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I don't know guns, can you explain "comb height" and "bead traditionalists"
Not to speak for Sickos but the comb is the top of the stock and if it is adjustable you can set it to the right ~~size~~ height for your face to get a good cheek weld e.g. where your face contacts the stock to develop a natural point of aim. A bead site is a small lump at the end of the barrel for aiming a shotgun, they don't typically use a front and rear site like you might be thinking of. Sometimes they might use a very large rear ring with a front sight and this is called a ghost ring because the rear will appear blurry but still aid your aim like a 2-piece siting system. Traditionalists I assume refers to stubborn attitudes that dismiss red dots as new fangled nonsense.
Correct on all counts.
Since you normally look straight down the top of the shotgun barrel, adding a red dot increases the sight height, so you need to raise your face higher as well, which is what I mean by "comb height increase". It's a chunk of plastic or foam or wood that sits atop the stock so your eye aligns with the red dot when you mount the rifle.
Oh cool, that's good, I didn't make the connection that the dot would be higher.