Snowblind
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I love my Mesa LEO adapter for the 870, but as part of my "tacticool scale-down" I moved back to the bead sight and removed the saddle rail/red dot setup. While the higher cheek placement was great for the red dot, which was about an inch and a half or so off the receiver, it's terrible for the bead. I have to put my cheekbone against the tube to sight along the top of the receiver, and while it does work, it's uncomfortable, and I have yet to muster the courage to load up any full-power slugs. I really don't need a cracked orbital.
I love the LEO adapter so much, I'd rather change the sight system than remove it, but I don't want to go back to the saddle rail either... I was looking at drilling/tapping the receiver and going with a rail to re-mount the red dot like the Express tactical models have. Are there any setups that would still let me hit the bead, or would I have to add a raised front sight?
What are my options here?
I love the LEO adapter so much, I'd rather change the sight system than remove it, but I don't want to go back to the saddle rail either... I was looking at drilling/tapping the receiver and going with a rail to re-mount the red dot like the Express tactical models have. Are there any setups that would still let me hit the bead, or would I have to add a raised front sight?
What are my options here?