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**hacker15** · 01-05-2007, 12:15 PM

Just finished putting one of these on my new shotgun. What a nightmare! The "instructions" were brief and didn't help at all. The screws that hold the front of the shield didn't have any way to turn them (slots, philips head, hex or torex - nothing). The finish was supposed to be blued - it's nothing but flat black paint, which scratched off while trying to attach the screws (holding the head end whith a pair of pliers). It was impossilble to install the way they indicated in the scanty instructions and didn't fit the way they showed it fitting. Finally got it on and adjusted by using a little "common sense" and a lot of muscle power (plus an occasional tap with a hammer....).

I don't recommend this item at all - it's on my shotgun and looks sort of decent, but I'm not sure it was worth the $38 ($28 + $10 S/H) I paid for it. The only advantage I see in it is the ghost ring site set that came with it - major improvement over the original bead front site on the gun. All-in-all, not something I would repeat.....

titus_1133 · 01-05-2007, 12:30 PM

I always thought that those sights looked rather flimsy and cheap. I'm interested in whether or not they hold up.

Brickboy240 · 01-05-2007, 12:42 PM

I bought an ATI rifle stock years ago and also had a bad expereince. It was WAY out of spec and I had to return it. I am not impressed with any of their aftermarket offerings, really.

Sorry you had a bad expereince.

- Brickboy240

**hacker15** · 01-05-2007, 03:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by titus_1133

I always thought that those sights looked rather flimsy and cheap. I'm interested in whether or not they hold up.

Going to the range on Moday and I'll give you an update......

CPES · 01-05-2007, 04:06 PM

$38 friggin bucks? Sheesh...I ordered mine directly from Mossberg for $24 + S&H, which wasn't much. ATI doesn't make very good products from what I hear, thats why I went with the Mossberg shield.

**PackerfanXD** · 01-05-2007, 04:33 PM

Let's see some pics!

KarolinaKid · 01-05-2007, 07:05 PM

Thanks for the post, I had considered getting this for my 870 since it seemed reasonable for ghost ring sights, but could not find any reviews
.

hellagerms · 01-05-2007, 09:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KarolinaKid

Thanks for the post, I had considered getting this for my 870 since it seemed reasonable for ghost ring sights, but could not find any reviews
.

yeah stay away from ATI

**PackerfanXD** · 01-06-2007, 05:21 AM

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Originally Posted by hellagerms

yeah stay away from ATI

I've got ATI furniture on both of my Mossbergs and I could not be happier. I even sold a Choate side folding stock in order to replace it with an ATI side folding stock and IMO, it's a much better product.

**hacker15** · 01-06-2007, 08:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CPES

$38 friggin bucks? Sheesh...I ordered mine directly from Mossberg for $24 + S&H, which wasn't much. ATI doesn't make very good products from what I hear, thats why I went with the Mossberg shield.

Yeah - wish I had bought the Moss - instead settled for a cheaper 870 tactical clone (Charles Daly "Defender") for about $130 less. Gun shoots fine, holds 5 rounds of 12 gage 2 3/4" 00 Hornady TAP but the front sight was awful. The cheapest I could find a heat shield w/sights to fit the 18.5" barrel was ATI - and I didn't want to spend any more on this HD weapon than I had to. It's strickly a backup - the main HD weapons are a 9 mm Taurus PT111 Pro w/10 rounds of Federal JHP (for her) and a Ruger P97DC in .45 ACP w/8 rounds of JHP Hornady TAP (for me). As long as the shotgun loads/shoots reliably, I'm satisified.

01-05-2007, 12:15 PM	#1
hacker15 XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Upstate, NY Posts: 3,472	ATI Shotgun Heat Shield Just finished putting one of these on my new shotgun. What a nightmare! The "instructions" were brief and didn't help at all. The screws that hold the front of the shield didn't have any way to turn them (slots, philips head, hex or torex - nothing). The finish was supposed to be blued - it's nothing but flat black paint, which scratched off while trying to attach the screws (holding the head end whith a pair of pliers). It was impossilble to install the way they indicated in the scanty instructions and didn't fit the way they showed it fitting. Finally got it on and adjusted by using a little "common sense" and a lot of muscle power (plus an occasional tap with a hammer....). I don't recommend this item at all - it's on my shotgun and looks sort of decent, but I'm not sure it was worth the $38 ($28 + $10 S/H) I paid for it. The only advantage I see in it is the ghost ring site set that came with it - major improvement over the original bead front site on the gun. All-in-all, not something I would repeat..... __________________ If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you; that is the principal difference between a dog and a man. Mark Twain

01-05-2007, 12:42 PM	#3
Brickboy240 XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 9,264	I bought an ATI rifle stock years ago and also had a bad expereince. It was WAY out of spec and I had to return it. I am not impressed with any of their aftermarket offerings, really. Sorry you had a bad expereince. - Brickboy240 __________________ The top 25% of wage earners in America pay 86% of all federal income taxes collected. (according to 2007 IRS website data) Es mejor morir a pie que vivir arrodillado Volvo...the Swedish Brick!

01-05-2007, 04:06 PM	#5
CPES XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Castle Rock, CO Posts: 1,031	$38 friggin bucks? Sheesh...I ordered mine directly from Mossberg for $24 + S&H, which wasn't much. ATI doesn't make very good products from what I hear, thats why I went with the Mossberg shield. __________________ We must carry arms because we value our lives and those of our loved ones, because we will not be dealt with by force or threat of force, and do not live at the pleasure and discretion of the lawless. - Jeff Snyder Sig P226 9mm Glock 22 Mossberg 500 20" Persuader 12 Gauge 5.56mm AR15-A3 (being built)

01-05-2007, 04:33 PM	#6
PackerfanXD XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Ground zero of the invasion Posts: 7,053 Blog Entries: 1	Let's see some pics! __________________ The wealthiest nation in the world with the mightiest army man has ever assembled could not stop them. http://www.break.com/usercontent/200...00-358890.html PALIN/McCAIN '08 An armed man is a citizen. An unarmed man is a subject. -Author unknown.

01-05-2007, 07:05 PM	#7
KarolinaKid XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: TN (In my mind I'm goin' to Carolina...) Posts: 1,067	Thanks for the post, I had considered getting this for my 870 since it seemed reasonable for ghost ring sights, but could not find any reviews . __________________ The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it. - Sir George Bernard Shaw

01-05-2007, 12:30 PM	#2
titus_1133 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Yerington, NV Posts: 203	I always thought that those sights looked rather flimsy and cheap. I'm interested in whether or not they hold up.

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