bamaranger
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As some of you may have read in past posts, I am a big advocate of some type of sighting system on a turkey shotgun beyond the simple bead or double bead. Chokes and loads have gotten so refined that it is no difficult matter to miss a gobbler that is up close and personal, one is not working with much of a pattern around 20-25 yds or so with our equipment these days.
I had a good friend hunt with me last year, and was dismayed to note how his vision had slipped, and that he had missed several gobblers in recent years. And true to form, after hunting HARD in two states, he missed a bird in his home state on the next to last day of the season. Good sport that he is, he shook it off, but clearly, he needed some help.
His guns had beads. Aftermarket single fiber optic on one, dual oversize white and metal mid-bead on another. One morning with me, with a tom gobbling madly just out of sight at early fly down, he whispered to me "I can't see my sights". We needed to do something. Seemed like a traditional 'scope was the answer, as he was familiar with same on his rifles, and shot those well enough on deer. His Rem 870 is drilled and tapped.
I came upon a Leupold 2.5x Ultralight with a German #1 at a fair price. Big heavy reticle easily seen, and a slight boost in magnification to help him get on target, but not enough to spoil range estimation. He's acquired a base and rings. When he shows up this year, the scope in going on the Remington. I believe that we will really have something.
Anbody else put a traditional optic/scope on a turkey gun?
I had a good friend hunt with me last year, and was dismayed to note how his vision had slipped, and that he had missed several gobblers in recent years. And true to form, after hunting HARD in two states, he missed a bird in his home state on the next to last day of the season. Good sport that he is, he shook it off, but clearly, he needed some help.
His guns had beads. Aftermarket single fiber optic on one, dual oversize white and metal mid-bead on another. One morning with me, with a tom gobbling madly just out of sight at early fly down, he whispered to me "I can't see my sights". We needed to do something. Seemed like a traditional 'scope was the answer, as he was familiar with same on his rifles, and shot those well enough on deer. His Rem 870 is drilled and tapped.
I came upon a Leupold 2.5x Ultralight with a German #1 at a fair price. Big heavy reticle easily seen, and a slight boost in magnification to help him get on target, but not enough to spoil range estimation. He's acquired a base and rings. When he shows up this year, the scope in going on the Remington. I believe that we will really have something.
Anbody else put a traditional optic/scope on a turkey gun?