Ghost Ring Q.

[christophera]

I'm looking to upgrade from an Express to a Remington Police shotgun with the Wilson Compat ghost rings. Few questions;
How hard is it to shoot clays with a ghost ring? Nothing competetive, just informal clays with my buddy.
After taking it apart to clean it, does the point of aim change at all?
Last, how much should I expect to pay for one? Specifically the one with the Wilson's, #4937. Are the Wilson sights much better then Remy's?

 

[kudu]

Seeing as how ghost rings are made to be aimed at a target, and when shooting clays the last thing you want to be seeing is the sights on a barrel. It should be OK to shoot clays with if you ignore the sights and just see the bird. I am probably the last to take advice from on ghost rings though as I have never used them. I just look where I am shooting, be it slugs or bird shot and that is where the load goes, regardless if there is a bead or sight or not on the gun. If I don't remember seeing the barrel when I shoot then I am doing the right thing.

 

[Kestrel]

christopher,

Yes, the Wilson/Scattergun ghost rings are better than the Remington's. (Don't get the Remington - they are not as durable.)

Steve

 

[MrMurphy]

Ghost rings are not aerial sights. Ignore the sights, look over the top of them at teh bird and experiment. My Nova SP has ghost rings, but it's an antipersonnel gun. With buckshot and slugs out to 100 yards, it's a hitter.

 

[Tom C.]

I put ghost ring sights on my old Remington Model 11. I also use the gun for sporting clays. I get interesting looks when I uncase it, but it works fine for me. The idea of the ghost ring rear sight is to look through it without really noticing it. You then concentrate on the front sight just as if it were a bead (I have an Ashley Outdoors blade on a Williams ramp.) The blade actually helps in some situations because it doesn’t block your view like the barrel does on targets coming toward you.