Red dot and other “scopes” on turkey guns.

[rakkin6]

Now , I'm the scope guy, so my guns have the Nikon turkey pro , Simmons pro diamond and the Bushnell circle x ... these are some good ones , along with others , turkey scopes with the diamond or circle x are getting harder to find..

I have been trying to find a Nikon Turkey pro for a while now with no luck. Was considering buying a 20 gauge and throwing it in there and running TSS.

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[MK M GOBL]

Now , I'm the scope guy, so my guns have the Nikon turkey pro , Simmons pro diamond and the Bushnell circle x ... these are some good ones , along with others , turkey scopes with the diamond or circle x are getting harder to find..

I have been trying to find a Nikon Turkey pro for a while now with no luck. Was considering buying a 20 gauge and throwing it in there and running TSS.

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There was one listed on here in classifieds this last month, might need look back.



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[MK M GOBL]

I have 2 dedicated turkey guns (25 years)  Rem 1187's and a backup (15 years) HK/Benelli SBE, all 3 have the same Bushnell 1.75-4x32 Circle-X scope on them, never a issue with any of them.


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[Tom007]

Now , I'm the scope guy, so my guns have the Nikon turkey pro , Simmons pro diamond and the Bushnell circle x ... these are some good ones , along with others , turkey scopes with the diamond or circle x are getting harder to find..

Agreed here, they are becoming non-existent. I had a hard time finding good turkey scopes, but I did. You an still find them on EBay. They have quite a few, some of them are like brand new. I like my scopes, but the Red Dots are a close 2nd. I'll hunt with both. Be safe

[Big Jeremy]

I prefer something other than beads for the same reasons that others have mentioned along the lines of helping with less than ideal eyesight and having your shot lined up as close to perfect as possible for each shot at a gobbler with super tight patterns at close range.

I purchased a Vortex Spitfire before the 2019 season, and have been very pleased with it. Size of it is more like a small scope, but acts more like a red dot. It has etched glass, though, so you don't have to run the green/red illumination for it to work. It is a prismatic sight, and I have found that this helps immensely with my fairly severe astigmatism.

[lunghit]

I have used beads and red dot and really prefer the red dot. Here is my SX3 and an Aimpoint scope.

[Tom007]

I have used beads and red dot and really prefer the red dot. Here is my SX3 and an Aimpoint scope.

Proofs in the pudding there, nice set ups....

[MO_HUNTER]

I've got one beaded 835... will never change it. My eyes have never been great, but seems like they are getting g worse. I do have a dedicated 20 ga with a gobblerstopper on it, decked out for my son. I actually used it last year and the 835 was in the on deck circle for the season. I really like the red dot though.

[Cottonmouth]

I put a Burris fastfire 3 on my 870 last year because my eyes don't work so good up close anymore. Money well spent.

[jhoward11]

I tried a red dot for the first time last year for my sons 20 gauge mossberg. He has had diffuculty with a brain tumor that lead to stroke, so it was going to be easier for him with the dot. Bought one online from a well known sight manufacturer for approx. $50. Get this.... first shot at 30 yards, just a tick high.(yea for him). Second shot, no where on the board 3x3 paper. Third shot didn't happen as the scope would never show the dot again. Guess to much vibration?? That was the end of scopes for me. I'm sure if pay more I would get a better product, but have such a crappy taste in my mouth for red dots now. Good news is, we went anyways and he shot a bearded hen with open sights.

[B Rogers]

First year for me running a red dot. I like it thus far. It has held true during patterning. I contemplated going the scope route but as others have said, it's tough finding one with proper magnification and I was being picky on what all features I wanted.

[Hogmister13]

I thought the same thing about them until I put one on my gun and now all my turkey guns will have a red dot on it. (Knock  on wood I'm still yet to miss since I've been using them)

check out the video
https://youtu.be/h9bNi2L4Zjg

[WildTigerTrout]

Variety is the spice of life they say.  I have two turkey guns set up with red dots.  I have two set up with shotgun scopes and since I got new glasses I can actually see the Hi-Vis FO sights on my Browning BPS 10 ga. again!  Hard to pick a favorite I like them all! 

[Gobble!]

I shoot maybe 10 rounds out of a shotgun a year. Prefer a red dot for confidence.

[lunghit]

I thought the same thing about them until I put one on my gun and now all my turkey guns will have a red dot on it. (Knock  on wood I'm still yet to miss since I've been using them)

check out the video
https://youtu.be/h9bNi2L4Zjg

Cool video!