Rail

[fonzy]

I have a mossberg 500 security model. All it has is the front brass bead sight. I was thinking of putting the rail mossberg has on it's website on top of the receiver. I have a tasco red dot and rings set just sitting in my closet. What do you guys think? Or is this just a waste of money on mall ninja accessories?

[Blackboomstick]

I put on my gun thing's I'll use. I have a rail mounted on my SG, but never used it. Mount what you want then take a class where you're rolling all over the ground and sh*t. Whatever falls off, leave it there.

[FuzzyBrows]

The only thing thats on my moss 590 is the original bead sight and a heat shield. Why would you need anything else but that? Its not like your gonna engage anyone pass 10 or 15 meters and in a home defense situation, i think its faster to lineup the perp with a front sight bead than a red dot. No lie though, a rail mounted red dot does look kinda damn cool.

[MossbergMan]

Home Defense SG: Bead sight is just fine. If you must put a "rail" on the gun it should support a bright white LED light off the side, mounted between the barrel and the magazine tube.
You want a "game gun" or a "tacticool" gun for range conversation (CSF=cool stuff factor) then put a rail on it. 3 gun competition guns use dot sights all the time, but do you really want to have to turn your sights on before you fight? If it runs on batteries it will fail whe you need it most, Murphy's Law. K.I.S.S. Keep It Simple Shooter.

[BigDogatPlay]

+1 on a bead sight for a purely home defense gun. No more needed than that. Provision for mounting a good quality light on an HD gun is a must.