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Which do you prefer- a shotgun with a mid bead or no mid bead? And why? Personally I prefer the mid bead on a shotgun. What's your opinion?
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I have a number of shotguns that have mid-beads. The only time I notice them is while cleaning or oiling the barrels. A fair percentage of Syracuse Lefevers have them, so I've assumed they were a factory option, but can't confirm that.
I cant ever recall noticing any mid-bead while shooting. I suspect that if I tried concentrating on lining up or stacking front and mid-beads with a moving target, that it would negatively affect my shooting. They always seemed like a sort of trap shooting gimmick for repeated presentations to me.
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I like a mid-bead as a training aid. Especially on a newer shotgun. It helps me satisfy myself that the shotgun is mounted properly and that it will shoot where I am looking. I don't use it as a sighting device or aid. I just look at the target over the barrel and shoot. Seems to work for me.
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That’s a gun club shooting aid.
If you are a hunter, ain’t no way you are stacking beads on the flush.
I have guns with, and without. Makes no difference.
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I like a mid-bead as a training aid. Especially on a newer shotgun. It helps me satisfy myself that the shotgun is mounted properly and that it will shoot where I am looking. I don't use it as a sighting device or aid. I just look at the target over the barrel and shoot. Seems to work for me. Duplicate. Sorry .
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I like a mid-bead as a training aid. Especially on a newer shotgun. It helps me satisfy myself that the shotgun is mounted properly and that it will shoot where I am looking. I don't use it as a sighting device or aid. I just look at the target over the barrel and shoot. Seems to work for me. I am the same way, Hal. It is down to zero here, so I have not been able to try out that new B S/S that I recently purchased. My model 21s have mid beads. The new B/SS I just bought doesn't. Just shouldering the Browning around the room, I think I could get the B/SS shouldered faster, and get it on target quicker with a mid bead, even though I don't actually aim a gun when I shoot it. It should help me shoot a little quicker where I am looking. But, I'll have to wait and see when I get it out in the field.
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for me its like engraving or rib matting, it makes the gun pretty to look at, in use I see the target not the gun
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IMO, useless in practice for everything except pre-mounted shotgunning. But, they are cute.
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I had a lesson at the long-established Holland & Holland shooting school in west London some year ago.
The side-by-side that they provided me with to use had NO beads at all. I commented on this, and they replied "Just concentrate on the head of the bird, sir."
It works...
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When I shoot trap and skeet (and sometimes clays) I mount my gun. I don't shoot low gun. So, a mid bead will help me to lock the gun on my shoulder. That way in the field, I will know how to mount the gun faster. It will be quicker for me. I don't aim when I shoot, but having the gun locked in my arm is what I want. And practicing with a mid bead helps accomplish that. But I can do without if I have to. Thanks for the input.
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I like a mid-bead as a training aid. Especially on a newer shotgun. It helps me satisfy myself that the shotgun is mounted properly and that it will shoot where I am looking. I don't use it as a sighting device or aid. I just look at the target over the barrel and shoot. Seems to work for me. A "training aid" is a good description of how I sometimes use one. I don't shoot a lot of clays, and it's not unusual for me to go months without using a particular shotgun. If I haven't used one in a while, the mid-bead helps as I practice my mount. It's not a big deal, but I do use it in that way. Duck hunting in cold weather when wearing a lot more clothes than what I've practiced in is another time I like to practice the mount and the mid-bead can help.I don't notice it at all shooting a moving target. Maybe I am the only redneck on this site, but a shotgun is sometimes used to shoot stationary game, and that requires aiming it like a rifle. I have definitely used the mid-bead in shooting turkeys, squirrels, and rabbits over my life. Those of you who only shoot in tweed jackets may not even be able to imagine that such people as me even exist, but the shotgun manufacturers did and were willing to put the mid-bead on to help us feed our starving families.  Ok, as Foghorn Leghorn would say, that's a joke, son! You should laugh when you hear a funny joke.  The days of me using a shotgun and a mid-bead to feed the family are mostly over, but that time really did exist.
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I don't shoot like most people. Thanks for your replies.
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