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Scope or red dot? #1845306
09/14/16 02:35 PM
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About to acquire a new turkey shooter. Can't decide if I want a 1x4 scope or a red dot. I've had both over years (never killed bird with either, just beads). What say ye?


“Killing tomorrow’s trophies today.”

On the distance I like to walk to my stands:
“The first 100 yards is also the last 100 yards.”
Re: Scope or red dot? [Re: AC870] #1845307
09/14/16 02:37 PM
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My preference is beads, but if I had to choose an optic, it would be a FF3. I'll never have a scope on a turkey gun

Re: Scope or red dot? [Re: AC870] #1845340
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Bead.

Re: Scope or red dot? [Re: AC870] #1845396
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Bead only, fo sho.


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Re: Scope or red dot? [Re: AC870] #1845445
09/14/16 04:03 PM
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I love the FF3


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Re: Scope or red dot? [Re: AC870] #1845467
09/14/16 04:19 PM
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I have to say that you guys are complicating turkey hunting.

I don't really have a problem with it but cmon man.

You shoot a gun that throws a deadly 40 yard pattern.

Keep it simple.

Re: Scope or red dot? [Re: oldbowhunter] #1845577
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Originally Posted By: oldbowhunter

You shoot a gun that throws a deadly 40 yard pattern.


A lot of folks today are shooting a gun with a deadly 60 yard patterns. There's definitely an argument for dots and more precise sights.

Re: Scope or red dot? [Re: AC870] #1845584
09/15/16 12:49 AM
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Beads are great until you start seeing 3 of them.

I tested the patterns on a shotgun for dove hunting a few weeks ago. I thought the gun was shooting left until the third shot; then a realized I was aiming with the wrong bead.

Use a bead or a fiber optic if you can see it. I use a holo sight since I can't.


All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
Re: Scope or red dot? [Re: AC870] #1845625
09/15/16 02:33 AM
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If you goto a good dot sight you wont go back. Vortex Venom, Burris FF3 and Eotech are some great choices.

Re: Scope or red dot? [Re: crenshawco] #1845668
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Originally Posted By: crenshawco
My preference is beads, but if I had to choose an optic, it would be a FF3. I'll never have a scope on a turkey gun


+1


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Re: Scope or red dot? [Re: AC870] #1845681
09/15/16 03:57 AM
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I don't have near the experience that most of y'all have on this site, but I have enough to know that I don't want a scope on a turkey gun. I'll stick with my fiberoptic sights. I might take the little bushnell trs-25 red dot off my AR and put it on a turkey gun one day if I find that the fiberoptic sights aren't getting it done, but that's about as crazy as I intend to get.


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Re: Scope or red dot? [Re: AC870] #1846166
09/15/16 01:04 PM
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I'm thinking of using trs-25

Last edited by AC870; 09/15/16 01:04 PM.

“Killing tomorrow’s trophies today.”

On the distance I like to walk to my stands:
“The first 100 yards is also the last 100 yards.”
Re: Scope or red dot? [Re: AC870] #1846374
09/15/16 04:15 PM
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What Poor Country Preacher said times 10!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FF3 for me and will not go back to a bead.

Re: Scope or red dot? [Re: AC870] #1846525
09/15/16 07:16 PM
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I have a Camo Bushnell 1.5 x 4 that im very pleased with At first I thought the same about a scope for a shotgun until I tried it, patterns being so tight anyway

Last edited by Snowman257wby; 09/15/16 07:20 PM.

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Re: Scope or red dot? [Re: AC870] #1846531
09/15/16 08:04 PM
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Atoler Online content
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Just Bead, if I picked one I damn sure wouldn't get a scope

Re: Scope or red dot? [Re: AC870] #1846945
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I like a bead also, but my gun does not shoot true so I put a FF3 on it. I have no problems with the FF3, it is a very tough sight.

Re: Scope or red dot? [Re: AC870] #1847122
09/16/16 11:40 AM
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Anthony we've got ff3's on our 20ga's if you wanna check em out one day holler at me


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Re: Scope or red dot? [Re: AC870] #1847582
09/17/16 05:10 AM
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Thanks Haybale. I know those are nice.


“Killing tomorrow’s trophies today.”

On the distance I like to walk to my stands:
“The first 100 yards is also the last 100 yards.”
Re: Scope or red dot? [Re: AC870] #1848744
09/18/16 04:49 AM
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Bead for me, I tried the scope thing a few years ago, I hated it. If my eyes wont allow me to use a bead ill try the ff3 or eotech.

Re: Scope or red dot? [Re: AC870] #1848802
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FF3 without question.

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