jbullgpd Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 Picked up a backup 1100 as a project and in case mine ever goes down, it hasn't yet. Easy, easy benelli guys leave me alone...... Want to change the bead sight to a fiber optic front. How does that work, it screw out? pull out? and just the opposite to install the FO? Was gonna go with a tru glo or a Hi Viz. Please advise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike.45 Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 Picked up a backup 1100 as a project and in case mine ever goes down, it hasn't yet. Easy, easy benelli guys leave me alone......Want to change the bead sight to a fiber optic front. How does that work, it screw out? pull out? and just the opposite to install the FO? Was gonna go with a tru glo or a Hi Viz. Please advise. Your bead will just screw out, and your new Hiviz will come with a number of fixing screws, one of which will fit. Some people also pin the highviz into place, others just use strong adhesive to stop it twisting whilst firing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jobob Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Picked up a backup 1100 as a project and in case mine ever goes down, it hasn't yet. Easy, easy benelli guys leave me alone......Want to change the bead sight to a fiber optic front. How does that work, it screw out? pull out? and just the opposite to install the FO? Was gonna go with a tru glo or a Hi Viz. Please advise. Your bead will just screw out, and your new Hiviz will come with a number of fixing screws, one of which will fit. Some people also pin the highviz into place, others just use strong adhesive to stop it twisting whilst firing. I've had trouble with the durability of hiviz front sights. I've had them bumped off center in a match, and was wondering why I was hitting the no shoots next to the shoot targets! I'd say a hiviz definitely needs to be staked down. The tape that comes with it just won't hold under moderate use. I've had much better luck with Truglo sights. This is the one I've been using for about a year now. On this page it's not the globe front. I'm using the open rear, but the ghost ring isn't too bad either. Also, I removed the fo rods from the rear sight, since I only want the rear sight for slugs, and don't want the distraction when using shot. http://www.truglo.com/content/products/fir...bead_turkey.asp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlmiller1 Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 I was going to change out the bead on my 1100 & it is NOT threaded. I turned & turned & nothing. Decided I would just leave well enough alone. I do have the f.o. sight but it is just sitting in a box somewhere for now. MLM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mscott Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Try this one. No need to remove your bead. They use a real good tape about like 3M automotive type. I've got a couple of them on hunting guns and never had any problems. http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/template...rset=ISO-8859-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtm Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Remington, as a joke to the consumer, likes to swage some of their sights in place, no threads. Some of the magnetic sights work great! KURTM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EkuJustice Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 The best way to prevernt them from turning is to use the HIviz comp sight. Install it with some blue loctite and tighten it with the sight cocked at like a 45 degree angle off center. Keep the screwdriver in the screw and push the sight back over to center which really tightens it down in theregood. You can also rough the bottom of the comp sight base up a little so it catches on the rib a little better but I have never had a problem without doing it on any of my guns. I have had hi viz sights on my skeet guns for years and was putting 50K plus a year through the barrels and have never had a sight come loose on me yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtm Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Not to be argumentitive, but the best way to keep the comp sight from turning durring use is to center it and drill a 1/16" hole near the rear fibber support on the left side into the rib and use a small 1/16" roll pin to put into the hole in the sight and the rib...it isn't EVER going to move. That is the way I have done all mine. KurtM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jobob Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Not to be argumentitive, but the best way to keep the comp sight from turning durring use is to center it and drill a 1/16" hole near the rear fibber support on the left side into the rib and use a small 1/16" roll pin to put into the hole in the sight and the rib...it isn't EVER going to move. That is the way I have done all mine. KurtM Sounds like good advice to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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