"And the face of the bead is round. That kind of bead gives me fits - glare from the sides of the bead and sidelights from the round face - no wonder some have trouble with them. Filed flat and angled slightly upward and the sides painted out with flat black would improve it a lot. A platinum bead that lies flat on the stem and is angled slightly upward is easy to see in poor light and doesn't suffer from glare and sidelights in good lighting conditions, and the perceived center does not shift."

This is 400 Nirto Expresses quote. I couldn't agree more.

Marraki,

You should take note of this. And it is easily acheivable with the basic brass bead, just file it and poilish it and you'll find your rifles shoot better.

JPK