Tru Glo Sights

[Craig]

Found a set of all-metal, fully adjustable Tru Glo sights at Wildlife Taxidermy today. They came with the optional "ghost ring" which I really like. Even better... they were on sale.
My original plan was to put a red dot scope on the Benelli. However, I really like the idea of open sights and the low profile they give. So, figured I'd give 'em a try and see how it goes.
Anyone have experience with these sights? They seem rock solid on the ribs (yes, loc tite was used). Only thing I don't like is it seems not a lot of the sight contacts the rib. Its pretty much just the four corners that make contact and pinch the rib. Here's hoping the recoil doesn't jar them loose.

[MK-M-GOBL]

NICE I use the Williams Fire Sight which is actually who makes your sight. Well not make them, they machine the parts and then sell them to TruGlo. Did you have fun getting those screws in ;D ;D Hope you didn't pull a Ken and loose one! Waited a mintue...was it me that dropped that screw

I tried the Ghost ring before and didn't care for it. Beside blocking out my field of view a little, I just wasn't too impressed with it. I thought it would be a lot shooting a peep sight like on a deer gun but it really not. I found it real pain trying to line up things on a gobbler that's had my heart pounding a mile a mintue. It's nothing like seeing a buck running for the brush and throwing up the peep sight and being right on him, with a gobbler things are not going nearly as fast.

I'm sure though there's a lot of people not seeing the way I do, they seem to be pretty popular

[noreasttrkyhntr]

They are nice Craig. I had a set on my Remington 11-87 (minus the ghost ring) I liked the fact that they where all metal. but I had to take them off. I simply can't see the front sights anymore so all my turkey guns are or soon will be scoped. but for you guy's that can still see they are a great option...Bob..

[Craig]

I set it up first with the notched rear sight. I went outside and aimed at stumps, squirrels and other such stuff. When I was trying to line the sights up, I just could not get the rear sight lined up. I was having a horrible time trying to get the rear, front and target in my picture all at once. I even tried moving the rear sight forward to help, with no luck.
So, I put the ghost ring on and went outside aiming at crap again. While I still could not see the two glo dots in the rear sight, I could easily center the front sight in the rear ring.
I think my eyesight is going... I have nothing but scopes on all the firearms I use (except my 30-30 which has a williams peep). So, either I am just too used to scopes or my eyes just can't see what they used to. I never had a problem picking up the sight lines in the past. But, I think the last time I tried was a good ten years ago.

Now... about those darned little screws...
I read the post about you guys losing one of those lil things sometime this weekend. So, as I was working with the sights it was constantly on my mind to NOT drop one. Well, the cat jumped up on my lap as I was getting ready to put the last screw in the sights and in the commotion I lost my concentration. After getting the cat off me, I look down to find the next screw and yup, its gone. I look all around on the floor and under the cleaning mat I was working on... no screw. What the heck. I even asked the cat if she ate it. She said she didn't. So, I'm more than aggravated at this point and pick up the gun to pull out one of the other screws to go see if I can buy one like it. I look at the top of the sight and discover that I had already set the last screw in place... it had been laying in the top of the hole the whole time. What a shmuck.
So, no I didn't lose a screw... but I was practicing looking for one to be prepared the next time I do.

I almost ordered the Williams Firesights last night, but figured I'd look at Wildlife today just in case. Why pay shipping if I don't have to, right? When I saw these, I thought "boy these look just like the williams I was looking at on line". Guess I wasn't imagining that after all. Saved me almost half the cost buying these ones on sale. Couldn't pass it up.

[regnar]

Just an FYI, Ghost rings are designed to be shot with both eyes open, not aimed like a rifle sight

[MK-M-GOBL]

Mar 16, 2010 6:59:33 GMT regnar said:

Just an FYI, Ghost rings are designed to be shot with both eyes open, not aimed like a rifle sight

That's probably where my problem with them was using it I have no issue using my WFS peep on my 30-30. At the close ranges I call in birds, I was worried about lining up those dots with my tight pattern Either way, like Ken said, he'll like the sight. Once on right, they are very solid

[Craig]

I tried using the sight as a "both eyes open" deal and was having troubles. With my left eye open, my "center" was thrown off to the left. Maybe with practice it will get better... but in the twenty minutes I tinkered around with it, I found myself losing center every time I pulled up with both eyes left open.
I did feel that the ghost ring allowed me to see more of an area at the target. I very much liked that. With the ghost ring all I lost was what was hidden behind the front blade sight. With the notched rear sight, it was blocking out everything below rear sight level. Which seems to me is an important area to see if multiple birds are milling around. Don't want to be hitting some hen that walks in my shot field and under the sight line.
I'm itching for my chokes to arrive so I can get out and start patterning. I have a bunch of different shot sizes and brands sitting here waiting to be emptied.

[danf]

Craig, are you absolutely sure you are right-eye dominant? If you were "loosing center" with both eyes open, there's a decent chance you may not be right-eye dominant....

[MK-M-GOBL]

Do the on a spot with both eyes open

[regnar]

Yep, you either are left eye dominant or have a condition called cross firing. That is when both your eyes are equal and sometimes one takes over and other times the the other eye does. The first case you should shoot left handed.

The second is more difficult. Clays shooters put a piece of tape over the pupil of the left eye so that the eye can not see directly down the barrel but you still have peripheral. You can also learn to squint you left eye a bit so that you force the right one to be dominant. That is how I shoot everything, pistol, rifle with scope, clays, and birds. Its takes some getting used to but is very effective. If you can not make that work I would suggest using some sort of optics where you can close your left eye.

[noreasttrkyhntr]

Mar 17, 2010 1:04:12 GMT regnar said:

Yep, you either are left eye dominant or have a condition called cross firing. That is when both your eyes are equal and sometimes one takes over and other times the the other eye does. The first case you should shoot left handed.

The second is more difficult. Clays shooters put a piece of tape over the pupil of the left eye so that the eye can not see directly down the barrel but you still have peripheral. You can also learn to squint you left eye a bit so that you force the right one to be dominant. That is how I shoot everything, pistol, rifle with scope, clays, and birds. Its takes some getting used to but is very effective. If you can not make that work I would suggest using some sort of optics where you can close your left eye.

I am cross dominant. and as Regnar said I used to put tape on my shooting glasses when I shot trap and skeet.

[Craig]

I think I'm just messed up. I just checked again and I'm definitely right eye dominant.
I never had a problem in the past shooting sporting clays with both eyes open.

So, I tried squinting my left eye a little as I looked thru the ghost ring with my right eye. The center comes up correctly then. I didn't have to squint much, so should be an easy habit to learn. Guess I'll try that at the range and see how it goes.
Or I'll just do as I do with a scope... keep both eyes open til just before I squeeze the trigger, then close my left eye for full attention on the sight picture.

Thanks for the input.