Help! Bead Sight Picture

[Venom007]

All I have an 870 Police with bead sight barrel. The Remington does not have the bead stuck right into the barrel. Instead there is a little "platform" the bead sits on top of. What I am wanting to know is what is the correct sight picture?



Should that little platform be visible as in the left, or should I just see the bead as on the right?

Thanks in advance!

 

[kudu]

It is going to be subjective, you don't want to force your cheek into the stock, but you still want a decent cheek weld. The only way to be sure is to shoot it. If slugs, you only have one hole, if you are doing buck or birdshot, you will want a pattern board and a center point to shoot at. After the shot you dissect the pattern with a horizontal line through the center of the Point of Aim and find the average of your pattern. If 60% is above the POA, your gun shoots 60/40, if below POA you deduct it would be 40/60. Almost all my guns set up where I can see a bit of ramp on the vent ribs, if they have a mid bead I usually see just a bit of rib between it and the front bead. They shoot about 60/40 or 65/35% for me. My trap gun shoots about 90/10% or almost a foot high at 35 yards.

 

[Sappyg2.0]

What kudu said.

I've noticed that my short 12 gage tends to throw buck shot high at about 10 yards. In other words I have to point the gun at the crotch to get a chest hit. I could be flinching a little too. Mine doesn't have a bead ramp.

With your Bead post (ramp), I would guess to hold dead on.

The best way to check is to shoot your gun. Reload.. shoot... buy more ammo... repeat.

 

[entropy]

Depends on the kind of shooting; Slugs or buck, the second sight picture you drew is fine. Clays or birds with shot, the first is better. With my 20" barrel with the same bead you have I shoot the second sight picture, as I don't shoot Trap or pheasants with that barrel.