Mossberg 500 sight options?

DirksterG30 · December 19th, 2005, 01:18 PM

I am getting a Mossberg 500 for Christmas that I intent to use for home defense & SHTF situations. The sight on this model is a gold bead up front, and the top of the receiver is flattened, and the top of the receiver is drilled & tapped. What I'd like to know is: if you have a HD shotgun, what sights do you have on it? Pictures would be helpful, if you have them. I've been looking at red dot sights, but I don't like the idea of that being my only sight, and if the battery dies or it breaks, I'm out of luck.

David III · December 19th, 2005, 01:59 PM

I've got ghost ring sights on my 500 (came that way from the factory, same as the ghost rings on the 590s). I like the sight a lot. Really makes me think of it like a rifle, where I need to aim carefully (and one does, even with a riot gun). It is also surprisingly accurate with slugs out to 100 yards.

P95Carry · December 19th, 2005, 02:34 PM

I have a 500C - 20G. It has vented rib so I am assuming same for all - not 100% sure. I did for some while have ''Turkey'' clip on sights added - rear had 2 green inserts - trijicon IIRC - the ones that pick up ambient light, not night sights. Front sight was single red. They work well IMO but taken them off there to put on another shottie. No pics to hand right now.

Euclidean · December 19th, 2005, 02:46 PM

I've always used the bead sight personally. I keep telling myself I'm going to get ghost rings installed one of these days.

rocky · December 19th, 2005, 02:58 PM

Trijicon makes a nice set of ghost ring sights. You need to have a smith install em though. Makes for much better accuracy than a bead. I don't think anyone makes a low profile dot that would let ya co witness the irons .

Moon · December 19th, 2005, 04:47 PM

I didn't go the ghost ring route on my HD shotgun. I replaced the bead with a tritium/white dot sight from IWI. It has been 10 years and the tritium was too hard to see, so I just bought a Big Dot front sight for it. Use it just like a bead, but it is much easier to see day or night.

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December 19th, 2005, 01:18 PM	#1
DirksterG30 Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 431	Mossberg 500 sight options? I am getting a Mossberg 500 for Christmas that I intent to use for home defense & SHTF situations. The sight on this model is a gold bead up front, and the top of the receiver is flattened, and the top of the receiver is drilled & tapped. What I'd like to know is: if you have a HD shotgun, what sights do you have on it? Pictures would be helpful, if you have them. I've been looking at red dot sights, but I don't like the idea of that being my only sight, and if the battery dies or it breaks, I'm out of luck.

December 19th, 2005, 02:34 PM	#3
P95Carry Assistant Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: South West PA Posts: 25,366	I have a 500C - 20G. It has vented rib so I am assuming same for all - not 100% sure. I did for some while have ''Turkey'' clip on sights added - rear had 2 green inserts - trijicon IIRC - the ones that pick up ambient light, not night sights. Front sight was single red. They work well IMO but taken them off there to put on another shottie. No pics to hand right now. __________________ Chris - P95 NRA Certified Instructor & NRA Life Member. "To own a gun and assume that you are armed is like owning a piano and assuming that you are a musician!." If a BG dies as the result of pointing a gun at me, then he has merely succumbed to an occupational hazard of being a thug

December 19th, 2005, 02:46 PM	#4
Euclidean VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 3,213	I've always used the bead sight personally. I keep telling myself I'm going to get ghost rings installed one of these days. __________________ I am The Armed Educator.

December 19th, 2005, 04:47 PM	#6
Moon Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: USA Posts: 33	I didn't go the ghost ring route on my HD shotgun. I replaced the bead with a tritium/white dot sight from IWI. It has been 10 years and the tritium was too hard to see, so I just bought a Big Dot front sight for it. Use it just like a bead, but it is much easier to see day or night. http://www.xssights.com __________________ This is the best IWB holster I have found... ever! :)

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December 19th, 2005, 01:59 PM	#2
David III Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Sturgeon, MO Posts: 745	I've got ghost ring sights on my 500 (came that way from the factory, same as the ghost rings on the 590s). I like the sight a lot. Really makes me think of it like a rifle, where I need to aim carefully (and one does, even with a riot gun). It is also surprisingly accurate with slugs out to 100 yards.

December 19th, 2005, 02:58 PM	#5
rocky Senior Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: MI Posts: 11,767	Trijicon makes a nice set of ghost ring sights. You need to have a smith install em though. Makes for much better accuracy than a bead. I don't think anyone makes a low profile dot that would let ya co witness the irons .