Who uses a scope?

[deathfoot]

Fellas, not to intentionally deviate from the subject but something I wanted to add regarding scopes. We don't know who's reading or what info they're trying to gain. A consideration would be an aim point with a scope. If the turkey is very close the shot will hit lower than the scope a couple inches. Some people pick the feather/skin line as a poa. That may put the shot close to the beard depending on head angle of bird. You may need to adjust slightly for super close shots.

This was an excellent addition to this post!

[Old Dominion Tom]

Tom007 - Totally agree with you on the Meadow Creek Mount!  That is the mount I use with my FF3 on my 20 ga. 870. Nice compact package that leaves you a virtually unobstructed field of view.  Very good point regarding scopes Bowguy!

[Tom007]

Tom007 - Totally agree with you on the Meadow Creek Mount!  That is the mount I use with my FF3 on my 20 ga. 870. Nice compact package that leaves you a virtually unobstructed field of view.  Very good point regarding scopes Bowguy!

Amen to all, great facts, great informational post......

[alex_sebh]

Has anyone used a Burris Oracle X? https://southeasternbowhunting.com/best-crossbow-scope/ has one highlighted and that thing looks totally awesome, but it's extremely expensive.

[outdoorsmen]

I have a new in box nikon camo turkey scope I would consider selling.

[deadbuck]

I wanted to experiment with a scope on my 10 ga single barrel without spending a lot so i put a simmons 3-9x40 I had laying around on it one spring and it worked great on 3X. Then upgraded to a Leupold 2-7x32 rimfire model and always leave it on 2X. Shoot it once each year before season to check zero and it has not moved in 3 years of heavy use. I like this combo for first couple weeks of season until greenup and then shots are typically close enough to just use a bead on my O/U gun.

[Howieg]

Been shooting a scoped shotgun for 3 or 4 years with zero issues .
Well . Murpheys law caught up yesterday am . While set up tight on a gobbler at lst light , I looked though my scope just to make sure all was good , I noticed my crosshairs where not straight . I grabbed the scope and it moved easily .. I had to leave a gobbling turkey to go re tighten rings and re sight .  Glad I noticed it before I missed or even worse crippled one .

[GregGwaltney]

I have never used a scope on my turkey gun, maybe I would like it if I tried, but I like to keep everything plain and simple so probably won't ever know.

[ChesterCopperpot]

Been shooting a scoped shotgun for 3 or 4 years with zero issues .
Well . Murpheys law caught up yesterday am . While set up tight on a gobbler at lst light , I looked though my scope just to make sure all was good , I noticed my crosshairs where not straight . I grabbed the scope and it moved easily .. I had to leave a gobbling turkey to go re tighten rings and re sight .  Glad I noticed it before I missed or even worse crippled one .

I don't know you [mention]Howieg [/mention]but I respect hell out of you for leaving the woods. Similar thing happened to me last year but it was a rear sight got loose. Front sight was taller than a traditional bead so I couldn't just remove the rear and hunt the bead. Had to leave the woods to get it right. A lot of folks would've kept right on hunting and figured, "It'll be close enough."


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[shaman]

I use a scope.  I've  been using a 1.5-4.5 scope since 1996. 

My eyes were such back then that I had stopped being able to see the front pin and the turkey.  Over the past 20 years or so, my nearsightedness has gotten better. However, I've kept the scope on.  I like it.   

About the only thing I can say against the scope is that it narrows my focus, and I lose depth perception.  I've had a couple of instances where I got down and put my eye on the scope and the gobbler moved out into the field further than I was expecting. 

Once, I had a gob coming down a fenceline, and as he passed behind a large tree, I got my gun up.  When he came out the other side, I was expecting him to be less than 20 yards in front of me.  He'd run out into the pasture and I had no idea of the distance.  I took the shot at 80 yards, and managed to drop him.  It wasn't enough to kill him.  As I was picking myself up, he popped back up and started walking away.  I had to chase after the bird and finally cornered him about 200 yards away.

Lesson: Always keep your head up enough to see the bird without the scope before taking the shot.

BTW: My eyes have improved enough that I'm going to give it a try with my Brown Bess this year.  It has a 43 " barrel, and I can see the bayonet lug just fine.