Standard bead or flashlight = Standard bead! Why would anyone want a bright light on the end of their barrel?

 

For "me" just a small std white or none, those light pipes are too distracting. I need what little concentration I have all on the bird. But if they help you use-em. Ross Puls

 

Chris Vendel's "Little Bead".

 

How is is that Harlan C. can use the light pipe on his gun? Probably the hottest shooter on the circuit today.I think it depends on several things concerning how we use our vision skills when talking about end beads.

Hap

 

No bead!

 

I use the 2 mm size Uni-Dot which is small diameter and also helps to prevent crossfire.

 

I went with the biggest brightest bead I could find, no mid bead.

Whatever works for you.


shawn

 

Factory beads, black fingernail polished.

 

"How is is that Harlan C. can use the light pipe on his gun?"

Contingency?????

 

Harlan could mount a paper towel tube on his gun and still win.

 

Light pipes will make you look at the barrel when shooting. The smallest white bead is the way to go.

The shooters that use the large light pipes are aiming; not the way to go!

John

 

John, I think you're doing a lot of asssuming with your statement.

"The shooters that use the large light pipes are aiming; not the way to go!"

Hap

 

How is is that Harlan C. can use the light pipe on his gun?

Because Harlan could still hit the bird with a 500 watt light beam shinning in his eyes. LOL. Oh, and while you are tapping him in the side of the head, while screaming profanities in his ear.

 

If one understands the purpose of the bead it is easier to make a decision about which one is right for YOU.

The bead isn't a sight and it isn't there for you to look at or line up with the target. It is to be "seen" by the eyes as they focus ON THE TARGET. The eyes will see the bead even as you focus on the target, and your brain will receive subliminal level information about muzzle location vs target location. So we want our eyes to see the bead so we can provide or mind with useful data about muzzle location, without looking at the bead. This means a bead color and size that your eyes can perceive, but not so big or bright that it defeats it's own purpose and draws the eyes to look back at it.

I like a small red light pipe. The green is to attractive to my eyes.

 

IMO, wireguy is right on the topic.

I tried many light tubes, it's distracting, because they are brighter than the target.

 

Here is a question for you guys!

Shooting back from the 27Y line , you aim or point the gun to break the bird???

 

People who arbitrarily and capriciously claim that fiberoptic beads are worthless, useless, not the way to go, etc., apparently are quite ignorant that there are some of us that need these devices in order to use both eyes for shooting. The Uni-Dot in particular is a very useful tool for those of us who have issues with crossfiring. These same people also say you don't need a bead at all or even a rib. I'll believe that when I see trapshooters with K and P guns with round, ribless and beadless, barrels.

If you have crossfiring problems, ignore their ignorance and give a 2mm Uni-Dot a try. Realize it's going to take a month or two to get used to it, and your scores may drop until you practice enough. Those who try it for one round then declare it's useless are foolish. One key point is that you never look directly at the bead. You keep your eyes on the clay at all times and use peripheral vision to bring the dot to the clay. Your shooting eye will pick up the bead well enough without looking directly at it. If you look directly at the bead you will miss.

Keep in mind the Uni-Dot uses a tube to prevent the non-firing eye from seeing the bead. Regular fiberoptic beads do not prevent this.

If you don't have a crossfiring problem, that lessens the argument for fiberoptic sights. However, I find the bright bead useful under the lights at night shoots. And I especially like the bright bead when hunting.

 

"Keep in mind the Uni-Dot uses a tube to prevent the non-firing eye from seeing the bead. Regular fiberoptic beads do not prevent this."

The only problem is that will not prevent the non firing eye to see the barrel which in case of eye cross dominance is vital!

The only thing the Fluorescent beads are doing is to switch the shooting eye to the barrel.In case of eye cross dominance is mandatory to watch the beat in order to trick the eye! Is good for rifle and pistol shooting where you aim but not so good for shotgunning where you point the gun!

 

Different strokes for different folks.

How a shooter uses whatever type of bead is up to them.

I do like light pipes for the front sight of my action pistols - very fast and accurate. I could see how some shotgunners could benefit from using a similar set up on the end of their trap gun - but it isn't the best for me, I use a white bradley darkened out with a black sharpie.

 

If your mind/power of concentration is so weak that you are distracted by the fiber optic sight then go to a blackened bead.

The fiber optic sight with a tube or channel has helped me, since I have a weak dominate right eye/right handed.

I found that with the glowing sight, there was no need to look for or at the sight. fuzzyfuzy glowing sight was obvious inperipheralhial vision and I just moved it to the sharped focus target.

So if you are wondering about trying a fiber optic sight give it a good try, say at least 1,000 targets. If you think you may be cross firing, I would go to a tube or channel one, ie. Easy Hit or Meadow Industries Vari-Brite-Site III.

Jason

 

I hope all the shooters I'm competing against are looking at there glow worms or light bulbs or whatever....I'll be looking (hard)at the target.

 

didn't the light tubes originate with the action pistol/tactical rifle shooters? it was supposed to make the front sight easier to acquire when slinging the gun all around in awkward positions. anyway, you see them a lot in sporting clays. i like 'em, use them on all my guns, no problems with confusing the sight with the target. but i will say this, like anything new, they will take some getting use to. good luck with it

 

The Unidot has caught my attention and I'm wondering if it could help make my mount more consistent? As I understand the premise it works left to right - I won't see the dot if my right eye isn't in line (I'm right handed). Does it work vertically as well? If my mount is off and I can't see the dot, can I adjust gun up or down - and then practice the mount for consistency?