12 gauge slug magnum and Bushnell red dot ?

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christian812

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I live in Belgium and we are infested by boars devastating gardens.
Finally, we got the autorisation to shoot them 24 h / day all year long until further notice.

But for evident security reasons, we're only allowed to use slugs 12 gauge.

I have a Mossberg 500 with a Picatinny rail.

My question is:

I'm planning to get a Bushnell red dot "First Strike" zeroed to 70 yards > see pic attached.

Is this red dot able to take the recoil of a magnum 12 gauge slug ?

Tks for answers

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It should handle the recoil.

Just make sure to shoot it a lot before the warranty expires to weed out any potential problems
 
If you can get a Burris FastFire2 or FastFire3 either will easily handle the recoil. I have them on 44mag handguns and on 45-70 rifles and have never had even one problem after two years of shooting.
 
Does your 12 guage have a rifled barrel?


I live in a state that was shotgun slug only for hunting deer,(our deer get very big) and most deer hunters here don't bother with magnum slugs as the gains are small compared to the recoil, and standard slugs are more then enough at 100 yard distances for our deer.
 
No, the barrel is not rifled.

So, following your advice > standard slugs should be enough !?
With the advantage of having 5 instead of 4 in the magazine.

70 yards would be a max distance > the fun being to get closer and kill first the female leader.

I'm getting closer to the best combo !

Tks
 
This German guy is damn good with a bolt rifle !
Faster than me with my linear bolt Browning Acera.

In gardens, boars are not running.
It takes them 20' to cautiously invade the place.
Then, you have a few seconds to shoot the best you can… this is why a ghost ring sight is not appropriated.
 
I understood your original post completely (I read all of it) and the issue of the boars entering your garden area stood out. I agreed with you on the red dot sight as a good choice and recommended one I've had personal experience with. I've actually had over twenty red dots over the last twenty-five years and some have been very good and some very bad. The Burris will withstand severe recoil and it has virtually no parallax issues and the light is nice and round, small 3moa or 8moa dot sized for your shooting choice. I prefer the 3moa for rifle and handgun shooting. I would consider slugs in the rifle category. If you ever had the opportunity to shoot at running boars, or any other running game, the red dot would be the best choice of sight to use. I've shot over fifty large game animals with red dots on various handguns and even on a couple of rifles and I've found nothing better to use for low light, bright light (they're adjustable),and running conditions. I had one on one of my 45-70 rifles and I'm able to shoot five shot groups at 114yds (my private range distance) of under 1.7" on a very repeatable basis. Go with the red dot. You won't be sorry or disappointed.
 
Shotshells

12 gauge....the 2 3/4" (70mm) shell will work just fine for your purposes.
I like the Brenneke KO one ounce (437 grain); it is a favorite of mine for smoothbore use.
And....yes....the Fastfire sight.
Pete
 
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