Scope/red dot or bead sights for Turkey?

[cdncowboy]

You guys are all missing out!

CHeck out the Burris SpeedBead....1000000% recomend. I have one on both my Beretta and my 870, and they work fantastic for turkeys...and deer...and waterfowl...and upland...and trap...

What's the sight picture on a SpeadBead look like?

 

[Wrong Way]

Its a 4 MOA red dot that appears to sit right on top of your barrel bead. The cool part is that unlike a barrel bead, the dot is not cheek weld or head position sensitive...no matter where in the window the dot is, if it's on the target you'll hit it.

 

[cdncowboy]

Its a 4 MOA red dot that appears to sit right on top of your barrel bead. The cool part is that unlike a barrel bead, the dot is not cheek weld or head position sensitive...no matter where in the window the dot is, if it's on the target you'll hit it.

Got ya. That would be a great alternative to the standard red dot scope, which I have, as you wouldn't have to tap the receiver for a rail. Nice indeed.

 

[cdncowboy]

I guess for me, every time I consider a red dot for Turkey I think "it's for 2 shots"... that usually brings me back to my original view "my open bead sight is just fine". I have a hard time getting over that.

 

[hoytcanon]

I guess for me, every time I consider a red dot for Turkey I think "it's for 2 shots"... that usually brings me back to my original view "my open bead sight is just fine". I have a hard time getting over that.

If you hunt turkeys long enough, it will be for more than two shots... when you are contending with brush and moving objects, misses and poor hits can happen... you will want fast acquisition and a more definitive aiming point. Fiber optic open sights are a good compromise between beads and red dots... the rail mounted variety go on and off quickly and easily.

 

[1duckslayer]

Low power scope with the circle X reticle for me, I find at longer distances a red dot is not fine enough and covers up to much of the target, the same goes for a bead site. Your poll should have separate categories for scope and red dot as if I could not use a scope I would just go with a factory bead. Not a fan of red dots at all!!

 

[cdncowboy]

If you hunt turkeys long enough, it will be for more than two shots... when you are contending with brush and moving objects, misses and poor hits can happen... you will want fast acquisition and a more definitive aiming point. Fiber optic open sights are a good compromise between beads and red dots... the rail mounted variety go on and off quickly and easily.

I disagree. I've been hunting turkey for 15 years and every season is 2 shots = 2 turkeys and I might add that I usually have my tags filled in a couple days hunting.... I don't mention the couple days hunting to brag only so that you know I don't have to hunt a month to get my 2 good shots. If you are taking more shots then that then you are taking shots you shouldn't ... too far away or not a clear shot... there is no reason for taking a poor shot given that you can call them in close and you have plenty of time to set up your shot.

 

[cdncowboy]

Low power scope with the circle X reticle for me, I find at longer distances a red dot is not fine enough and covers up to much of the target, the same goes for a bead site. Your poll should have separate categories for scope and red dot as if I could not use a scope I would just go with a factory bead. Not a fan of red dots at all!!

The poll choice "scope/red dot" means scope OR red dot. I didn't want to give all choices available as I am just curious if you use open bead sights or "other". I guess I could have said "other" which would be less confusing... my bad

 

[hoytcanon]

I disagree. I've been hunting turkey for 15 years and every season is 2 shots = 2 turkeys and I might add that I usually have my tags filled in a couple days hunting. If you are taking more shots then that then you are taking shots you shouldn't ... too far away or not a clear shot... there is no reason for taking a poor shot given that you can call them in close and you have plenty of time to set up your shot.

And I disagree with you... stuff (sh#t) happens... there can always be extenuating circumstances... we NEVER take questionable shots... and all of our birds (dozens) were taken with ONE shot... EXCEPT for TWO... In the first situation, my son's shooting stick collapsed just as he was squeezing the trigger... his second shot was rushed as the bird was VERY close and was a clean miss, the third shot put the bird down cleanly at 30 yards... the other time an UNSEEN sapling split the shot pattern, requiring a follow-up shot. I'm NOT perfect... and neither are you. And by the way, we always (so far... knock on wood) have our tags filled in two days.

 

[cdncowboy]

And I disagree with you... stuff (sh#t) happens... there can always be extenuating circumstances... we NEVER take questionable shots... and all of our birds (dozens) were taken with ONE shot... EXCEPT for TWO... In the first situation, my son's shooting stick collapsed just as he was squeezing the trigger... his second shot was rushed as the bird was VERY close and was a clean miss, the third shot put the bird down cleanly at 30 yards... the other time an UNSEEN sapling split the shot pattern, requiring a follow-up shot. I'm NOT perfect... and neither are you. And by the way, we always (so far... knock on wood) have our tags filled in two days.

Agreed in that a single shot is not guaranteed but, as you stated, most of the time it is one shot per bird and so back to my original point it is hard for me to justify a red dot for 2 shots ... most of the time.

 

[hoytcanon]

Agreed in that a single shot is not guaranteed but, as you stated, most of the time it is one shot per bird and so back to my original point it is hard for me to justify a red dot for 2 shots ... most of the time.

We use a saddle mount... easy on, easy off... and tasco redot's that don't cost a bundle but function well... at any rate we like them. I agree that alot of different set-ups work fine... the choice is largely a personal preference thing. We like this set-up;

 

[cdncowboy]

We use a saddle mount... easy on, easy off... and tasco redot's that don't cost a bundle but function well... at any rate we like them. I agree that alot of different set-ups work fine... the choice is largely a personal preference thing. We like this set-up;

Nice bird and great set up for sure. I have a similar bushnel red dot on my .308 for deer so I could easily enough switch it over to my shotgun with no additional cost ... I'm just too lazy

 

[hoytcanon]

Nice bird and great set up for sure. I have a similar bushnel red dot on my .308 for deer so I could easily enough switch it over to my shotgun with no additional cost ... I'm just too lazy

We switched to these Boyd's stocks because the "slightly" higher comb allows for the red dot AND for bead shooting so we don't have to switch the stocks back and forth from the Choate Mark 6 stocks we used to use for turkey hunting... see below;

 

[cdncowboy]

Nice setup Hoyt.