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Turkey Guns & Shooting => Turkey Gun Sights & Optics => Topic started by: savduck on February 10, 2011, 08:15:12 PM

Title: Fiber optics on raised barrell
Post by: savduck on February 10, 2011, 08:15:12 PM
Anybody have secrets for mounting adjustable fiber optics on the raised ribs like the benellis or stoegers. Ive had both and cant ever get them were I can adjust the sights dead on, they always seem to shoot low. Put the same sights on my beretta or remington and they are dead on. I have a red dot on my stoeger but sure would like to go back to the fiber optics.
Title: Re: Fiber optics on raised barrell
Post by: Skeeterbait on February 10, 2011, 09:16:29 PM
Have you tried moving the rear sight mounting position along the rib?  Changing its location on the rib can effect your POI.
Title: Re: Fiber optics on raised barrell
Post by: savduck on February 10, 2011, 09:39:11 PM
Yep as far back as it can go and about as far forward as they can go. Left/right is fine.

Had same results with Benelli black eagle as the stoeger. Need about 8 inch more adjustment to be spot on.
Title: Re: Fiber optics on raised barrell
Post by: Skeeterbait on February 11, 2011, 08:39:32 AM
OK, so you are shooting low.  You need to lower your front site or raise your back sight.  I don't know which brand of sights you are using and I know this means more money, but is there another brand or model of sight that would give you a lower front so you could use the front from one kit and the adjustable rear you have?  It is that or look for a way to shim the back sight if possible.
Title: Re: Fiber optics on raised barrell
Post by: savduck on February 11, 2011, 03:57:24 PM
Been looking for after market ghost rings, cant find any for benellis.
Title: Re: Fiber optics on raised barrell
Post by: TrophyTracker on February 13, 2011, 10:21:29 PM
I had the same problem once, and fixed it by putting the factory front Fiber optic bead on the M2 and the Adjustable rear sight from a SVL Dead Center combo on the back. I took me from shooting extremely low to being right where I wanted to be.

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