Sorry about the long post......
I put together an 870 as a tactical gun and installed a Tasco Pro-Point P6 special that I already owned. Thought I didn't want to install a couple hundred dollars of tritium ghost ring sights. Now I find that I love it as my 67 year old eyes seem to have better sight acquisition and accuracy than I have enjoyed for years. Now the question: are red dot sights really slower than ghost rings as some instructors say. That is, for everybody. I have been told that the red dots are less than optimum on a tactical sg. I just play games with mine, haven't done a SWAT entry or building clearance, etc in my life as a groceryman, accountant, programmer,anyalyst, etc.... I enjoyed the best score that I ever made at our IDPA shoot with the new gun and the red dot last week. The special that I installed has four selectable dot sizes and is great at the long distances with a 1 MOA and using the 12MOA indoors makes it seem really fast. Both eyes open, full field of view, great low light level target acquisition, etc.. For me it seems great. I guess that is all that really matters as you shoot a lot better with equipment that you are confortable with...... Still wonder about the comparison between dots and ghost rings....
Choke choice:
I patterened the cyl bbl with 00 buck and run out of pattern after about 15 yards. I have a deer special 20" bbl, cantilevered with RemChokes ordered. I will pattern it next week when it arrives with Skeet, IC and Mod chokes (mod is tightest Rem recommends). Thinking of trying the Patternmaster Standard Long Range. Any suggestions? FYI: I have an Express sythetic stock, 18" cyl choke, Aimtech saddle mount, the P6spl pro-point, 2 shot Choate mag extension, tactical sling, 6 shot Tac Star side saddle, Alan Timney trigger job (3 1/2#) and the 20" bbl is in the mail.
Thank you, Jim
I put together an 870 as a tactical gun and installed a Tasco Pro-Point P6 special that I already owned. Thought I didn't want to install a couple hundred dollars of tritium ghost ring sights. Now I find that I love it as my 67 year old eyes seem to have better sight acquisition and accuracy than I have enjoyed for years. Now the question: are red dot sights really slower than ghost rings as some instructors say. That is, for everybody. I have been told that the red dots are less than optimum on a tactical sg. I just play games with mine, haven't done a SWAT entry or building clearance, etc in my life as a groceryman, accountant, programmer,anyalyst, etc.... I enjoyed the best score that I ever made at our IDPA shoot with the new gun and the red dot last week. The special that I installed has four selectable dot sizes and is great at the long distances with a 1 MOA and using the 12MOA indoors makes it seem really fast. Both eyes open, full field of view, great low light level target acquisition, etc.. For me it seems great. I guess that is all that really matters as you shoot a lot better with equipment that you are confortable with...... Still wonder about the comparison between dots and ghost rings....
Choke choice:
I patterened the cyl bbl with 00 buck and run out of pattern after about 15 yards. I have a deer special 20" bbl, cantilevered with RemChokes ordered. I will pattern it next week when it arrives with Skeet, IC and Mod chokes (mod is tightest Rem recommends). Thinking of trying the Patternmaster Standard Long Range. Any suggestions? FYI: I have an Express sythetic stock, 18" cyl choke, Aimtech saddle mount, the P6spl pro-point, 2 shot Choate mag extension, tactical sling, 6 shot Tac Star side saddle, Alan Timney trigger job (3 1/2#) and the 20" bbl is in the mail.
Thank you, Jim