What night sight replaces the front bead on an 870

[flip180]

I want to upgrade my front sight bead on my 870 HD with one that is a night sight. I don't want to outfit the gun with a full set of peeps but, I do want to be able to see the front sight better in low light. Any suggstions?

Thanks, Flip.

 

[dfariswheel]

Brownell's sell most of the available luminous bead sights.
http://www.brownells.com/

Remington also sells their version.

The Express/HD 870 has a pressed-in front bead.
Usually, the best thing to do is to have a gunsmith extract the factory bead, drill and tap the hole to the right size, then screw in the new bead.

 

[Preacherman]

http://www.xssights.com/store/shotgun.html

 

[RTFM]

Preacherman, have any hands on experience with the XS Sights?
(or anyone else for that matter.)

I was looking at them for my SIG P229, and it might make sense to have same matching sights on the 870 and the SIG>


Thanks.

RTFM

 

[Robert Hairless]

We've put the Tru-Dot front sight on our Remingtons. It works nicely. Brownell's sells them: http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/st...x?p=6846&title=TRU-DOT+DAY/NIGHT+SHOTGUN+BEAD

 

[cgv69]

Here's the one I recently purchased for my 870P...

Marble Arms Tritium Shotgun sight

I choose this one over the "Tru-Dot" version because this one has a white ring around the Tritium vial which is more similar to my hand guns and also makes it easier to pick out during daylight hours.

FYI - the factory bead on my police model 870 was not threaded either so my barrel is currently at my local gunsmith being drilled and tapped

 

[P. Plainsman]

I installed the Meprolight "Tru-Dot" tritium front sight on my 870 but have been very disappointed with it. Visibility in darkness is lousy. Barely qualifies as a "night sight" at all, in my book.

Avoid it, and try instead the XS Sight Systems setup or the Marble Arms/Trijicon sight, both noted above.

 

[Bix]

RTFM -

I use the XS Express sights on my 870. I prefer them to both the factory bead and the factory rifle sights. I've found them to be a good blend of speed and precision for what I do with my gun (classes/competitions).