Aimpoint on my 870?

**GH41** · 01-31-13, 21:31

Originally Posted by Guns-up.50

huh? I was always under the impression you wanted to focus on the front sight, partly because its between the rs and tgt..

I believe the tgt should be blurry with a crisp fs and I generally hit "shit"

Maybe at point blank range but if you are looking at the sights with a target 20 yards away your are begging to miss! We are talking about a shotgun not a bulls eye gun. I shot clays for two years with no beads on my rib. Sights on a shotgun are a crutch. If you have to take the time to aim you will miss. A shotgun should be pointed not aimed. GH

**Tzook** · 02-01-13, 00:04

A different barrel setup for clays is obviously ideal. I tried the ghost ring the other day and while it was definitely doable, I wasn't nearly as fast as I'm capable of otherwise.

I basically just wondered if an Aimpoint would be fast in that regard, evidently not.... Hmmm... Anybody running a Trijicon RMR or like sight?

**Guns-up.50** · 02-01-13, 01:29

Originally Posted by Tzook

A different barrel setup for clays is obviously ideal. I tried the ghost ring the other day and while it was definitely doable, I wasn't nearly as fast as I'm capable of otherwise.

I basically just wondered if an Aimpoint would be fast in that regard, evidently not.... Hmmm... Anybody running a Trijicon RMR or like sight?

Apparently you don't need sights on a shogun

just point and shoot it will clear a whole room i tell ya.. All the manufactures that put them there are clueless
I'm going home to file mine off as i type

If yo want a dot go with a h1 great sight and economical, i just prefer the ghost ring

**Ryno12** · 02-01-13, 07:17

Originally Posted by Guns-up.50

Apparently you don't need sights on a shogun

just point and shoot it will clear a whole room i tell ya.. All the manufactures that put them there are clueless
I'm going home to file mine off as i type

If yo want a dot go with a h1 great sight and economical, i just prefer the ghost ring

No one is saying that. For clays or bird hunting, it's more of a "point & shoot" style. You still have to aim but your looking at the target. RDS for home defense is great. RDS for clays, not so great. Point being... it will be tough to have an "all around" SG with an RDS. You could always take it off before shooting clays. Pick a use & set it up for that.

**Guns-up.50** · 02-01-13, 07:44

I am well aware of point shooting also called instinctive shooting and the lack of use for sights. To me your implications were sights are not needed on a shotgun

**Ryno12** · 02-01-13, 07:52

Originally Posted by Guns-up.50

I am well aware of point shooting also called instinctive shooting and the lack of use for sights. To me your implications were sights are not needed on a shotgun "you point it not aim it"

No, I didn't mean to imply that. Sorry if it came across that way. I just meant in certain situations like clays or pheasant hunting. A bead would be a better "all around" SG sight than an RDS would be IMO.

**Freelance** · 02-01-13, 14:49

I had T1 on my Mossberg 500 for a time but ended up swapping it out for something with a faster, more open reticle for faster sight acquisition. I think currently I am running a Trijicon RMR, but I also run the Eotech XPS, I just found the RMR to be a bit faster to my eye /line of sight.

**yellow50** · 02-01-13, 14:59

you could always try a speed bead. http://www.burrisoptics.com/speedbead.html
I had toyed around with this idea but the mounting system on the 870 was supposedly a little hokey. I never got around to trying one so i can offer no real input. Has anyone handled this item?