Author |
Message |
Gobblenow
Co-Owner/Dog Feeder
Joined: Mon Dec 06, 2004 10:20 am Posts: 3806
|
scopes strictly for turkeys
tell me again which is your favorite shotgun scope(and do you wear glasses?)....I bought another red dot thing at the end of the spring season...I am not sure i t is the answer...not being a der hunter this scope thing is a new world for me...Diablo and Freddy are suggesting a variable 1 to 4 ...I will probably do that unless somebody can talk me out of it....thaNNKS FOR YOUR IDEAS
|
Mon Dec 27, 2004 11:51 am |
|
|
Rhino
King of Spring
Joined: Mon Dec 13, 2004 6:05 pm Posts: 493 Location: Roanoke
|
GN,
I have a Leupold 1-4x variX-1 (I think?) on a particular gun that has caused much flaming on the board. It is part shotgun and the 1x works very well with that in quick situations. I do like it very much as the low power gives you a good field of view and you can always increase the pwr to 4 if you want and I can't see needing anything over 4x on a shotgun.
My 2 cents...
|
Mon Dec 27, 2004 2:13 pm |
|
|
Rhino
King of Spring
Joined: Mon Dec 13, 2004 6:05 pm Posts: 493 Location: Roanoke
|
hopefully this won't start a thread on that OTHER topic....
ha ha ha
Diablo?????
I didn't actually use the word.....
|
Mon Dec 27, 2004 2:14 pm |
|
|
TScottW99
Boss Gobbler
Joined: Fri Dec 03, 2004 10:59 pm Posts: 2851 Location: Roanoke
|
I have never used a scope on a shotgun, but plan to as soon as the budget allows
One scope that I have used on handguns, AR's and sub-machine guns that I like and will be putting on my turkey gun is the EOTech holographic sight. To me it would be perfect for turkey hunting. No magnification, no paralex problems and it's a great scope. Here's some information on it...
http://www.riflescopes.com/departments/14/rifle_scopes/eotech.htm
If I was looking for a "regular" type scope it's hard to go wrong with Leupold or Nikon.
_________________ "What gets us jangly is the suddenness of everything. We hunt turkeys because we want to hear them gobble, watch them strut and all that, and we hunt them with shotguns because we want to be close to them when those things occur." - Jim Spencer
|
Mon Dec 27, 2004 3:02 pm |
|
|
Max
King of Spring
Joined: Fri Dec 03, 2004 10:40 pm Posts: 1485 Location: Middlebrook VA
|
I have used a Tasco bantam 2.5x20mm on my 835 and last yr upgraded to a leupold M8 2.5x20mm with what they call a Turkey Slayer reticle in it. The distance between the intersection of the crosshairs and the beginning of the duplex in the vertical hair is 9"@40yd.. rouffley the length of an adult toms head and neck to the feather line... it helps..lol.. they stopped making them last yr but can still be found. I dont wear glasses though......but the leupold is hands down a better scope than the bantam... But i also must say the bantam held up under ther 835 recoil with Nitro ammo for 2 season... there is a BIG difference in price!
_________________ "Son You've Got Three Choices in Life, Lead, Follow, or Get Out of the Way!" -Joe Rowe- http://www.jkttv.com
Max
|
Mon Dec 27, 2004 3:08 pm |
|
|
Diablo
King of Spring
Joined: Mon Dec 06, 2004 11:46 am Posts: 832 Location: SC by way of WV
|
Leupold 1-4x variX-1
_________________ "A man who insists on adherence to the facts when it comes to his hunting exploits, size of fish...abilities of his bird dog...is an untrustworthy fellow. A fine sporting liar is a gentleman & someone whose acquaintance should be cherished" R. Ruark.
