Scope and mounts for Benelli

[TRKYHTR]

I used my buddy's gun all year and he had a scope on it. Now I want to put a scope on my Benelli. Any ideas on what to use?

TRKYHTR

[BrowningGuy88]

Is your gun drilled and tapped already? If so, EGW and a few other companies make picatinny rails to fit factory D/T Benelli's.

If not, take your pick of mounts and have them fitted up!

[TauntoHawk]

If I was going to go away from using reddots and got a scope I would look at the Nikon turkey pro and leupold 1-4x20  in turkey plex

[TRKYHTR]

If I was going to go away from using reddots and got a scope I would look at the Nikon turkey pro and leupold 1-4x20  in turkey plex

Do you need a variable scope for turkey hunting? I always thought a shotgun scope for turkeys was a fixed power? I have the availability of getting some Leupold scopes pretty cheap. Maybe I should look in that direction.

TRKYHTR

[drenalinld]

You will not be disappointed in Leupold. The most important thing in a turkey scope is lots of eye relief!!!  I just bought a Nikon pro diamond and it is nearly as good as the Leupold. Yes on the variable power.

[beagler]

Here's the EGW picatinny rail on my SBE 2.

[mudhen]

Lots of options Joe.

Is your SBE an SBE II?  Did it come drilled & tapped?

Easy to mount a rail, I use Weaver #93 style.

After that, I've liked just about every sight I have put on my SBE II.

Leo NWTF Scope is nice, Bushnell Trophy Red Dot worked well, I may put my old FF II on it, etc.

What I really like about scopes on Benellis is it can help dial in the pattern, which can be tricky on under-bored guns.  Start with a big sheet of paper, and dove loads, and you will eventually find the sweet spot.

My SBE II is heading to TarJac soon to get a MO Bottomland bath, and then probably that FF II or a new FF III.

Take care,

mudhen

[vaturkey]

If I was going to go away from using reddots and got a scope I would look at the Nikon turkey pro and Leupold 1-4x20  in turkey plex

Do you need a variable scope for turkey hunting? I always thought a shotgun scope for turkeys was a fixed power? I have the availability of getting some Leupold scopes pretty cheap. Maybe I should look in that direction.

TRKYHTR

Joe

I have a Leupold VX2   2x7 x33 Power on my Benelli SBE2 & love it. IMO Leupold is the best scope made for the money. If you can get Leupold scopes pretty cheap, I would go that route. Good luck !

   Ricky 

[TRKYHTR]

If I was going to go away from using reddots and got a scope I would look at the Nikon turkey pro and Leupold 1-4x20  in turkey plex

Do you need a variable scope for turkey hunting? I always thought a shotgun scope for turkeys was a fixed power? I have the availability of getting some Leupold scopes pretty cheap. Maybe I should look in that direction.

TRKYHTR

Joe

I have a Leupold VX2   2x7 x33 Power on my Benelli SBE2 & love it. IMO Leupold is the best scope made for the money. If you can get Leupold scopes pretty cheap, I would go that route. Good luck !

   Ricky 

Looking at my Leupold stuff, it doesn't show a VX2 as a shotgun/muzzeloader scope. It only shows the VX1 in 1-4X20, 2-7X33 and 3-9X40 and the ultraslam scope for shotguns use.
I can get a VX2 2-7X33 for 206.00 and a VX1 2-7X33 for 145.00. I can get the Ultraslam in camo but it's 220.00.

TRKYHTR

[BOFF]

If I was going to go away from using reddots and got a scope I would look at the Nikon turkey pro and leupold 1-4x20  in turkey plex

Do you need a variable scope for turkey hunting? I always thought a shotgun scope for turkeys was a fixed power? I have the availability of getting some Leupold scopes pretty cheap. Maybe I should look in that direction.

TRKYHTR

All of mine are fixed power. I have used scopes in the past, but prefer the red dots and Holographic sights now.

My SBE has a FFII on it. I had to have it tapped, and used a Weaver 93A mount I believe.


I can get pics if needed.

God Bless,
David B.