Laser Sight

[polarbear]

I am looking to put a laser sight on my 590A1. Any recommendations? Red vs. green?

[Arson]

What Restaurant serves the best Onion Ringes as an appetizer?

[coy80176]

^^^ the rings have to have a good beer batter

and they also need to have a good ranch dressing for dippin'/adding fat.....mmmm, mmm!

PB - I would suggest that you add a nice torch to your SG, the hot spot will be your "laser" in low/no light conditions... be sure to go out and shoot/pattern it, to see where the hits are relative to the spot. Otherwise, in day light you're eyes and aiming is the laser...

If you do decide to go with a real laser, cuz it's your SG....do what you want to do with it, go with green....it's the new red

Oh, and shoot it a lot, and have fun with it.

[Shotgun Willie]

Red. You can't see the beam unless there's fog or smoke or such. Don't let the smartdonkeys deter you.

[JohnFLand]

A *beginning* sporting clay shooter (I mean, never fired a shotgun before) can hit from 5-20 clays (out of 50) moving fast at longer-than-HD defenses (2-3x greater, minimum) with a bead sight -- and scare the rest. (My son hit 19 on his first try, using a pump shotgun).

But then again, if, at 7-10 yds, you want to precisely make a 3-4" diameter hole with 000 buck centered over the left nipple rather than the right nipple, then have at it.

[mrkam]

I am looking to put a laser sight on my 590A1. Any recommendations? Red vs. green?

I've looked into lasers, and personally, I think a flashlight and a good stock to aim it is good enough, but for pistol grip only shotguns, lasers make them usable. Due to that conclusion, I've looked into lasers a little. I've concluded that the Lasermax Uni-Max Red laser is the best for the price, the $176 option on this link. http://www.opticsplanet.net/lasermax...ght-47935.html

Green lasers are awfully expensive, and the only good thing about them is that you can see really far in daylight. Odds are you aren't going to be dealing with either of those situations (far away or daylight) with your shotgun, so that's why I'd go with red. Also, green lasers are very sensitive to temperatures, and we do live in one of the mildest states, but I'd prefer a laser that I know will always work, provided there are batteries.

The reason I pick the $176 option in the above link as opposed to the $130 option is because the $176 one's laser is 635 nm (the wavelength that Crimson Trace uses), making it orangey red and more visible, as opposed tot the $130's 650nm laser, which is a darker red, and not as bright. The $176 also comes with the option to make the laser strobe, which not only saves battery life (IIRC), but also reportedly gives the illusion of motion to the laser, which makes it much easier to pick up in the daytime. If those features aren't worth the extra $46 to you, that's perfectly fine.

I haven't purchased a laser yet, because it'll just be a big expensive feature while my stock, sights, and flashlight work fine. My pistol grip only shotgun is just a range toy now, and I won't ever consider using for HD until I put a laser on it.