Scoped out Bottomland 870

[Tom007]

Getting ready for 2021 season, I outfitted my Bottomland 870 with a new scope. Turkey scopes are getting real hard to find, I have been searching for the right one for this gun. I like Leupold, especially the VX Series. They have a lifetime guarantee, crisp optics and great crosshair options. This is a 1x4 VX 2 with a Leupold Dot Reticle. This reticle is a crosshair that starts out heavy, and tapers thinner towards the middle to a perfect size dot which is great for zeroing in on the gobblers waddle/head. I used Burris 6 screw Tactical Rings, they handle the recoil on our heavy turkey loads. The field of view is 75 ft at 100 yards, thus has plenty of FOV for close turkey encounters. Since I started using scopes on my turkey guns, I am so used to that crosshair on the turkeys waddle, I can't go back to open sights. My eyes just are not the same as they were years ago. The scope is lightweight, not overbearing and will do the job. Look forward to the 2021 opener.

Be safe, be well.....

[USMC0331]

May you bust many longbeards with that work of art.

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[Tom007]

Thx my friend, you as well. Be safe....

[Ozarks Hillbilly]

You got a winning combination all the way around there.

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[Tom007]

You got a winning combination all the way around there.

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Thx much, be safe, be well...

[the Ward]

Looks great! I have been using a scope the last few seasons and really like it. I also miss using regular open sights, but like you, my eyes just can't focus on them as well as they used to. I have used red dots and like those as well, but i have that dang astigmatism that makes the dot appear distorted. Not a real problem at turkey hunting distances with a shotgun though, just put the misshapen red blob on the turkey head and shoot. The only open sights i still use is a truglo sight that has an optional ghost ring rear sight ring that i can still line up ok. Really enjoy the crisp sight picture with the scope though, plus the one i've been using has a 6" eye relief. so no worries about getting whacked with recoil!

[Turkeytider]

Looks like a great combo! 870s and Mossberg 835s may have killed more turkeys than everything else combined.

[Tom007]

Looks like a great combo! 870s and Mossberg 835s may have killed more turkeys than everything else combined.

Looks great! I have been using a scope the last few seasons and really like it. I also miss using regular open sights, but like you, my eyes just can't focus on them as well as they used to. I have used red dots and like those as well, but i have that dang astigmatism that makes the dot appear distorted. Not a real problem at turkey hunting distances with a shotgun though, just put the misshapen red blob on the turkey head and shoot. The only open sights i still use is a truglo sight that has an optional ghost ring rear sight ring that i can still line up ok. Really enjoy the crisp sight picture with the scope though, plus the one i've been using has a 6" eye relief. so no worries about getting whacked with recoil!

Thx guys. Have a great winter, safe, healthy. We all look forward to 2021 turkey.......

[Cowboy]

Looks good. Hard to beat a good Remington 870

[fmf]

great looking gun and certainly no judgement on the optics.  looks like a killer

[Tom007]

great looking gun and certainly no judgement on the optics.  looks like a killer

Looks good. Hard to beat a good Remington 870

Thx guys, have a safe winter, spring right around the corner...

[Greg Massey]

That's a fine looking setup , i agree with you about as we get older the scopes are really nice for turkey hunting.

[Tom007]

That's a fine looking setup , i agree with you about as we get older the scopes are really nice for turkey hunting.

Thanks my friend. I just have so much confidence using scopes with these tighter chokes. Our old eyes need the advantage, we also owe our turkeys a nice, clean humane harvest. Be safe, be well.....

[CntrlPA]

Awesome combo!

[Tom007]

Awesome combo!

Thanks so much. Happy Holidays