Mossberg 500 ghost ring

[CJKarl]

I'm thinking of putting a ghost ring sight on my 500. Do I absolutely need to change out the front sight?

 

[cbrburns]

I'm thinking of putting a ghost ring sight on my 500. Do I absolutely need to change out the front sight?

I would think so if you want it to work correctly.

 

[CJKarl]

I'm trying to cheap out. Seems nobody sells ghost ring sights for that shotgun except Mossberg. I have a red dot on now, but would rather have a ghost ring.

 

[kevin9]

I'm trying to cheap out. Seems nobody sells ghost ring sights for that shotgun except Mossberg. I have a red dot on now, but would rather have a ghost ring.

This is what I used on mine:

It's not the highest quality product I've ever seen, but it gets the job done.

 

[Nautilus]

I'm thinking of putting a ghost ring sight on my 500. Do I absolutely need to change out the front sight?

If it currently just has a front bead... than yes. The front sight needs to sit higher to take advantage of the rear ghost ring.