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Turkey Guns & Shooting => Turkey Gun Sights & Optics => Topic started by: bassassassin99 on May 15, 2014, 08:19:30 AM

Title: Red dot or Scope?
Post by: bassassassin99 on May 15, 2014, 08:19:30 AM
Which one do you prefer?
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Post by: DirtNap647 on May 15, 2014, 08:36:47 AM
red dot
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Post by: d.winsor on May 15, 2014, 01:42:57 PM
red dot for turkeys and small game
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Post by: cphill on May 15, 2014, 01:58:59 PM
Red dot

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Post by: chatterbox on May 15, 2014, 05:56:48 PM
Red dot. Preferably a Burris FFII or FFIII.
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Post by: Gumby on May 15, 2014, 06:12:35 PM
Red dot


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Post by: bassassassin99 on May 15, 2014, 07:02:14 PM
what kind?
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Post by: outdoors on May 15, 2014, 07:30:25 PM
RED DOT , I LIKE 4#
WHEN I AIM AT , I LIKE TO SEE THE HEAD AND NOT COVER IT UP .....
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Post by: grayfox on May 15, 2014, 08:52:51 PM
Red dot
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Post by: beagler on May 15, 2014, 09:02:06 PM
I have three red dots, 2 Aimpoint 9000SC's and a Burris FF III.
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Post by: mikejd on May 15, 2014, 09:05:07 PM
Red dot. Just keep extra batteries on you. Nothing like picking up your gun to find out that your dot is bye bye.
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Post by: MACHINIST on May 16, 2014, 09:02:16 AM
Quote from: mikejd on May 15, 2014, 09:05:07 PM
Red dot. Just keep extra batteries on you. Nothing like picking up your gun to find out that your dot is bye bye.


Thats what scares me about a red dot.Easy insurance though to have a backup battery.Do you guys change out your batteries every year?Another concern is turning it on when its go time only to find out that the bead dies when you have a turkey committed to coming in,WTF do you do then?!HAHA
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Post by: WildSpur on May 16, 2014, 09:14:30 AM
Well most red dots have easy battery replacement now.  My ff2 is a different story.  If my battery dies in the field on me I am unscrewing the sight off with the allen key and using my open sights.  Keep in mind your battery should last thousands of hours.  Imo the only advantage to a scope is the extra magnification.

I was replacing my ff2 battery every year but am going to stop doing this.

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Post by: the Ward on May 16, 2014, 11:06:15 AM
Red dot all the way!! I currently have a Bushnell trs-25,Burris ff3 and love them both. The Burris has finally dethroned the trs as my new favorite however!    :z-guntootsmiley:
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Post by: Spurcollecta on May 16, 2014, 02:41:44 PM
Most people like a red dot better but I'm not one of them. I prefer my Nikon turkey pro over my Burris FF3. Different strokes for different folks....
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Post by: alloutdoors on May 16, 2014, 04:15:06 PM
Red dot hands down for me.

Battery life on a FF3 is supposed to be at least 10,000 hours, I wouldn't worry about your battery dying. It is supposed to have a low battery indicator of some kind, but given the battery life I doubt I'll ever see it. I turn the sight on when I leave the vehicle and it's on all day. I carry a spare battery just in case.
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Post by: WildTigerTrout on May 16, 2014, 04:16:02 PM
Red dot. I have two of them, a Leupold and a Bushnell.
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Post by: bassassassin99 on May 17, 2014, 08:23:41 PM
alright which do yall think is best between a burris ff111 or bushnell trophy trs 25
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Post by: grayfox on May 18, 2014, 11:34:30 AM
I have looked through a TRS 25 only once so I might not be giving a fair comparison.  I would go with the FF3.  I think you would have a better view through the FF3 but like I said I've only looked through the TRS 25 only once.  I just like the reflex type sights better for turkey hunting.
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Post by: WV TURKEY THUG on May 18, 2014, 04:23:22 PM
i like a scope on my 22 wmr
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Post by: d.winsor on May 20, 2014, 05:36:21 PM
Burris fastfire 3, as of jan 1, 2014 it has a lifetime warranty, and I know from personal experience their customer service is super.  10,000 hours battery life, you can use the auto adjusting dot, or chose between 3 manual intensity levels for the red dot.  Fully water proof.  Parallax free from 10 yards to 150 yards.

Also you could slip in a modified choke on your turkey gun, use 2 3/4" shells and hunt rabbit, squirrel, pheasant, quail, etc.  Both eyes open and you can acquire your target fast.
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Post by: model94 on May 28, 2014, 11:53:13 PM
Does Nikon still make the turkey scope?
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Post by: CrustyRusty on June 01, 2014, 12:46:01 PM
What he said  :funnyturkey:

Quote from: d.winsor on May 20, 2014, 05:36:21 PM
Burris fastfire 3, as of jan 1, 2014 it has a lifetime warranty, and I know from personal experience their customer service is super.  10,000 hours battery life, you can use the auto adjusting dot, or chose between 3 manual intensity levels for the red dot.  Fully water proof.  Parallax free from 10 yards to 150 yards.

Also you could slip in a modified choke on your turkey gun, use 2 3/4" shells and hunt rabbit, squirrel, pheasant, quail, etc.  Both eyes open and you can acquire your target fast.
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Post by: d.winsor on June 01, 2014, 01:46:12 PM
Quote from: MACHINIST on May 16, 2014, 09:02:16 AM
Quote from: mikejd on May 15, 2014, 09:05:07 PM
Red dot. Just keep extra batteries on you. Nothing like picking up your gun to find out that your dot is bye bye.


Thats what scares me about a red dot.Easy insurance though to have a backup battery.Do you guys change out your batteries every year?Another concern is turning it on when its go time only to find out that the bead dies when you have a turkey committed to coming in,WTF do you do then?!HAHA



I like the fastfire 3 better, has a lifetime warranty and battery life is 10,000 hours, just keep the spare battery handy and when the red dot blinks twice every 5 seconds change the battery.  If it happens when you have a bird coming in you are suppose to have 4 hours battery life left.  If the red dot goes out when the bird is committed its just your luck, if it were not that it would have been something else.  change the battery and go find another bird.  My best recommendation is to get a fastfire 3.
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Post by: deadbuck on June 03, 2014, 10:12:36 AM
Well I just bought myself a early Fathers day present, an Aimpoint 9000sc. Got it mounted a couple days ago and am ready to sight it in. It is smaller than it looked in the pics I saw, and I am tickled pink with how it mounts on my gun. Think it is exactly what I need.
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Post by: d.winsor on June 03, 2014, 10:36:26 AM
Quote from: deadbuck on June 03, 2014, 10:12:36 AM
Well I just bought myself a early Fathers day present, an Aimpoint 9000sc. Got it mounted a couple days ago and am ready to sight it in. It is smaller than it looked in the pics I saw, and I am tickled pink with how it mounts on my gun. Think it is exactly what I need.


Be sure to keep your original receipt, if you exercise the warranty you have to send a copy of the receipt with the scope to prove purchase date, otherwise you have no warranty.

http://www.opticsspot.com/aimpoint-9000-sc-2moa.aspx