Fiber optic turkey sights


Turkeygirl

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Ok, need some help here because I'm use to just shooting a gun with a front sight and a small mid bead. My new Mossbery has the fiber optic sights aka the adjustable rear sight and then a front sight.

First question, what it the proper way for adjusting the rear sight? It's got windage and elevation adjustment

Second question, how should I be aiming or looking down the barrel at them? My guess is the obvious, line up the front bead through the middle of the rear sight.

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TG, not sure if you can adjust the rear sight anymore then one click left or right. My gun was shooting a little off so I actually slid my front side back towards me a little and it brought the height right where I need it. I was looking for info on how to adjust these and could not find it anywhere. I'm not sure you can do much with the sights that come on that mossberg, and the book surely doesn't tell you much.

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Ruth... The factory Mossberg sights do not give much adjustment. If I am correct, it is a piece of sheet metal snapped over the rib on the barrel. With 3 settings of adjustment, center ,right and left.

I replaced the factory sights with better Tru-Glo sights on my 835. But you said you have elevation and windage, That don't sound like the cheap factory set up.

There should be some screws on the sight to adjust it.

As far as aiming...I always aim when I shoot at turkeys.

Aim right for the waddles.

When wingshooting I would point the shotgun. The chokes for each task do different jobs. The turkey choke concentrates the shot, thats why you want to aim. Where as the modified and improved tubes spread out the shot more whereas pointing would work to hit your target.

Hope this helps.

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My guess is the obvious, line up the front bead through the middle of the rear sight.

That is how I aim Ruth.

Far as setting up the sights, first thing I do is eyeball the sights down the barrel aiming at a target, helps if you can put the gun in a rest and aim it at a set point or a target would be even better, and match the sights up as close as possible. I use some cheap field loads when first getting my sights on and adjust the rear sight to fine tune it. Then when you pattern your gun with the loads you plan to hunt with, you can make whatever changes need made if any for the loads you are shooting.

Funny thing is, about 30 minutes ago, I just got done putting some tru glo fiber optic sights on the 20 gauge 870 youth shotgun I bought for my wife yesterday. She is ready for final sighting and the she can shoot some milk jugs or targets for practice.

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