Whats a good shotgun scope from this list?
A lot of folks seem to like the 1st Bushnell and it has a lifetime warranty. Also I have heard good things about the Nikon Prostaff shotgun scope.
http://www.midwayusa.com/browse/BrowseProducts.aspx?tabId=10&categoryId=11393&categoryString=657***
I just got a Leupold nwtf 1-4x20mm off of ebay 200.00 free shipping. It is great reticle and good optics.
i use a red dot truglo and a old tasco rred dot
I can't get the Midway link to open to look at your list. I have not used it on a turkey shotgun but I have this Bushnell on a slug gun and two muzzle loaders. I think it would work well for turkeys too.
It has a 6" eye relief and a Circle X inside the crosshairs which should make aiming on a turkey easy.
Mine have held up to hard kicking loads and a friend has one on his 870 slug gun also and has had no problems.
http://www.opticsplanet.net/bush-rs-bnr-711436.html
Quote from: longbow59 on February 13, 2011, 09:56:44 AM
I just got a Leupold nwtf 1-4x20mm off of ebay 200.00 free shipping. It is great reticle and good optics.
if your gonna go scope do it right :agreed:
Leupold VX1 1-4x20 or a FF2
Leupold 1-4x20mm. American made :smiley-patriotic-flagwaver-an , Lifetime warranty, great scopes.
Simmons Pro Diamond. Look at them all and decide. Ive had mine 4 at least 10 yrs now and no problems. :firefighter:
Nikon monarch turkey pro have has mine for a long time no problems.
I've got two Bushnell 1 3/4x-4x shotgun scopes with the Circle reticle. Both have given me good service. :icon_thumright: :cowboy:
Simmons Pro Diamond 4 power scope for me. Put it on last year and so far so good. :z-guntootsmiley: :z-guntootsmiley:
another vote for the leupold nwtf 1x4. i had a tasco but after a couple of seasons it had to be resighted in every year.
Leupold if you like traditional scopes, or Aimpoint or Burris if you like a red dot.. :icon_thumright:
Luey 1-4 :anim_65:
something to consider very seriously is eye relief. Especialyy if you are shooting a pump. All the pumps have a reputation for kicking hard with turkey loads. A scope with 3-4 inches is just not enough. I have the 6" ER bushnell banner 1.75-4 and with a stout 3.5" it can still hit you in the head. For the money the bushnell seems to do OK considering the punishing recoil. It is the only scope I could find that had at least 5" ER. The only downside is the FOV is a little small but to be expected with the extended ER.
I like leupolds 2 x 7 .
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Quote from: dpittman on February 16, 2011, 06:02:57 PM
something to consider very seriously is eye relief. Especially if you are shooting a pump. All the pumps have a reputation for kicking hard with turkey loads. A scope with 3-4 inches is just not enough. I have the 6" ER bushnell banner 1.75-4 and with a stout 3.5" it can still hit you in the head. For the money the bushnell seems to do OK considering the punishing recoil. It is the only scope I could find that had at least 5" ER. The only downside is the FOV is a little small but to be expected with the extended ER.
Great info. I bought a camo 870 turkey gun with the canterlever from a member here but never set it up.
Was worried about this issue with a traditional scope.
Any other low power scopes offered with 6" eye relief?
I had a T/C Hawken hunter recoil proof scope on my 535 that had 6" of eye relief. The scope was a 1.5-6X32, and if I hadn't put the knoxx stock on my shotgun, I would probably still have that scope.
I changed to a mueller quick shot due to the unlimited FOV and unlimited eye relief. I haven't had a chance to test it yet, but from all I have seen on here, it's a great little sight.