fairchaser
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I just got one but I haven't mounted it yet. Just wondering if anyone is using one on their turkey gun and if there are pros and cons.
Anyone using a red dot?
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I use a fastfire3 on both mine and love them. Not a fan of the tube style ones but thy are popular
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Woodsman10
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I have been using one the past two seasons. I like it more than I dislike it.
Pros: You don't have to keep your head down and cheek on the stock, if the turkeys head is inside my red circle, he's dead unless I pull it. It's easier for me to get a "bead" on him with a red dot.
Cons: Can be a booger to sight in, batteries running dead or other malfunctions, hard to get on a running or flying bird, I don't shoot at them flying anyways. Also, rain and stuff can fog it up just like any scope.
The main thing I do not like about it is that it makes it to where you don't have to get your cheek down, causing you to perhaps loose proper shooting form. But this is also the main thing I do like about it, you can get shots off with more precision.
I just be sure to stay active in my shooting so I'll never loose my true shotgun shooting form.
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Pros: You don't have to keep your head down and cheek on the stock, if the turkeys head is inside my red circle, he's dead unless I pull it. It's easier for me to get a "bead" on him with a red dot.
Cons: Can be a booger to sight in, batteries running dead or other malfunctions, hard to get on a running or flying bird, I don't shoot at them flying anyways. Also, rain and stuff can fog it up just like any scope.
The main thing I do not like about it is that it makes it to where you don't have to get your cheek down, causing you to perhaps loose proper shooting form. But this is also the main thing I do like about it, you can get shots off with more precision.
I just be sure to stay active in my shooting so I'll never loose my true shotgun shooting form.
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mathews338
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my first year and so far I really like it and agree with the above post. I could see where it might be hard to shoot at running /flying birds but if they are on the ground just standing there it is dead on.
TheLBLman
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IMO, among the "red dot" type options, the most pros and the least cons are with the Burris Speedbead and Fastfire III (or similar, but more costly options). Battery life, if left on continuously, is at least 6 months.
I've been using a Burris Fastfire on my 20 ga dedicated turkey gun for a few years now, and really like it. With this particular application, the big appeal was the tiny footprint and near zero weight of the Fastfire sight (compared to other optical sights).
That said, I generally prefer a more traditional low magnification "scope" for a dedicated turkey gun. The exception is when going all out to reduce carrying weight and streamline the weapon, thus the Burris Fastfire/Speedbead for those applications. Where weight & size are issues, I see only liabilities with the more traditional large "red dot" style sights (akin to an orange sitting on your receiver).
You can get a comparably wide field of view (to a red dot) with a traditional scope having only 1x or 1.5x magnification. Traditional scopes generally provide a much clearer view of the target. Leupold makes a 1x magnification scope that works great. My turkey-gun favorite is a Nikon Monarch 1.5-4.5 with a 20mm objective (very small, very light, very clear optics). On a turkey gun, you never need an objective any larger than 20mm, but good luck in finding that today.
I've been using a Burris Fastfire on my 20 ga dedicated turkey gun for a few years now, and really like it. With this particular application, the big appeal was the tiny footprint and near zero weight of the Fastfire sight (compared to other optical sights).
That said, I generally prefer a more traditional low magnification "scope" for a dedicated turkey gun. The exception is when going all out to reduce carrying weight and streamline the weapon, thus the Burris Fastfire/Speedbead for those applications. Where weight & size are issues, I see only liabilities with the more traditional large "red dot" style sights (akin to an orange sitting on your receiver).
You can get a comparably wide field of view (to a red dot) with a traditional scope having only 1x or 1.5x magnification. Traditional scopes generally provide a much clearer view of the target. Leupold makes a 1x magnification scope that works great. My turkey-gun favorite is a Nikon Monarch 1.5-4.5 with a 20mm objective (very small, very light, very clear optics). On a turkey gun, you never need an objective any larger than 20mm, but good luck in finding that today.
Setterman
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REN":2m3b1rjd said:
Same for me and wouldn't use anything else. Great sight
I love my eotech. Head in circle = dead. Cons makes gun heavier. My 7 yr old girl loves hers.
fairchaser
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For you users; are there any issues with sight plane angles changing the POI? Is it just as accurate at 10 yds as 40 yds?
AlexHensley
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I have 3 guns with burris fastfires and one with a Bushnell TRS25 . With the FFs, I don't worry about parallex at 40yds but with the TRS25 I make sure to get a good cheek weld to the stock. I'd recommend either of this dot sights. For the money, the TRS is great.