and fourth in under a minute.
A rail is fairly permanent, it absolutely can come on and off but that will involve wear. I would suspect that the scope would have to come off the rail each time to access the screws, that is no fun either.
If you are dedicating the gun to one purpose a rail may be in order, if you have any intention of utilizing the gun you would be better off with a mount that can be swapped easily and quickly.
