The bed shotgun does have a light, it’s on the side you can’t see. If I pick it up in a hurry, I only have to slide my grip forward an inch to tap the rear clicky. I’m a flashlight nerd and can attest to its reliability. Sometimes I slam it on the ground and kick hell out it to test. :) Also, I painted the front sight with white gel nail polish. That shit sticks! And despite other not so great experiments, the white front-sight lines up perfectly, day or night.

I can share a video my gr took of me shooting it yesterday. With 3" 00-buck, I felt out of control with it, but the video don’t lie, and neither does the paper, surprisingly on target, which I aimed to test. I’m 5’8" and 140lbs, thought it would kick my ass, and it did, was digging around for less powerful shells. :)

I’m left-handed, so the card works for me as-is. LOL, you made me check though! Tried it on the receiver on a couple of shotguns, just flows better for a lefty, or for me anyway. God. Damnit. Now I have to test again. Curse you!

As to the optics? The blaster has a solid sight. LOL, most expensive red-dot I’ve bought! Zero magnification, zero parallax, but it’s fun for close-range .22. Gun’s a little jammy though.

The Ruger AR-556 has a Romeo MSR. Cheap, I know, but it’s held zero through 1,000 rounds, almost boring to shoot. I can hit 4" steel at 50’, even vibrating with coffee or a breathless jog. Good enough for this old man! My fav precision rifle is a Savage Arms .22WMR with a sale-priced Bushnell scope. I’m a sorry shot, but I can’t miss with that thing.

We should be friends. Don’t suppose you’re anywhere near NW Florida?