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Turkey Guns & Shooting => Turkey Guns => Topic started by: YukonC on January 03, 2020, 11:12:13 AM

Title: 835 24” Utili-Mag Adjustable Sight Needed
Post by: YukonC on January 03, 2020, 11:12:13 AM
Looking for advice on adjustable "iron sights" for my 3 year old 835. Not interested in red dots. I am going to do a legit pattern session and want to have a sight that is adjustable to be as dialed in as possible. I picked up an Indian creek choke and plan to polish the barrel and do patterns out to 75.


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Title: Re: 835 24” Utili-Mag Adjustable Sight Needed
Post by: USMC0331 on January 03, 2020, 12:09:28 PM
William's fire sights . I would not suggest trying to take turkey at 75 yards with a shotgun as the kill shot % is low and at normal turkey hunting ranges your pattern would be so tight leaving you very little room for error. If you state allows the use of a rifle a 22 would be great at 75 yards.

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Title: Re: 835 24” Utili-Mag Adjustable Sight Needed
Post by: YukonC on January 03, 2020, 12:10:48 PM
I will check those out. I am currently looking at the truglo gobble dot. I won't be shooting a turkey that far but I will possibly be shooting coyotes with 4 shot.


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Title: Re: 835 24” Utili-Mag Adjustable Sight Needed
Post by: YukonC on January 03, 2020, 12:23:08 PM
Any opinions on which is better the Williams vs Truglo?


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Title: Re: 835 24” Utili-Mag Adjustable Sight Needed
Post by: Bowguy on January 03, 2020, 12:50:42 PM
Williams. I've used Williams sights for a bit. Don't recall the year but I put them on  SP10 the year Remington bought it from Ithaca. Never had an issue and they've been on a few guns.
Here's just a consideration. On a Benelli 20 ga I put the ghost ring sights on em. They're about like fire sights but the rear end is a peep. It keeps your head down. I actually like the sight better than the reg open irons.
Title: Re: 835 24” Utili-Mag Adjustable Sight Needed
Post by: YukonC on January 03, 2020, 06:47:42 PM
Alright well I ordered the Williams it will be here Monday. Hopefully get some decent weather and I will go pattern.


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Title: Re: 835 24” Utili-Mag Adjustable Sight Needed
Post by: tracker#1 on January 03, 2020, 08:16:05 PM
I bought a Remington 11/87 years back. POA was off almost 2 feet at 40 yards. Sent it back to Remington and they sent it back saying "they found no problems". I then took it to a gun smith. He found the barrel threaded "crooked". He cut the barrel and re-tapped (threaded) it straight. It patterned better but then I put the Williams on for that barrel and fined tuned the POA.  Shoots perfect POA.
Title: Re: 835 24” Utili-Mag Adjustable Sight Needed
Post by: dbishop on January 15, 2020, 02:59:26 PM
I have both sights on various different guns.  Some I see better than others depending on size of the fibers.  The one thing I like about the Williams sights is the ability to order a rear ghost ring sight if necessary.  I'm waiting on two of them to arrive this afternoon to put on a couple muzzle loaders to use in PA flintlock.