Where to find iron sights for a new shotty?

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Where to find iron sights for a new shotty?

Dominion Arms 870 Grizzly 12ga Shotgun is enroute and just have to get rid of that bead sight. Would like to replace it with something more user friendly.



Suggestion on what style/type? where to find them in Canada? price?


I saved this picture a while back and forget who's it is but what sights are these?




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Those would be LPA sights and the other option to concider would be the Wilson Combat GhostRings.
 
Not sure how close the barrel-tube bracket is to the end of the barrel (it looks close), but it might be worth checking to see if an XS-Sights banded ghostring would fit. If not, maybe one of their others.
 
Shotgun sights

If you want the cheapest route I used a Williams peep sight on the rear and a generic rifle ramp soldered onto the front wit a high brass bead sight.

This was effective and relatively inexpensive although the drawback to the williams rear peep is there is no protection. It is a very low profile unit though.
This setup definitely isn't high up there on Tactical Cool points either if that matters to you.

I have used the Wilson setup and it is state of the art although neither end is protected and although the units are very sturdy they are out there on their own. Expensive too.

I have a Mossberg 590 and I have to say the Mossberg ghost ring sights are excellent. They are very well protected, sturdy, and very high visibility and user friendly.
I bought a set and am in the process of mounting them on a 870 tactical gun.


Something else to consider.......
After having used many different adjustable sighted combat and hunting shotguns there is a lot to be said for a plain beaded barrel.
It is a little dependant on the particular setup as all gun/barrel combos don't shoot exactly to point of aim but when they do and or you are familiar with the particular gun they are pretty damn effective!
I have a 14in 870 with a plain barrel with a extra large brass bead and this dman gun will put generic foster slugs all on a paper plate @ 50yds on point of aim as well as throw shot in the similar point of aim.
Goes without saying it is a keeper!
 
I did the williams rear also, I was lucky enough to find a smoothe bore rifled sighted barrel at 19+" (sorry that doesn't help your shorty). As with what Terez said it's held it's zero for a while now, but it's not protected. For the small investment it has tightened up the longer shots.

Good luck.
 
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