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I just looked at a 1900 vintage wesley richards, sxs 12 bore, that sported a front sight that was a small rectangle box, with a red "half bead" on the side facing the shooters eye. The owner insisted that it was the original sight. Looked like a lyman or marbles sight to me. Has anyone seen anything other than a metallic bead, or ivory bead on a double of this vintage?
Any help appreciated.
I love the look Hobbs, my Vizsla, gives me following my second miss in a row.
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https://flic.kr/p/LN5fL8Here it is. Any chance this is a 116 yeqr old sight?
I love the look Hobbs, my Vizsla, gives me following my second miss in a row.
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nope....easy enough fix though, unscrew it and screw in a metal bead.
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The Bradley red (or white or brass) bead has been around since the 1930s. Don't know if they had something similar in England earlier or not.
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I would be shocked if it were
Michael Dittamo
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Actually did a bit more looking and this bead on my old Super-Fox is a Bradley --  The bead on the gun in question with the shoulders looks like a Poly-Choke bead that they often used on plain barrel installations -- 
Last edited by Researcher; 09/05/16 05:19 PM.
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Thanks, i am convinced now that the seller in question is full of "bull hockey", which was my first inclination.
I love the look Hobbs, my Vizsla, gives me following my second miss in a row.
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Thanks, i am convinced now that the seller in question is full of "bull hockey", which was my first inclination.
I love the look Hobbs, my Vizsla, gives me following my second miss in a row.
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Just unscrew it and throw it away. You don't really need sights on a shotgun and shouldn't be looking at them if you do have them.
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Just unscrew it and throw it away. You don't really need sights on a shotgun and shouldn't be looking at them if you do have them. No, you should not be looking AT it while shooting, but it does give a more accurate reference to establish lead than a barrel without one, IMO. Your subconscious sees that bead as the reference point for establishing lead, I believe. Would you go so far as to say that a rib is not an aid to good shooting either, and that a ribless barrel without a bead can be shot just as well as a barrel with a rib and a bead? SRH
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