|
Mon Dec 27, 2004 7:04 pm |
|
|
Fullback24
King of Spring
Joined: Thu Dec 30, 2004 12:34 pm Posts: 456 Location: Trigg, VA
|
I have a Pentax Lightseeker, 1.5x.....it's pretty cool because it has crosshairs with a circle....this circle represents 30" at 40 yards.....usually when I get a gobbler in, I frame his head and neck up in that circle and bring the noise. HAS NOT FAILED ME SINCE INSTALLATION(7 yrs). Knock on wood.
|
Fri Dec 31, 2004 12:34 pm |
|
|
FlatLand Gobbler
King of Spring
Joined: Mon Dec 06, 2004 8:46 am Posts: 753 Location: Hampton, VA.
|
I am using a red dot scope which doesn't magnify. I must admit I am a little ignorant about the different powers. Jeff tell me a little about you 1x4 Leoupold.
_________________ Ron
"Turkey hunting, when you knock all the feathers off it, is a game of infinite variables, played on a field of unlimited dimension, against an opponent who doesn't know the rules and wouldn't play by them if he did." ...Jim Spencer
|
Fri Dec 31, 2004 1:47 pm |
|
|
Rick
2 Year Old
Joined: Sat Dec 04, 2004 12:56 pm Posts: 80 Location: Middlebrook
|
I use the Leopold 1-4X shotgun scope. I never move it from the 1X.
I find it very hard to judge distance if I use any magnification, even 1.5X. Even at !.5X I have to lift my head from the scope to judge distance. The 1X is perfect. Too bad Leopold does not make a super light 1X fixed power scope. I do not wear glasses, but the Leopold has a good long eye relief.
_________________ Rick
|
Fri Dec 31, 2004 10:08 pm |
|
|
gobbstopper1946
|
I've been useing Leupold 1x-4x for several years now and haven't had any problems. The one advantage I like is can see the whole turkey. I'll track him all the way through the scope up to his final step.
GS...
|
Sun Jan 02, 2005 11:39 pm |
|
|
maytom
King of Spring
Joined: Tue Jan 04, 2005 9:58 pm Posts: 349 Location: WNY
|
I also have been using a Leupold 1X4 shotgun scope on my 1300 since the spring of 1993. I can't say enough about the quality of this scope!! I mostly leave it set on the 2.5X power setting, because if I lower it to the 1X setting, the end of the barrel appears in the field of view, and becomes very distracting!! Can't go wrong with a Leupold!!!
|
Tue Jan 04, 2005 10:17 pm |
|
|
Rick
2 Year Old
Joined: Sat Dec 04, 2004 12:56 pm Posts: 80 Location: Middlebrook
|
I add a 1/2 inch cheek pad to my stock to put my eye in line with the scope. This way my cheek is pressed against the stock for better sighting and control.
_________________ Rick
|
Thu Jan 06, 2005 7:47 pm |
|
|
Gobblenow
Co-Owner/Dog Feeder
Joined: Mon Dec 06, 2004 10:20 am Posts: 3806
|
what does "eye relief" mean? see, I told you I know nothing about scopes?
|
Fri Jan 07, 2005 9:54 am |
|
|
Freddy
Boss Gobbler
Joined: Fri Dec 03, 2004 12:50 pm Posts: 3138 Location: Goodview, VA
|
Eye Relief is the distance between your eyeball and the scope. Too little Eye Relief and you end up with a nice little half-moon scar on your bloody forehead. Too much Eye Relief and your scope will not have a full field of view. Find that happy medium. Some of the scope shooters may be able to help more...
|
Fri Jan 07, 2005 12:30 pm |
|
|
WVBOY
King of Spring
Joined: Fri Dec 03, 2004 1:33 pm Posts: 3038 Location: Powhatan, VA
|
I know all about that bloody cut on the forehead.. I started using a scope last year on my shotgun and first shot got wholluped.. so make sure you have enough eye relief to start off on the range..
_________________ RB
Take me Home Country Roads.
|
Fri Jan 07, 2005 12:49 pm |
|
|
|