Do you uses shotgun scope for waterfowls?

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Just curious if any of you use shotgun scope for waterfowls like ducks and geese on your 12 gauge? I had never used it myself, but since there is such a product, someone must use it, right? Is it better for aiming than without scope? :rolleyes:
 
My understanding is that the shot gun scope is for slug hunting. Particularly our of a rifled barrel. a scope for waterfowl would be pretty useless as you normally don't shoot until theyvare too close for a scope to be useful on a moving target. I suppose you could use a red dot if you wanted to waste money on optics for waterfowl, but it would be pointless.
 
I always thought the scope is used for waterfowls, just forgot there are people using rifled barreled shotgun for deer too. Mind you, if the magnification is not very big, but can help on aiming, it might work for waterfowls too, right?
 
With a wide field of view and no magnification a red dot might be good if you can shoot with both eyes open. But I can't be bothered to get such a sight to test the idea.
 
Prairie Hunter said:
I always thought the scope is used for waterfowls, just forgot there are people using rifled barreled shotgun for deer too. Mind you, if the magnification is not very big, but can help on aiming, it might work for waterfowls too, right?
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Trying to precisely aim a shotgun at moving targets, using sights, is a good way to prevent yourself from becoming a proficient wing shot. Forget sights of any kind, keep both eyes open, concentrate on the target, and swing the gun, and you will do much better.
 
we used in a bay in France a 7x56 scope made for those kind of shots but it s 30 years ago (around) in the baie de Somme and it was because we were shooting at night from a floating foaming (chasse au gabion in French) we didn't shoot from far and it was working but I don't know if the guys are still doing that way.

we were using too live duck baits and the dogs were doing a great job ... try to swim at dark to bring back a duck ...
 
Never really thought about using a scope. I suppose it might help but it runs against everything I have learned along the way. In my case (rt hand shot) my left hand aims the gun. Total different experience with a scope. I do not see any advantage gained.
 
I know of a guy at the Vancouver Gun Club that uses a Zeiss scope on his Remington 1100 for shooting trap.
Then there are those who use the Speed Bead while not a scope it may have a use for those who wish to use an aid in hunting.
Let us know what you decide to try .
Rob
 
There's a guy who cleans up here every year at the turkey shoots (starting in novice class and sandbagging his way to open of course!) with a tacticooled up pump with a red dot. I always hope his batteries will die, but they never do:(
 
Squamch said:
There's a guy who cleans up here every year at the turkey shoots (starting in novice class and sandbagging his way to open of course!) with a tacticooled up pump with a red dot. I always hope his batteries will die, but they never do:(
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Shooting at stationary turkeys and deer with a scoped scattergun is one thing, trying to find flighting teal or honkers in the reticle is another thing entirely... and a red dot is significantly different from a magnified scope.
 
That would be very difficult to be honest. Ducks are so fast you need to acquire target and lead the target in a hurry. You need both eyes open on a beed and even then it's tough. Scope would make duck hunting impossible even as low as 2x mag.
 
You will shoot much better just pointing the gun with a bead for guidance... heck most guys have a hard enough time getting their eye looking down the rib.
 
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