So, I thought I was all set for the NH opener in 2 weeks.....
WRONG!!! My FFIII decided to die yesterday, and there's no way I will have the replacement here in time.
The only good thing is my shotgun shoots true POA/POI, so as long as I keep the front sight on his kneck, I should be ok.
Can't afford to put a replacement on it right now, so I have to hope I can shoot decent in the heat of battle!
I do love my FFIII, and can't wait to get a replacement, but it picked a bad time to crap out!
That's a shame. Good luck!
Good luck. Knock 'em dead.
That really stinks. Other than batteries, I don't recall hearing someone ever saying one died. Do they have a lifetime warranty?
Good luck to you!
Things like that are usually followed by a bright spot. I see a dead bird in the near future.
Frustrating as it seems an awful lot of birds rode home in trucks because of beaded shotguns. Keep your head up n good luck
It will make that first bird this year more special because you did it the old fashion way!
Sorry to hear that. Good luck.
Thanks guys!
I remembered I had a 1.5-5 X 32 on a .243. I'm gonna use that this season.
I have used this system before. Just keep the power low, and drill him in the head!
Quote from: chatterbox on April 19, 2016, 04:13:53 AM
Thanks guys!
I remembered I had a 1.5-5 X 32 on a .243. I'm gonna use that this season.
I have used this system before. Just keep the power low, and drill him in the head!
Correct!
I put a red dot on my Remington 870 for deer hunting last year and am using it for turkey hunting this year. Prior to that, I used a flo red front bead and dual flo green dots for the rear sight, both being sticky-back types that readily attached to the shotgun's vent rib. Even with glasses and fuzzy vision, it did the job on turkeys. It's a quick fix but a reliable one.
I know a ton of folks love "red dots" and scopes. As for me, I started with a single bead. Went a long time without a miss (missed #31), and then it bothered me. Bought a dedicated turkey gun with truglo rifle sights, and missed almost 50% of my birds the next two seasons. Installed a scope, and I liked it as far as shooting, but it added weight and was cumbersome...for me. So, I bought a red dot. I never could get used to it, and my own trepidation is probably why I missed several birds the next two seasons, but I couldn't trust it again.
After that, I traded the gun for a youth model 870 20 gauge with beads. That's all I've used now for ten seasons. Yes, I still miss an occasional turkey (about 5%), but each time I know why. Usually it's because I didn't have my head down, and I know it right away. But every now and then that sucker just ducks his head at the right millisecond. Regardless, I now have complete confidence the gun will shoot exactly where it is pointed. The rest is on me...and on the turkey staying where I shot.
All that to say, don't sweat it. If the gun shoots to POA, you should kill every turkey you shoot at.
Quote from: gobblegobblegobble on April 19, 2016, 08:48:34 AM
Quote from: backwater on April 18, 2016, 04:42:32 PM
That really stinks. Other than batteries, I don't recall hearing someone ever saying one died. Do they have a lifetime warranty?
Better.
It's a "Forever" warranty.
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That's what I thought. It's one reason I picked Burris.
That's a bummer. It happens though, the bright side being you know you'll get taken care of.
I just got in on the free FFIII rebate that just ended. Won't get it in time for the season, but I'm excited to try it. If not, it will go on my new sw22 victory.
After having my old scope fail just before the season last year (I feel your pain), I replaced it with a Truglo hunk of garbage that several folks recommended. It cost me one bird and almost another. So for this season, I went with a Trijicon Dual Illumination RMR green dot scope. In low light it uses Trijicon, it normal light it uses fiber optics, so I don't ever have to worry about electronics or batteries failing. Plus it is Trijicon tough, so I'm not worried about it losing it's zero, like that Trujunk did. I did end up removing the anti-reflection cover though. It didn't let in enough light, making the dot harder to see. I'll probably modify it to see if that helps.
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Have you checked to make sure there's no debris in front of where the laser shoots out? Not on glass. Toward back of sight from the glass. I used to shoot with 1 and occasionally I would get some dirt or piece of a leaf in front of it and the dot wouldn't show up until after I cleaned it off.
Good luck!
We are doing some last minute scouting and practicing with the kids this weekend then finally we will be able to get out for youth weekend on
the 30th.
I do like the FFIII in a store but haven't sprung for one yet. Just beads for me this season on the benelli
Got her all dialed in with the scope, but just not my favorite way to shoot. Gonna try some TruGlo Magnum Gobble dot sights next spring.
If I don't like them, I will put the FFIII back on top.
I have to say, I did like just the front sight. Only drawback was the horrendous cheek slap, so maybe open sights are better for me!