yungrasshopper

And I am excited. I just registered for this forum today and hoped to get some advice on the long (and happy) road ahead to making my shotgun just right.

First, the gun came with ghost ring sights -you know the one with the circle on the back and the bright orange sight at the front (excuse my vernacular, this is a newbie talking as far as shotguns go). Are there night sights for this set up? I seem to have only seen nightsights in which the front sight glows. Seems that both the front and back should glow and work together. Please advise.

Second, I got the gun home and it was the 20 inch. I can bring back and get the 18.5 inch but I am not sure if one is really better than the other. I got the gun for home defense and for that end of the world scenario when I need to defend my home and family from raiding mauraders (recall the bandits in "A Christmas Story" where "Ralphie" takes care of business with his Red Ryder BB Gun:) Please advise. I would like my wife to be able to handle this gun but one thing I have learned is that stepping up to a gun is often what's needed instead of "minimizing" a firearm to fit a person. Maybe that applies here -maybe not.

Aimpro is an outfit in Colorado that specializes in upgrading Mossberg shotguns such as porting and polishing. Is polishing the receiver, etc., a worthwhile investment?

Thanks for any advice anyone can offer to the Yungrasshopper.