Ghost Sight Difference

[Checkmate]

I plan to purchase a ghost for my 870 from Midway. I'm looking at a "Scattergun Technologies" model and a "Trijicon Remington model"
(p.661 in catalog)I don't see a difference except in price? This is my first shotgun, I haven't even fired it yet and I'm not knowledgeable on the different ghost models, am I missing something or are you just paying for the name on Scattergun/Wilson. I want the tritium front, but do you really need it on the rear? The reason for the ghost is that i will be taking a 4 day tactical shotgun class, hopefully so i can learn technique with no bad habits, the course requires a minimum 300rds bird, 250rds buck, and 75rds slug out to 100 yards and the ghost is highly recommended so i will take them for their word on this..Thanks

 

[MAX100]

They are both quality sights. Just go with the cheapest. You could buy another shotgun for what the sights are going to cost you and having them installed.

You could also buy a 18.5" barrel with rifle sights for $90 which will be less than what a set of GRS will cost you. The rifle sights will be excellent for your intended purpose. Just as good as GRS.

You can get a Norinco 982 with Ghost Ring Sights for $179 at Big 5 if you have one near you. If not there are other places who sale them. They are a copy of the 870 and all 870 accessories will fit it. It is made of all steel and has metal trigger guard and machined extractor and ejector. Better made than your 870 Express and the GRS on it are excellent. You could have this shotgun for what you are going to spend on the GRS.

870 rifle sight 18.5" barrel link:
http://www.havlinsales.com/ (click on close out barrels)


Norinco 982 with GRS Link:
http://big5sportinggoods.shoplocal....503914&rapid=0&listingid=-2092052227&offerid=



GC

 

[Robert Hairless]

A four day Tactical Shotgun course in which 625 rounds will be shot strikes me as pretty rough going for someone who has never fired a shotgun. Have you considered the likelihood that you'll be in a class with many experienced shotgunners, that they will set the pace, and that you might be playing catchup frantically for four extremely tough days? If so your plan to learn good habits might well go out the window somewhere before lunch on the first day.

Perhaps it might be a good idea to learn the basics of that 870 thoroughly before you take the leap into tactics. Isn't there a good local instructor who can help you learn if the shotgun fits you, point the way to any necessary modifications so it does, and then work with you for a while on basics such as how to hold it so it doesn't beat you smartly about the head and shoulders when you shoot it? There also are potential issues involving manual of arms, ammunition choices, patterning, and such that would be wise to resolve before taking a high dive into an unknown ocean.

Who is the instructor in that course? If it's one of the really good ones, he is likely to have a majority of fastpaced thoroughbred racehorses in that course. No matter how much he might want to help an absolute novice he must service them according to their abilities and expections.

Max100's suggestion about rifle sights instead of ghost ring sights is worth considering whether or not you decide to go ahead with that course right now. I own shotguns with several kinds of sights. For close work--i.e., usual shotgun distances--a simple front bead is faster than any others and allows all the accuracy needed even with slugs. For 75 yards with slugs, the single bead doesn't cut it but rifle sights do me very well. They work well for close work too because I focus on the front sight as if it were a bead. A ghost ring sight captures my eye in close work and is the slowest of the three for me. Your mileage may vary, of course, but you don't yet know how to gauge your mileage. With Max 100's approach--an 18.5" (or even an 18") barrel with rifle sights--you haven't made an expensive modification that you can't change. It takes me about a minute to swap barrels in an 870. I'm slow.