Post by: xd2005 on August 01, 2016, 07:16:08 PM
Thanks for the ideas!
Post by: seth30 on August 01, 2016, 08:05:18 PM
Post by: biggfish on August 03, 2016, 06:37:10 PM
Post by: konradcountry on August 03, 2016, 07:27:39 PM
I like iron sights because they are rugged, don't fog up and don't require batteries. There are truglo snap on bead sites that pick up a lot of light at dawn/dusk.
I realize people will put high quality 4x scopes on shotguns and shoot slugs at 100+ yards but I guess I would wonder why they don't use a rifle at that point.
Post by: xd2005 on August 03, 2016, 08:03:32 PM
Post by: lokidog on August 03, 2016, 08:43:45 PM
I have a red dot sight but I wouldn't it put it on my shotgun.
I like iron sights because they are rugged, don't fog up and don't require batteries. There are truglo snap on bead sites that pick up a lot of light at dawn/dusk.
I realize people will put high quality 4x scopes on shotguns and shoot slugs at 100+ yards but I guess I would wonder why they don't use a rifle at that point.
Maybe they are in a firearm restricted area? :dunno: Maybe they can't afford another gun? :dunno: Maybe their eyesight isn't as good as it used to be... there are lots of reasons I can think of.....
OP, are you shooting rifled slugs or getting a rifled barrel for it? Are you planning on shooting past fifty yards? Do you want 4" accuracy or 8" at 50-70 or more yards?
I have shot deer with rifled slugs and open sights to 70 yards, I have also shot turkey with a red dot, and have used a 4X scope on a rifled barrel. One thing to remember, if you are using a mount that attaches to the action and not the barrel, is that the barrel will still be able to move a little, unlike a rifle where they are firmly attached.
Oops, I see you answered a bit since I started writing. A red dot should work fine.
Post by: konradcountry on August 03, 2016, 09:54:41 PM
Maybe they are in a firearm restricted area? :dunno: Maybe they can't afford another gun? :dunno: Maybe their eyesight isn't as good as it used to be... there are lots of reasons I can think of.....
I realize shotgun-only areas are common on the East Coast but not in our state. Having poor eyesight doesn't justify a scoped shotgun over a scoped rifle.
I like shotguns but I don't see why people want to turn them into long range rifles. At longer ranges the slugs really start dropping and the wind pushes them around. I say this as someone who owns a shotgun with a rifled barrel.
Post by: Lemoore-on on August 26, 2016, 11:04:25 AM
Post by: cdriver on August 29, 2016, 11:55:59 AM
Post by: RatRodMike on August 29, 2016, 01:37:42 PM
Post by: JDHasty on August 30, 2016, 09:07:50 AM
Maybe they are in a firearm restricted area? :dunno: Maybe they can't afford another gun? :dunno: Maybe their eyesight isn't as good as it used to be... there are lots of reasons I can think of.....
I realize shotgun-only areas are common on the East Coast but not in our state. Having poor eyesight doesn't justify a scoped shotgun over a scoped rifle.
I like shotguns but I don't see why people want to turn them into long range rifles. At longer ranges the slugs really start dropping and the wind pushes them around. I say this as someone who owns a shotgun with a rifled barrel.
A lot of people might want to read their Game Regs AND their local ordinances. Firearm restriction areas are far more common in Washington than a lot of people think.
Post by: cdriver on August 30, 2016, 02:20:21 PM
Post by: RatRodMike on August 30, 2016, 03:34:04 PM
Yes, to checking game regs, and using them to your advantage. I have property on Whidbey Island, shotgun only, fun way to hunt.
:yeah:
Post by: BrandonWatts on August 30, 2016, 09:06:37 PM
Post by: JDHasty on August 30, 2016, 09:22:24 PM
Post by: RatRodMike on August 31, 2016, 08:06:20 AM
A Nitrex TR 1 1.5-5 went for ~ $56 on eBay today. They don't come up very often. They rock on slug guns. I have three of them and wouldn't trade for anything.
That sounds like a great scope. I like the magnification range. How is it with picking up light in the dark timber. I see that it has a 32mm objective which sounds good with the low magnification.
Post by: JDHasty on August 31, 2016, 08:37:12 AM
A Nitrex TR 1 1.5-5 went for ~ $56 on eBay today. They don't come up very often. They rock on slug guns. I have three of them and wouldn't trade for anything.
That sounds like a great scope. I like the magnification range. How is it with picking up light in the dark timber. I see that it has a 32mm objective which sounds good with the low magnification.
I have three, two on Deerslayers and one on the kid's M4 carbine. They work super well for me in dark timber and if anything was going to wreck them it is 3" magnum slugs out of a light weight shotgun. My buddy has one of the 1-4 Leupolds w/heavy crosshairs. I like these much better. I think that Weaver may sell them as Grand Slams now.
Post by: JDHasty on August 31, 2016, 08:41:46 AM
Yup. But youch! They are north of $300. I really wish I had put a hundred bucks on that one on eBay now. I could actually use another one, the one on the kid's AR came off one of my rifles and I aim to put another one back there one day.
Post by: RatRodMike on August 31, 2016, 08:52:32 AM
A Nitrex TR 1 1.5-5 went for ~ $56 on eBay today. They don't come up very often. They rock on slug guns. I have three of them and wouldn't trade for anything.
That sounds like a great scope. I like the magnification range. How is it with picking up light in the dark timber. I see that it has a 32mm objective which sounds good with the low magnification.
Cool. Thanks for the info. I'll see if I can pick one up.
I have three, two on Deerslayers and one on the kid's M4 carbine. They work super well for me in dark timber and if anything was going to wreck them it is 3" magnum slugs out of a light weight shotgun. My buddy has one of the 1-4 Leupolds w/heavy crosshairs. I like these much better. I think that Weaver may sell them as Grand Slams now.