Speedbead and FastFire question

[GD1656]

I talked to Burris today about getting a speedbead mount and a fastfire for my Franchi Affinity 20--they said they are working on a mount for the 20 but not yet.They said that the 12 Affinity may work but they were not sure. They also said they recommend the 8moa dot for the shotguns----what say you all ?? Thanks  Paul

[whiskey]

I did a write up about fitting the speedbead to my 20ga affinity. It wasn't too hard, but access to a mill helps.


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[whiskey]

http://theclarksvillechronicles.blogspot.com/2016/05/franchi-affinity-with-burris-speed-bead.html?m=1


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[SumToy]

you can drill it for a mount.  we have did a few of them.  2 yesterday. 

[GD1656]

What about the 8 moa? Any opinions?

[backwater]

I went with the 3.    The 8 just seemed too big for my liking.

[hookedspur]

3 here , the 8 was to big to suit me. It covers up a lot of the bird at 40 yards.

[Spurs Up]

FWIW a minority opinion here...

I have both a 3 MOA and an 8 MOA on shotguns.  To my aging eyes (20/20 with astigmatism), the 8 is much easier to "acquire on target."  In intense sunlight and with a illuminated target, the 3 MOA even on it's brighter settings is just plain harder to find.

As others have said, the 8 MOA does cover a much larger area of the target.  However, I find that that I'm able to use it on dimmer, almost translucent settings that allow me to see portions of the target that would otherwise be obscured by the dot.

I wish Burris and others made a 6 MOA.  That'd be the ticket for scattergunning turkeys.

[DrDirtNap]

Did you tell Burris you were going to be using the sight for hunting turkeys?  Reason I ask is that at one time they were making a big push for the FF site to use on shotguns for duck hunting and wing shooting....I can see where a larger dot would be good for that....but for turkeys 8 MOA is just too big.

[longbeards]

If you shoot a tight turkey gun like I do you almost have to go with the 3mill..I have tried the larger dot and don't like it,,,,way to big for a turkey sized target!! Just me experience,,best longbeards