Scope vs reflex

[Old Timer]

Have any of you guys tried reflex sight and decided to go back to using a scope. Got the Nikon turkey taker scope on my 835 and swampfox kingslayer on my 20. What I like about the scope is I can use some magnification. What I like about the reflex is the precision  of the dot but miss some magnification.

[Greg Massey]

I enjoy using both and feel each one has its place... I like the scope for large open areas and red / green dots for woods etc... this is just my preference

It's like turkey calls everyone has one they like better than others ... IMO

I do agree, magnification is a plus ...

[jmart241]

I like the reflex for the weight difference in gun

[WiLL B]

I have a Leupold turkey scope and a Burris Fastfire 3. Both work. I'm still trying to decide which one is best. Have used both a couple years now.

[Hook hanger]

I use both. Big open field hunts I like the guns with scopes. In tight quarters in greened up timber I prefer a reflex type sight. You would probably really like an illuminated scope reticle if they made one just for turkey hunting.

[Yoder409]

Have a FF3 reflex on a .410 I built for my son.  It'll never be used outside of a blind.  It's good.

For my own use, it's an old skool, tube red dot for me.  I feel there's an added measure of durability.  And, it's just what I've been used to using for quite some time.

[Dtrkyman]

I have been researching Prism scopes for my next rig, still on the fence but would not mind a 2x optic with the etched reticle in case of battery failure or malfunction.  I think an actual scope is too heavy for what I want to do!

[310 gauge]

Bead

[mountainhunter1]

Used a scope on my shotgun for close to thirty years. Went to a red dot about 5 years ago mainly just to cut weight and for just me, it makes the gun seem smaller in the woods. Personally, I love a scope reticle on his waddles at crunch time, but hunting solely in mountainous terrain, weight reduction has won out and I use the small reflex sights.

I will say this, the red dot can let you down. I run vortex and Leupold and keep a close watch on my batteries and keep an extra new battery with me in the woods at all times. That said, I was working a bird one day this past spring and shot and killed him. A couple of minutes later, when I went to turn the red dot off just to save a touch of battery - it was off on its own and would not come back on until I put a new battery into the Delta Point Pro. Had that bird came in a minute or two slower, he would have got to live to see another day. I guess it was just a defective battery as it had been recently changed.   

[PalmettoRon]

My vision is 20/20 even though I'm pushing 70. However, I wear 2.5 readers, so aiming a turkey gun has evolved from 1 bead to 2 beads to Tru-Glo snap on sights to a Vortex Venom red dot to a Holosun 510c green dot circle reticle.

I've been extremely pleased with the green dot circle reticle configuration. I wish the Holosun carried a smaller profile, but other than that, I am very happy with it.

[Gooserbat]

I think both have their place.  I do like the magnification of a scope.  I usually run mine just about 2.5X and I feel like it really helps me.  The trade off is my gun weight goes up close to a pound after scope rings and base.  And on the subject of rings and base, don't be cheap.  The recoil of a shotgun will eat single screw rings.  The extra you spend on setting up your gun will likely keep you in the wood later down the rd.

[Tail Feathers]

Have a FF3 reflex on a .410 I built for my son.  It'll never be used outside of a blind.  It's good.

For my own use, it's an old skool, tube red dot for me.  I feel there's an added measure of durability.  And, it's just what I've been used to using for quite some time.

My semi auto has a reflex sight.  My single shot has an old tube style dot. That's the one I carry when rain threatens. 

[Dougas]

When I made my 12 gauge into a dedicated turkey gun, I put a Vortex 1 power scope on it. It was an improvement over the bead. The problem was that I could see the bead through the scope, I missed the first turkey I shot at, because I could see the bead and I instinctually use the bead through my scope. I painted the bead black and that did the trick. Then I put a Leupold a 3X7 on it. I have to put it on 4 power to get the barrel and bead out of the sight picture.
I 1000% prefer the red dot on my 20 gauge turkey gun. I will eventually put a red dot on my 12 gauge.

[Sir-diealot]

A reflex sight is absolutely useless to me, my astigmatism won't let me use them. I now have Glaucoma and I am hoping I won't develop a problem with my scope, but that could be the worst of my worries with that.

[Notsoyoungturk]

So far, I prefer the red dot.  Less cumbersome.  Easier acquisition.  Less weight.  Haven't needed the magnification.  As I get older, my opinion may change.