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Re: Sights on a turkey gun
[Re: claycreech]
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04/07/24 04:50 PM
04/07/24 04:50 PM
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Law Dog
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Never tried a reflex sight but that seems like it has possibilities from what I’ve read about them.
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Re: Sights on a turkey gun
[Re: Sshaffer]
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04/07/24 07:07 PM
04/07/24 07:07 PM
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I won’t suggest this because I’m sure few will agree. Killed my first turkey over 40 years ago with just a bead on the end of the barrel. Swore right then it would be my only turkey ever shot without a scope. Mounted a straight 4x and have never looked back. I started shooting at 6 with a scope and I scope everything. I never have had trouble tracking a bird. I also have a short tube 4 X scope, on my Benelli SBE. Seldom do I miss a bird today.
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Re: Sights on a turkey gun
[Re: claycreech]
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04/07/24 10:22 PM
04/07/24 10:22 PM
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because most red dots have unlimited eye relief there is no magnification
there are a few dots with 2 or 3x magnification then they do not have unlimited eye relief
there are also magnifiers that go behind the dot and give you magnification most tip off so the can be out of the way for very close shooting
prism on the other hand have generous but not unlimited are an etched glass that doesn't need power to show the reticle but when you give it power the reticle glows
there are also illuminated reticle scopes especially LPVO low power Variable optic als MPVO mid power variable optic , I run a bunch of these as 2-7 power scopes none of mine are iluminated
I have a 1x prisim , some dots
my son has a couple of the Vortex strike eagle with illuminated reticle a 1-6 and a 1-8 the 1-8 lacks a little clarity at 8 it is an 8x magnifier and that is an issue that happens you can only magnify so much these are short tube scopes about 8 inches they work very well
I like to leave it about 1.5X as 1x almost always seems to look to me like 0.9x like your loosing just a touch
vortex makes a 1-4 with illuminated reticle with a simple cross hair , the ilumination is just a dot where the cross airs meet
truglo , Athlon and vortex all make 3x prism sights with illumination
higher magnification makes it harder to find the target because it reduces the field of view.
I have a dot on one shotgun that vortex Venom it is an open type it works for me but I don't have your eye issue I would say go look through a bunch at an optics dealer and see what you think could work.
I would give serious consideration to LPVO if you feel the need for magnification as it lets you decide how much is right just by turning the collar.
for my shotguns with optics I build up the cheek so that I am looking into the center of the glass when I shoulder it
on my 870 I used a Magpul stock with the high cheek riser on my 500 rifle barrel slug gun with a 2-7 scope it is sleeping pad, horse wrap and hockey tape.
if your hovering you head around off the wood and you touch off a 1 1/2 or 2 ounce turkey shell it will smack you in the face
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Re: Sights on a turkey gun
[Re: claycreech]
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04/08/24 06:49 AM
04/08/24 06:49 AM
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I too was like you, killed many turkeys for 35 years with a bead. But in my mid 50’s I missed a couple and one was a double with my son. I put a gobble stopper by try glo on especially with tss when you can reach out further and I’ve never looked back. Killed 9 birds deader than dead, some past 44 yards.
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