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If you can find a truglo strut stopper extreme not gobble stopper.
Give the SSX a try. They throw good patterns. Try 3 inch hevi 13 # 7,s Or 3 inch mag blend 5,6,7 Or win LB 3inch # 6
All should throw a good pattern with a SSX.
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Add a cheek riser. Trap shooters have used them to raise the pattern for rising clays. I've got a leather one I made for a bolt rifle. It's a 1/2" to 5 /8" overall. Reckon that might work. Do you market these ? I'm looking for something like that.
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A man could’ve kill one of these today with a bent barrel Bachelor group out for stroll LOL
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Are you making an 8 with the mid and front bead or lining them up?
Front bead should be stacked on top of the mid bead like it is sitting up on it.
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I was making pancake holsters, guitar straps & gun slings. I bought a piece of leather & went crazy. It didn't work on shotgun ( to high). I just filed the bead down. The leather riser was a project to beat boredom. It's not being used, but it looks good & would work if needed. If you want it PM me & I'll send it to you.
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Are you making an 8 with the mid and front bead or lining them up?
Front bead should be stacked on top of the mid bead like it is sitting up on it. Yes I was looking right down rib making an 8. Now that you've said this maybe I shouldn't have filed down bead.
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Meadow creek mount on the rib, then get a vortex venom to put on it. +1 You want your optic on the barrel so zero doesn't wander as the barrel moves around in the receiver. There are a few different ways to mount a dot sight on the rib. Get a decent quality dot. Turkey loads kick like elephant guns.
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Did your mossberg not come with stock shims. Believe me they can change the point of impact. I found this out when shooting birds and I was having issues made the shim adjustments and bam right on the money. I knew from years of shooting that it wasn’t me.
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Turkey loads kick like elephant guns.
My, what an astute observation.
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If the front sight has enough height and you would replace it anyway, just file it down until it's correct and then use it - or get a replacement of the same height.
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Add a cheek riser. Trap shooters have used them to raise the pattern for rising clays. Did Mossberg offer different ribs for different purposes? A skeet rib is different than a trap rib.. Trap guns shoot high for rising targets. I think a skeet might be low.
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If the front sight has enough height and you would replace it anyway, just file it down until it's correct and then use it - or get a replacement of the same height. I filed it down about a 1/3. I'll shoot it again tomorrow.
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As was mentioned earlier, if you are determined to stick with a bead front sight, the ONLY way to make the shotgun shoot higher is to raise the position of your head on the stock. Get a cheek pad / stock riser that comes in multiple layers and go shoot, adding them one at a time until you get the elevation you need. There are several brands of foam or gel pads that will help you shoot accurately and at the same time, soften the kick of those turkey loads. You'll have to be careful to only add height to the stock, not thickness - or you'll see your groups moving off to the side of your point of aim as your eye moves farther away from the stock.
You can do it out of leather if that suits you - just get a roll of painter's tape and keep adding layers to the top of the stock where your cheekbone rests. Once you've determined the correct height, you can make it semi-permanent with the addition of an appropriately sized leather pad.
The SIMPLEST fix, however, is to clamp a red dot sight to the vent rib of that Mossberg and just dial in the correction. Many manufacturers make such a mount, and red dot choices are endless.
PS: stock spacers would work, but I've never seen them made for a Mossberg. PPS: filing down the front bead will also raise your point of impact, but it sounds like you need a LOT of adjustment, and such a small change would likely not be enough.
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I've got a burris fastfire 3 mounted on something else. I may try to use it if bead doesn't work out.
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The Fastfire will do a great job with a sturdy mount.
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Mossberg 500 stock shimsThese work like the ones for Benelli. I used them on an 835 and tuned to my frame without issue.
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Best (and cheapest) solution, right there.
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If barrel straight the choke tube area might not be machined correctly.
Seen that on some other barrels.
Clamshell mounts work.
Barrel slop in receiver should not be an issue unless running slugs and optic on receiver. Even then it should be minimal and can be fixed
Had to tape up an 870 bbl to snug it.
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Mossberg 500 stock shimsThese work like the ones for Benelli. I used them on an 835 and tuned to my frame without issue. Did I not just say shims I few lines up!
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