Looking for recommendations for optic for my Derya...

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Like the title says, need recommendations for an optic that will work on a shotgun. Prefer holo sights and circle/dot reticle but am willing to try and be open. Gun is going to get fairly heavy use and a little abuse primarily in an IPSC / 3Gun capacity but may also get the occasional turkey hunt. So far EoTech is tops on my list but would love to hear what works for others...especially if you have a more cost effective suggestions that can still withstand the recoil...I have already crapped out a couple of cheaper optics breaking it in...not mentioning any names (cough...ahem Sightmark...cough)

Thanks in advance.
 
I have a couple of the Sig Romeo 5 red dots. One is permanently attached to my 858, and the other travels around between various "experiment" guns - basically anything I'm experimenting with, until I sort out exactly what sighting system I'm going to stick with. It's been on everything from single shot 12 gauges, to pump and semi-auto 12s, my M305, various full powered and intermediate powered rifles, a couple of .22s... I love it's small size, lightweight, good sight picture. It basically gives me a nice aiming point, and otherwise gets out of the way.

And aside from the recoil of the various guns it's been on, it's hit the concrete of the garage floor more times than I can count, as I fumble around swapping it between guns. And I've never had a single problem with it. Which is kind of funny- the reason I use it as my "temp" sight on those guns, is because at its price point, I consider it semi-expendable. I mean, I'm not specifically setting out to wreck it, but if I happen to, it won't break my heart, either.

And yes, these are contract made by Holosun. But they're made to a Sig design and spec, and receive Sig quality control. QC issues are a key reason why a lot of Chinese optics are such a dodgy proposition - it all depends on whether you got one that was well made, or slapped together by the overtime monkeys. With western corporate oversight, you avoid the notoriously lax QC that Chinese manufacturers are known for (think iPhone - made in China by Foxconn, with some hard @ssed California corporate overlords standing at the end of the production line with microscopes to check over everything).
 
Don't skimp on red dots because they will crap the bed when you need them most. Something like the C-More Railway or Vortex Razor will work fine on the Derya.
 
I’ve had a trs25 on a two different pump shotguns since 2015 and it hasn’t skipped a beat, has handled recoil of full power and magnum loads with no issues. I used it last fall to ground swat grouse and it was pretty fun I must say.
 
Don't skimp on red dots because they will crap the bed when you need them most. Something like the C-More Railway or Vortex Razor will work fine on the Derya.

My Vortex scope and Vortex RDS both shat the bed. Let me go find the 40' pole I won't touch Vortex GARBAGE with.
 
I have run a Vortex Razor on an open shotgun for four years and it has never missed a beat. Also ran another Razor RDS on a Shadow 2 in production optics division and it has never missed a beat. The Razor will hold up to the abuse, the Viper and Venom on the other hand will not. Nothing wrong with the Vortex line of RDS, but you gotta pick the right one for the job intended. You can't expect to pay $200.00-$300.00 for a RDS and expect to to hold together, just ain't gonna happen, sorry. Buy once, cry once as the old saying goes.
 
I've seen two of them s%!t the bed on 9mm PCC's.

I think I was there for at least one of those when Chaddock’s crapped out at a Phull Otto match last year(?)...Ya, wasn’t impressed...

I have a Razor on an offset mount on my AR which I will put on the Derya and see if I like it this weekend.

I have a buddy who is going to lend me his Holosun too so I can try that. Appreciate the suggestions all...Thanks.
 
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