870 Bead Sight Picture

[SparrowHanger]

What kind of a sight picture am I supposed to have shooting an 870 Express with a front bead sight andno rear sight on an 18-1/2" barrrel?

[cmoore]

If you look atop the receiver, you'll see a concave indentation running lengthwise towards the barrel. That's essentially your rear sight. Sight down that indent and rest/center the front bead on top of it. You should be good-to-go....

[Thefeeder]

What kind of a sight picture am I supposed to have shooting an 870 Express with a front bead sight andno rear sight on an 18-1/2" barrrel?

On a shotgun your eye is the rear sight.......18 1/2 or 32" barrel....870 or Perazzi.....get to a clays range and learn to shoot a shotgun........the tac stuff will be sooooooo much easier when you do

Does't work the other way around.

[aippi]

The bead should be centered on the receiver. If you see any of the pedestal the bead is sitting on the you will be shooting high. If you only see the top of the bead you will be shooting low.

If you want to get good do what TheFeeder said. If you can hit those timy little clay disk flying through the air and man size target is nothing.

[Rigma]

As a novice, here is what I have noticed. The less you think about your sight picture, the better.

Not to say you don't have to aim, but with experience comes muscle memory, and with that comes improved accuracy in both cases.

I also concur that practice with clays has helped me when I put on the 18.5 barrel and play with buck. Instead of 'overthinking' it still, I have begun to shoot more instinctually because with practice comes a familiar feel and comfort with the weapon.

Just 2 cents from someone only slightly above the level of suck.

[SparrowHanger]

Thanks everyone. I have been shooting those clay birds for a couple of months now, starting with the short barrel and then getting a ribed 28 and the two sight differently. As important as it is not to look at the sight, I still have to know during drills what I am pointing at and that means knowing a proper sight picture. And yes, if I look at the bead while shooting clays my chances of a miss skyrocket.

[ysr_racer]

I tool my front bead off and my score went UP!!