Turkey gun: To scope or not to scope?

B.H.B said:
Scoping a shotgun seems imptactical to me. How do you track with a scope? Reflex shooting is not practical at close range with a scope. A Reflex sight maybe or if your slugging I guess. Just not the way I was taught. I think I'd get nasty looks for just suggesting it to be honest. This reminds me of the guy on the EE selling his muzzle loader with a 4-16x40 on it. 2x power and long eye relief might work.
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The op was talking about a turkey gun. I'm fortunate like many others who have a dedicated turkey gun. If i had one shot gun i can see the trouble of taking it off to hunt fowl where reflex shooting is needed and resighting etc. My turkey gun gets one or two shots a season. Never needed to resight or injurded a bird. Everyone do what they please but I'm one of the guys who use a shotgun scope and would never turn back. I recommend one. The other reason was two fold. I'm planning to also use it with Sabots for deer. I picked up a rifled barrel for my supernova. Got it off the ee for a great price
 
hoytcanon said:
Touchy, touchy...

When we started turkey hunting 20 years ago, we used various optics, scopes and red dots... but it became clear that, even with failing eyesight, scopes and red dots are unneccesary out to the distances where patterns are effective... patterning your gun and load is essential, and becoming comfortable with mounting your gun and settling the sight picture while contorted in awkward positions... the next battle is remaining calm and retaining your wits at the moment of the shot.

If you want you use optics, go ahead and do so, but IMO it just complicates a process that can be quite simple.
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Who needs optics when I gots mah new Quakerboy box call! ;)
 
Asphaltman said:
The op was talking about a turkey gun. I'm fortunate like many others who have a dedicated turkey gun. If i had one shot gun i can see the trouble of taking it off to hunt fowl where reflex shooting is needed and resighting etc. My turkey gun gets one or two shots a season. Never needed to resight or injurded a bird. Everyone do what they please but I'm one of the guys who use a shotgun scope and would never turn back. I recommend one. The other reason was two fold. I'm planning to also use it with Sabots for deer. I picked up a rifled barrel for my supernova. Got it off the ee for a great price
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I can see the point and imagine the Turkey shooting is different. Don't shoot them myself though I do know there commonly shot with 3 1/2 mags and 2 or 3 buckshot or slugs so there is some range.
 
B.H.B said:
I can see the point and imagine the Turkey shooting is different. Don't shoot them myself though I do know there commonly shot with 3 1/2 mags and 2 or 3 buckshot or slugs so there is some range.
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Number 4 5yand 7 shot only you for turkeys out if a extra full choke
 
B.H.B said:
I can see the point and imagine the Turkey shooting is different. Don't shoot them myself though I do know there commonly shot with 3 1/2 mags and 2 or 3 buckshot or slugs so there is some range.
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Which slugs do you think are purrrfect for turkey?
 
haven't hunted turkey much but I know if I was using a rifle I would certainly put a scope on it! :)

Would seem something like a red dot would be useful, especially with a circle dot reticle, which I've used with goodresults when patterning buckshot.
 
I have a Burris fastfire on my Benelli Supernova and have killed two turkeys with it. I really like it after using fibre optic sights previously. Light, small, and quick to use with no chance of scope eye.

I need to do something with my daughters Mossberg with factory fibre optic sights as even at the lowest rear sight setting, it shoots very high at 30 yards. As previously discussed, if you have pattern issues (like her shotgun) an optic (scope or red dot) that is sighted in for you will work well. I have several Bushnell circle x scopes but prefer the red dot for turkey hunting.

Good​luck with your decision.
 
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