Skinner peep mod to 20-gauge Benelli pump shotgun
Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2017 6:33 pm
Some people probably would say I'm nutso reconfiguring my Benelli 20-gauge Nova Pump Field shotgun...but I like my final results! It also exactly matches the sights configuration I had on my first shot gun, a Benelli 12-gauge Nova tactical pump. That was my basis for this project --- I really had a great time shooting rifled slugs with the 12-gauge through its ghost-ring sights.
OK. The 12-gauge was named BOOM. The 20-gauge is named PUMP.
PUMP had a 24" barrel with removable chokes. I had Carlson's Choke Tubes in KS shorten the barrel to the minimum legal 18-1/2" length for a s/g. Now PUMP is a cylinder bore tactical config, just as BOOM was when purchased stock.
Here is the fun part, and mostly why I'm posting on the Henry Forum. Contacted Andy Larsson at Skinner Sights and ask him to help with my project. I had the original receiver-mounted blued Skinner peep left after Andy made a special-ordered bronze peep sight for my Henry SGC. Asked Andy if the blues peep could be mounted on PUMP's barrel rail, and to also remove the front red fiber optic sight and install a bronze peep like I have on my SGC. He said not a problem at all!
I'm looking forward to my next range time with PUMP, and plan to shoot some rifled slugs at both splash and black steel targets. Will probably share a range report on the HRF, too.
So this thread is a hurrah for Skinner Peeps.....they did a good job on this project for me!
Here are some photos; a little hard to take, but you'll get the gist of these mods.
Have a great day!
BOOM with tactical ghost-ring sights
PUMP with rail-mounted Skinner peep
PUMP with rail-mounted front bead
PUMP's mods and new look!
Sight radius = 14-1/2"; Skinner peep to eye = 10"
OK. The 12-gauge was named BOOM. The 20-gauge is named PUMP.
PUMP had a 24" barrel with removable chokes. I had Carlson's Choke Tubes in KS shorten the barrel to the minimum legal 18-1/2" length for a s/g. Now PUMP is a cylinder bore tactical config, just as BOOM was when purchased stock.
Here is the fun part, and mostly why I'm posting on the Henry Forum. Contacted Andy Larsson at Skinner Sights and ask him to help with my project. I had the original receiver-mounted blued Skinner peep left after Andy made a special-ordered bronze peep sight for my Henry SGC. Asked Andy if the blues peep could be mounted on PUMP's barrel rail, and to also remove the front red fiber optic sight and install a bronze peep like I have on my SGC. He said not a problem at all!
I'm looking forward to my next range time with PUMP, and plan to shoot some rifled slugs at both splash and black steel targets. Will probably share a range report on the HRF, too.
So this thread is a hurrah for Skinner Peeps.....they did a good job on this project for me!
Here are some photos; a little hard to take, but you'll get the gist of these mods.
Have a great day!
BOOM with tactical ghost-ring sights
PUMP with rail-mounted Skinner peep
PUMP with rail-mounted front bead
PUMP's mods and new look!
Sight radius = 14-1/2"; Skinner peep to eye = 10"