Suggestions for a bear defense shotgun

[geologist]

So who is running Tritium sights on their bear gun?

I had a tritium tube in my Wilson front blade but it got cooked when I had the front sight re brazed to the barrel.

I have a Surefire forend so I guess it's OK.

 

[I Dont Care About You]

When I was packing along an 870 bear gun in small canoe or sea kayak groups, I used to load it with alternate rounds of non-magnum 00 buck and slugs with the idea it would allow for maximum effectiveness in case of panic shooting, shooting in the dark and so on, especially on the part of someone who was not used to shooting at all. Those were situations where I learned the idea of leaving the magazine full with the chamber empty and the safety off, the idea was that hopefully anyone who had to pick the thing up and use it would be able to work the pump and shoot in situations where the safety might defeat them. Would this have worked? Never had to find out.

At close range, buckshot doesn't spread enough to make any kind of difference.

People who are not used to or experienced with high powered shotgun loads will tend to hold their head high on the stock, which causes the projectile to go high. ANYONE expecting to carry / use a 12ga shotgun for defence had better spend some time shooting high powered buck and slugs or they are essentially fooling themselves as to how effective they will be with that shotgun.

 

[I Dont Care About You]

So who is running Tritium sights on their bear gun?

The problem w tritium sights is they only last about 10 years. I'd have gone through 3 sets of tritium sights on my 870 by now.

 

[Big Bad]

The problem w tritium sights is they only last about 10 years. I'd have gone through 3 sets of tritium sights on my 870 by now.

Also the case for tritium in watches.