shotguns with red dots...BUIS options?

[DTakas]

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[GrandPooba]

I think the rifle sights are actually high enough they may cowitness in the bottom of the tube. I seem to remember someone talking about this setup before.

I just bought one on Brownells (18" Police barrel, IC choke, rifle sights) and will give it a try. Worst case if the rifle sights aren't high enough to see with the receiver rail installed, I'll just return it.

[Polymerhead]

I really want to ask all kinds of questions about why you want a red dot on a shotgun and then why you need BUIS to back up a red dot, which is basically a giant ghost ring if it goes down, but I have to go pick up a buddy and go pattern my turkey gun. No red dots or rifle sights or nothin'.

[DTakas]

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[Polymerhead]

Maybe accuracy, especially with slug guns, but if red dots helped with speed with shotguns, we'd all be using them for birds. A vent rib, or bead sight, is going to be just as fast or faster. When we start talking about red dots, then BUIS because you have to have a red dot, it starts getting ridiculous pretty quick. I'm just imaginging trying to sight through a T-1 at a teal...lol.

Just my opinion of course, and I'm as guilty as the next guy when it comes to buying kool gear, but adding BUIS because you added a red dot to a shotgun is really really funny to me.

[DTakas]

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[SGTMAJ]

I have a L3 Insight MRD on a Benelli M4 If it goes down I can use it as a large ghost ring and still see my front sight no BUIS necessarry. I also shoot a Micro T-1 on my 6920 AR if it goes down I use it a a large ghost ring and still see my front sight. Which ever long gun I pick up I am looking for the same thing a red dot if it goes down Im looking for the mechanical front sight through that device. K.I.S.S.

[GrandPooba]

just got my Police 18.5" barrel with rifle sights. There are no issues using the rifle sights with the picatinny rail installed on the receiver. There is ample clearance.

[DTakas]

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[GrandPooba]

lower 1/3 cowitness on the Aimpoint?

No, even on a Larue low QD mount, the Aimpoint is still a bit too high to allow for a lower 1/3.

But it is easy to flick off if it goes down and I can use the rifle sights with zero issues even with the rail on the receiver.