Meprolight Tritium Mossberg 500/590 Shotgun Bead
We have had a Meprolight big dot tritium bead for sometime now, but Allison has been using it for quite awhile. I only just recently got it back...
Mossberg Night Sight TD M500 5-40 bead sight
My 590A1 has been fitted with the Meprolight tritium bead in all the recent video I have posted. The dot isnt as green as whats pictured above, but rather white and white ringed as you would imagine. In the dark however it is more or less green, still not like what is pictured.
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The ML - 34044 shotgun bead is a 5-40 thread size, which fits the Mossberg shotguns.
First Impressions:
Its a small piece and is fairly low profile with the barrel. Also, the finish matches the parkerized 590A1 very very well, pretty much indistinguishable one finish to the next.
Installation:
Installation is simple, more or less... Remove the existing bead, and thread the Meprolight into its place. Heres the thing... The Meprolight bead will bottom out past center, not aligned with the barrel. To back it off means it isnt snug so you have to add something between the bead and barrel. I have heard of some folks using black electrical tape in a couple layers and then carefully trimming the excess back so nothing is visible beyond the edges of the bead. I however used some thin doe kid skin leather and it worked perfectly. Snugged up nicely and wont move without a good deal of effort.
Uses:
Well, its an excellent upgrade from a standard bead sight, and since the bead of the 590A1 is black, this is much easier to pick up in your sight picture. I have yet to do any night shooting, but its clearly visible in the dark without messing up your night vision. In the video I have posted its clearly quick to aquire a target. Even Allison had no issues using it on my 590A1. I'm lovin the Meprolight and it may have found permanent residence...
I'm happy to link up some video if you like of that 590A1 in action breaking clays at 12 yards with full power Winchester Super X 00 buck!