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Offline Woodhaven

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Shotgun scope
« on: February 03, 2019, 08:41:51 PM »
Pros and cons of a shotgun scope? I’ve always used open sights

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Re: Shotgun scope
« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2019, 09:08:30 PM »
Depends on what you are shooting.
Pros: no battery
           Magnification
           Light gathering ability.

Cons: looking like you picked a fight with Mike Tyson if you get improper eye relief or are shooting from an awkward position.

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Re: Shotgun scope
« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2019, 09:24:51 PM »
Been "all pros" for me! Get the right scope, right mount and mounted right and done. Shooting a scoped gun for 20+ years.
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« Last Edit: February 05, 2019, 11:17:24 PM by MK M GOBL »

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Re: Shotgun scope
« Reply #3 on: February 04, 2019, 08:29:01 AM »
All pros for me also. I've hunted Turkey's with a scoped gun for years now and wouldn't go back to iron sights.
I don't want to jinx myself,but I haven't had a miss sense.

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Re: Shotgun scope
« Reply #4 on: February 05, 2019, 04:45:20 PM »
I use a scope on a rifle but if it kicks hard I usually wind up with scope eye and start flinching that’s what I would hate to start happening then I would miss.

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Re: Shotgun scope
« Reply #5 on: February 05, 2019, 11:00:04 PM »
So back thirty years or so. A lot of shotguns shot close to point of aim. Then cam fiber optic sights, and super tight chokes.....

So for me shooting a .660 and custom shells they produce great patterns in 10" circle at 40 yards. My old turkey scope has a diamond head and neck fit in it... Within 40 yards.  Also the pattern at 20/30 size of ping/golf ball. With a scope it helps me have pin point aim.

Make sure you get a shotgun scope, because of eye relief. I haven't had a problem yet.... Knock on wood.

Good luck.

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Re: Shotgun scope
« Reply #6 on: February 05, 2019, 11:16:47 PM »
 :blob10:thanks

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Re: Shotgun scope
« Reply #7 on: February 06, 2019, 08:39:05 AM »
  Guess im old and old fashion . Just been looking down the barrel at turkeys for 42 yrs .
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Re: Shotgun scope
« Reply #8 on: February 06, 2019, 08:42:40 AM »
Used a Simmons Pro-Diamond for about 5 years.  I really liked it and it can help pick out a hole to shoot through that you may not see with your eye.  Last year I went to a gun that shot bead and I enjoy that.  If I get a gun that needs a sight I will use a scope, but I prefer the bead if possible.
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Re: Shotgun scope
« Reply #9 on: February 06, 2019, 06:16:51 PM »
Pro: Cheaper than getting new glasses.
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Re: Shotgun scope
« Reply #10 on: February 08, 2019, 02:20:54 PM »
Pro: Cheaper than getting new glasses.
Lol i'm right there with ya! I started out using a plain old bead. As ammo and chokes got better and patterns got tighter and tighter i started using fiber optic sights. Then my eyes started having a hard time focusing both sights, and i started to use a red dot( had used them on my deer slug gun for years prior) Then, red dots started to look like Haley's Comet, and now i'm a scope user. All the sighting systems worked great, and i actually took my last gobbler with the open sights wearing my walmart "cheater" glasses. But i really like the scope, it's a bushnell dusk to dawn model for shotguns with "6 of eye relief, so no worries about getting whacked with a heavy recoiling gun. It is 1.75 to 4 power and i just leave it on it's lowest magnification for hunting. I mounted it with old style weaver rings (That can be easily removed with a coin if need be) and i leave the weaver base mounted to gun all year round. Before season i just reinstall scope and use a laser boresight to make sure its still close and then it only takes a shot or two to confirm zero. Love it!

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Re: Shotgun scope
« Reply #11 on: February 08, 2019, 02:25:01 PM »
Pro: Cheaper than getting new glasses.
Lol i'm right there with ya! I started out using a plain old bead. As ammo and chokes got better and patterns got tighter and tighter i started using fiber optic sights. Then my eyes started having a hard time focusing both sights, and i started to use a red dot( had used them on my deer slug gun for years prior) Then, red dots started to look like Haley's Comet, and now i'm a scope user. All the sighting systems worked great, and i actually took my last gobbler with the open sights wearing my walmart "cheater" glasses. But i really like the scope, it's a bushnell dusk to dawn model for shotguns with "6 of eye relief, so no worries about getting whacked with a heavy recoiling gun. It is 1.75 to 4 power and i just leave it on it's lowest magnification for hunting. I mounted it with old style weaver rings (That can be easily removed with a coin if need be) and i leave the weaver base mounted to gun all year round. Before season i just reinstall scope and use a laser boresight to make sure its still close and then it only takes a shot or two to confirm zero. Love it!
They quoted me $750-$1000 for new glasses, I can't do that and get a vehicle on the road. The new scope and having the gun drilled and tapped is going to come to less that half the $750 I will get new glasses by deer season though.
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Re: Shotgun scope
« Reply #12 on: February 08, 2019, 03:26:39 PM »
Ouch! That is a real pain in the pocket for sure!

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Re: Shotgun scope
« Reply #13 on: February 08, 2019, 03:46:40 PM »
Ouch! That is a real pain in the pocket for sure!
Had between 3-5 surgeries on my eyes when I was young depending on which relative you talk to. I remember 2 for sure and I think a third but I am not sure, I was so young they all kind of blend together.
Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength. Arnold Schwarzenegger

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