Author Topic: scope on a turkey gun (Read 2338 times)

luckydawg13 · « **on:** October 10, 2010, 12:32:52 PM »

do you use a scope if so what kind open sights or a beed

Ron 1 · « **Reply #1 on:** October 10, 2010, 02:40:03 PM »

my ol lady has a tasco bantam on her mosberg 20ga.
i like it. it has the cross hairs and a circle in the middle
rw

dukkillr · « **Reply #2 on:** October 10, 2010, 04:37:36 PM »

For normal people with healthy eyes you DO NOT want a scope of any kind on your non-slug shotgun. Benefits are few, detriments are many.

gustmouse · « **Reply #3 on:** October 14, 2010, 10:23:01 AM »

I got a red dot on my 20 gauge pump, but use it deer hunting too
my only concern is possible reflections off the lenses

Nightsniper · « **Reply #4 on:** October 26, 2010, 10:12:15 PM »

Quote from: dukkillr on October 10, 2010, 04:37:36 PM

For normal people with healthy eyes you DO NOT want a scope of any kind on your non-slug shotgun. Benefits are few, detriments are many.

What do you see as a Detriment???

dukkillr · « **Reply #5 on:** October 28, 2010, 04:29:06 AM »

Slow target aquisition, poor field of view, reliance on equipment that can be knocked off target, disasterously slow follow-ups, and no versatility. If you can't aim down the barrel of shotgun and hit a stationary target, assuming normal eye health, you have problems a scope can't fix.

10gaugeMS^_^ · « **Reply #6 on:** January 10, 2011, 12:52:14 PM »

Perhaps but Accessories are fun to buy. Plus you can get right up on that turkey faces with a variable optic. Im been thinking of burnt a bushnell banner myself. Because my gun doesn't have a solid rail for a reddot its 2 piece

sidekick · « **Reply #7 on:** January 11, 2011, 02:01:46 PM »

I find my Simmons 4X Diamond shotgun scope to be a real asset on my Browing BPS when turkey hunting, and my eyes are just fine. While the saddle mount is a little bulky the pattern seems to hold center, shot after shot, year after year. It's a personal preference in my opinion, and not necessarily indicative of an eyesight problem.

dukkillr · « **Reply #8 on:** January 11, 2011, 02:46:47 PM »

Shooting with both eyes closed would also be a personal choice. Cutting off my left foot would too. Both would show poor judgement and impare my ability to kill a turkey.

sidekick · « **Reply #9 on:** January 11, 2011, 04:02:10 PM »

Guess I'll continue to 'impair' myself, but will probably stop short of shutting both eyes, and definately cutting off either foot.

Bencattin · « **Reply #10 on:** February 03, 2011, 12:47:22 PM »

I choose to impair myself and 3 turkeys per season with a 4 power Simmons scope on my H&R 12 ga. I have been shooting this set up for years. BTW I keep both eyes open when I shoot.

valvesinmyhead · « **Reply #11 on:** February 09, 2011, 06:01:10 AM »

Maybe when my eyes get bad I will go to a scope. Right now I don't have a problem using the TruGlow sights out to 40yds.

cnctech · « **Reply #12 on:** February 09, 2011, 04:20:41 PM »

My Burris red dot setup has proven to be faster and more accurate than the bead or rib-mounted fiber optic open sights, for me. Most importantly, it allows me to easily center the pattern to point-of-aim.

spikehorn · « **Reply #13 on:** February 14, 2011, 04:17:20 PM »

Red dot on mine and both eyes open

Spirithawk · « **Reply #14 on:** March 21, 2011, 12:59:58 PM »

My eyes are far from great but I can still point and shoot which is the way a shotgun was meant to be fired. I just never saw a need for a scope on a shotgun. Got to admit though, I have thought a Red Dot might be nice.

deernhog · « **Reply #15 on:** April 09, 2011, 06:44:09 PM »

I have a customized New England Arms with a 19" barrell and screwin chokes. Shoots a 15" pattern out to 30 yards w/ #5's. It has had a Simmons 2x7 on it for 10 years now and it has a lot of scalps hanging from its gunrack at the house. I shoot with one eye closed because my right eye is dominant and I shoot left handed. I have shot turkeys both ways open bead and scoped just prefer the scope on that gun.

mspaci · « **Reply #16 on:** April 14, 2011, 09:07:20 AM »

guess I am inpaired with a red dot as well. Cant really see any detriment. I can aquire the target just as fast & in a super tight turkey gun it centers the pattern very well. I find no need for a follow up shot as the last 10 or so birds I fired at crumbled. It still amazes me after all these years that someone could come on here & tell another that thier way is the only way. Accessories are indeed fun as well. Mike

deernhog · « **Reply #17 on:** April 19, 2011, 03:02:26 AM »

Not a very good picture of the gun. Me and grandson 1 got this one with a slate call at 17 steps. At that range the little gun only shoots about a 7"-8" pattern if that wide so I like it scoped to only hit the head and upper neck.

luckydawg13 · « **Reply #18 on:** April 19, 2011, 06:47:01 AM »

THATS KEWL

buckmaster_kp · « **Reply #19 on:** May 12, 2011, 11:37:04 AM »

I have to say I disagree with all the people who bash scopes on a turkey gun and say a bead is all you need. With modern day shotguns, chokes and high density loads(i.e. hevishot) most turkey guns pattern just tight enough to miss with just a bead. A good, low profile red dot sight is awesome. Plus you can shoot one with both eyes open and stay focused on the bird easily if he's moving. Otherwise, the sights in the barrel obscure nearly the whole bird. Anyone that hunts them knows their heads move around a good bit, I like both eyes open panning on them with a red dot.