Fiberoptic sight

[Goosemaster]

But I shoot left handed….

Shotguns always both eyes open. Unless you have dominance issues, then you’re on your own.

If you shoot left-handed you close your right eye.

 

[Chestle]

Hey Goose...you might want to stroll through this site:

Ask the Instructor

nssa-nsca.org

There's a lot of good information in the responses to the various questions.

For example:

As for the front sight of your shotgun, it is of no practical use to the shotgun aficionado, so removing it or replacing it with a white insert will make the front sight disappear against the background and prevent you from being visually distracted as the muzzle moves in front of your eye.

Don Currie is NSCA’s Chief Instructor, an Orvis Wingshooting School instructor, and Master Class competitor.

and

Since we point a shotgun rather than aim it, a conscious awareness of bead alignment as we focus on a target is a bad thing.

Don Currie is NSCA’s Chief Instructor, an Orvis Wingshooting School instructor, and Master Class competitor.

 

[Goosemaster]

I like them. Not enough to replace all my other sights with them. I think maybe they show up in my peripheral vision. I've found out I can get a similar effect with some 100 grit on aluminum or brass.

I don't know that I would want to mess with an old gun, that's the way I am with classic cars as well. I like originality.

 

[John Singer]

I know full well that it is not good to focus on the bead. I have avoided fiber optic beads because I do think they can take focus off the target. That being said, as I have gotten older, I have installed larger brass beads on my guns that had really small beads.

I find that if I consciously see the bead, I usually miss. When I focus on the clay target or bird, I usually connect.

When shooting keep this expression in mind: "Face on the stock, eyes on the rock."

The pheasant hunting version:

"Face on the stock, eyes on the c__k."

 

[Goosemaster]

I know full well that it is not good to focus on the bead. I have avoided fiber optic beads because I do think they can take focus off the target. That being said, as I have gotten older, I have installed larger brass beads on my guns that had really small beads.

I find that if I consciously see the bead, I usually miss. When I focus on the clay target or bird, I usually connect.

When shooting keep this expression in mind: "Face on the stock, eyes on the rock."

The pheasant hunting version:

"Face on the stock, eyes on the c__k."

My opinion is, you close your left eye and you put your bead on the target.