Home Made Rear Sight

[The_Future]

I have a Benielli Nova 20 gauge that I am going to be using this fall for dear season. I do not have a rifled barrel nor do I have the money to get one.

So my question is 1) can I make a rear sight that is a very shallow 'v' that will some how attach to over the rib, and 2) what brand of slugs in your experience work best is smoothbore shotguns?

I was thinking of trying out the Federal TruBall slug, and Remington Slugger and using what shoots best.

 

[Dave McCracken]

1, yes. I've seen a few homemade sights used. Williams and probably others make adjustable open sights that fasten to the rib with screws. Not that costly.

Chances are you'll need a front sight also.

As for slugs....

There's no ineffective 12 gauge slugs. All work marvelous well when inserted correctly.

It's a buckdancer's choice as to which one will group best in a given shotgun.
Buy a variety of 5 packs, test until a winner emerges, buy lots of that one.

Right now, the KO Brenekke 1 oz slug is best in my two slug shooters. That's the first time in 5 decades of shotgunning and slugs that has happened.

YMMV....

 

[mete]

Benelli did have a screw on rear sight - I have one for mi M1 90. It's a little plastic one that fits on the rib. A shallow V gives poor vertical and horizontal definition. Standard slugs are for smooth bores , sabot slugs are for rifled barrels.

 

[dfariswheel]

There are several available sights that attach to the rib for use with slugs.

Here's a good one by Williams:
http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/store/productdetail.aspx?p=16144&s=36197

Here's a set made specifically for the Benelli:
http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/store/productdetail.aspx?p=13200&s=32170

 

[The_Future]

I was thing more along the lines of it being an express sight and just using the large red bead as my front sight

 

[mete]

BTW i had a plastic glowing front bead on my Benelli and disgarded it after one squirrel hunt .While it glows in the sun it doesn't in the shade , giving two very different sight pictures .I replaced it with a stainless steel bead.

 

[mrelijahgardner]

My idea for what it's worth.

I don't know how much the screw on sights cost.

you could look into a cheap scope and brackets? I see ktis on ebay for as little as $7.00 sometimes.