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Turkey Guns & Shooting => Turkey Gun Sights & Optics => Topic started by: YoungJake on April 09, 2011, 09:10:42 PM

Title: bead?
Post by: YoungJake on April 09, 2011, 09:10:42 PM
can I get by with just a regular bead on my gun for sights?
Title: Re: bead?
Post by: Snoody Bastid on April 09, 2011, 09:24:32 PM
Men have been killing turkeys with "just a bead" since the inception of the shotgun. Just find a choke/load combo that will throw decent patterns into your POA/POI area. I just picked up an 11-87 SPS-T with a white bead and will be patterning it next week.
Title: Re: bead?
Post by: cannonball on April 09, 2011, 09:36:40 PM
Quote from: Snoody Bastid on April 09, 2011, 09:24:32 PM
Men have been killing turkeys with "just a bead" since the inception of the shotgun. Just find a choke/load combo that will throw decent patterns into your POA/POI area. I just picked up an 11-87 SPS-T with a white bead and will be patterning it next week.

:agreed:
Title: Re: bead?
Post by: jakesdad on April 09, 2011, 10:22:12 PM
I use just a bead on my 12 and 20 as POA and POI is real close with lead loads.Like to keep it simple as i can.HTL outta the 20 and I'll use the williams sights.
Title: Re: bead?
Post by: YoungJake on April 09, 2011, 11:57:55 PM
ok, i guess i'll just keep the front bead on my ol' 870
Title: Re: bead?
Post by: TauntoHawk on April 10, 2011, 02:19:21 PM
My 870 had a nice double bead with white front bead worked awesome for years. Went the fast fire just for something
Title: Re: bead?
Post by: WyoHunter on April 19, 2011, 07:47:56 PM
It will work but I'd have a second smaller bead installed midway down the barrel. If you stack the large bead on top of the small bead it makes for more accurate placement of your face on the stock. This in turn gives you a consistent stock weld and more accurate shot placement. I shot this style for a while then went to Wiiliams iron sights and then to a scope.
Title: Re: bead?
Post by: Reloader on April 20, 2011, 01:45:22 PM
Quote from: WyoHunter on April 19, 2011, 07:47:56 PM
It will work but I'd have a second smaller bead installed midway down the barrel. If you stack the large bead on top of the small bead it makes for more accurate placement of your face on the stock. This in turn gives you a consistent stock weld and more accurate shot placement. I shot this style for a while then went to Wiiliams iron sights and then to a scope.

That is a good idea.  Single bead on the end of the bbl will cause you to miss high at times from not getting down on the rib in an intense situation. 

I like optics since it's so much easier under pressure. IE put dot on head and pull trigger :D