Hey Rob972,
Thanks for sharing your experience. I agree, steel post into an aluminum base probably wouldn’t make it past the Bureau of Ordnance. That said, I purchased the Skinner LoPro a couple of weeks ago. My main reason for wanting a rear sight was that my local range won’t allow shotguns on the rifle ranges without front and rear sights. I wanted to check my accuracy with slugs on the 50 yard range. I already had the XS Big Dot up front. My experience showed that this particular sight combo was pleasingly accurate. My best group of 5 KO slugs produced a 4” group from standing. Having got the “approved” shotty on the range I did cheat and take the Skinner off for a box of slugs. Using just the front sight I was good for about a 8” group. So for that distance the Skinner helped my accuracy. If I ever go on that hog hunt I’ve been talking about for years I would try it with the Skinner. For HD ranges I’ll stick with just the bead for the less restrictive sight picture. I do appreciate the versatility the Skinner adds to this platform.
Thanks for sharing your experience. I agree, steel post into an aluminum base probably wouldn’t make it past the Bureau of Ordnance. That said, I purchased the Skinner LoPro a couple of weeks ago. My main reason for wanting a rear sight was that my local range won’t allow shotguns on the rifle ranges without front and rear sights. I wanted to check my accuracy with slugs on the 50 yard range. I already had the XS Big Dot up front. My experience showed that this particular sight combo was pleasingly accurate. My best group of 5 KO slugs produced a 4” group from standing. Having got the “approved” shotty on the range I did cheat and take the Skinner off for a box of slugs. Using just the front sight I was good for about a 8” group. So for that distance the Skinner helped my accuracy. If I ever go on that hog hunt I’ve been talking about for years I would try it with the Skinner. For HD ranges I’ll stick with just the bead for the less restrictive sight picture. I do appreciate the versatility the Skinner adds to this platform.