sterling Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 (edited) I've got a .410 mossberg 500 (non-ribbed barrel) with a 9" removeable hushpower fitted. For those of you successfully shooting with this setup, what are you doing for sight options? I'm not having much luck obscuring the target with the moderator - I find myself removing it a lot of the time and not surprisingly the mod doesn't suppress the shot much when I leave it at home I've considered drilling/tapping the reciever to fit a rail and mount either a red dot or ghost rings or alternatively, clamp a rail on the barrel just behind the mod and use a tall front sight. Any better ideas would be much appreciated! Edited January 28, 2012 by sterling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cookoff013 Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 depends on what you are doing, some like to put rifle style sight and shoot rabbits with it. or some ajust the comb and sight system, there are many options that can cause you problems. i think your first problem is you dont know where the poi or the poa is. the only way to find it is on a pattern board. i`ve seen all manor of sights for these including gluing a piece of rubber to act as a rear sight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackinbox99 Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 Sounds like yours is different to mine, mines the hushpower mossberg 500 and the mod isnt removable on mine. Mine has a small brass peg sight on the end of the mod, which is how it came straight from the saddelry & gunrooms. I find because the mod is so large, it can be hard to aim initially. I found I was shooting over everything. A quick bit of target practise at beer cans, a patterning board or shooting a few clays soon corrected me. Cracking gun tho! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northeastshooter Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 Posted somthing luke this a couple of weeks ago i have abolt action 410 with add on mod going to try and fit a cheap red dot sight from the usa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stubby Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 Posted somthing luke this a couple of weeks ago i have abolt action 410 with add on mod going to try and fit a cheap red dot sight from the usa theres plenty of red dot stuff in the uk if you search for it, mine only cost £20 posted, it'll cost more than that from states or china Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catweazle Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 The receiver on my 500a was already tapped so I screwed on a weaver rail and mounted a red-dot sight. It needs a comb raiser too now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northeastshooter Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 theres plenty of red dot stuff in the uk if you search for it, mine only cost £20 posted, it'll cost more than that from states or china £13 posted cudnt reali argue at that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sterling Posted February 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 Thanks a lot for the suggestions guys! I've even tried using a zip-tie on the end of the can and then use the fastener as a crude bead. Safe to say I need something better. Sound advice too - I really must pattern this gun. I might get some unapproving looks but I think I'll drill and tap for a rail and mount a red dot - I'm just worried the aluminium receiver isn't up to it. I use the gun for everything from rabbiting and roost shooting to clays and decoyed pigeons if I'm feeling really lucky. I have to admit I often reach for the 12 gauge to make up for poor shooting though. Out of interest, has anybody chrono'd those surprisingly loud "subsonic" eley extra longs? I'm sure I know a supersonic crack when I hear one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northeastshooter Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 Drill and tapping it might take it out of proof talking to my gun smith he suggested soldering it on low temp solder u might have to rise the stock to suit eye level aswell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sterling Posted February 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 Drill and tapping it might take it out of proof talking to my gun smith he suggested soldering it on low temp solder u might have to rise the stock to suit eye level aswell That's well worth knowing thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catweazle Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 Drill and tapping it might take it out of proof talking to my gun smith he suggested soldering it on low temp solder u might have to rise the stock to suit eye level aswell I can't see how, the receiver isn't a pressure-bearing component. Mine was already tapped from the factory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sterling Posted February 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 (edited) Just patterned it at 15, 20, 25 and 30 yards with eley fourlongs and extralongs by obscuring the target with the mod. POA and POI seem pretty close. Fourlongs are dismal at anything beyond 15yds, but those 18g extralongs were throwing surprisingly dense patterns out to 25ish. Thanks for the input guys. After some quite successful decoying today, I'll stick without sights for shooting birds on the wing or bolting rabbits for now and take the air rifle for anything else... Edited February 4, 2012 by sterling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sterling Posted February 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 (edited) For anybody interested - I've just bought a ghost ring sight/heat shield from ATI for the mossbeg 500. It will only work on hushpowers with the short moderator (not the full-barrel models). It's a bit "tacti-cool" looking, but I'll see how I get on with it and report back. Edited February 5, 2012 by sterling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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