New Turkey Hunting Ammo
Shotgun deer hunting scope!?!?!?!?!?!?
Hello, I just got a new Mossberg 500 12 gauge shotgun combo. It came with a fully rifled slug barrel and the all purpose barrel. For deer hunting with this gun, what scope would you recommend? I am looking for a nice high quality scope under $150. Also what ammo or other accessories should I get? Is a scope recommended for turkey hunting? Thanks, Please help!
I want a scope for deer hunting. How is a 2-7X32 Nikon, is that too much zoom power?
Don’t buy some cheap scope because the recoil from slugs can turn it into a paper weight.
For about 50 bucks more you can buy one of these;
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/links/link.jsp?id=0038614712551a&type=product&cmCat=SEARCHFEAT_all&returnPage=search-results1.jsp&Ntt=shotgun+scope&Ntk=Products&sort=all&_D%3AhasJS=+&N=0&_D%3Asort=+&Nty=1&hasJS=true&_DARGS=%2Fcabelas%2Fen%2Fcommon%2Fsearch%2Fsearch-box.jsp.form1&_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1
I am sure you want a scope that will last the life of the gun that’s why I suggested the Leupold.
You could get some of the other cheap scopes like a Tasco, Bushnell or one of these;
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/links/link.jsp?id=0044767712738a&type=product&cmCat=SEARCH_all&returnPage=search-results1.jsp&Ntt=shotgun+scope&Ntk=Products&sort=all&_D%3AhasJS=+&N=0&_D%3Asort=+&Nty=1&hasJS=true&_DARGS=%2Fcabelas%2Fen%2Fcommon%2Fsearch%2Fsearch-box.jsp.form1&_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/links/link.jsp?id=0064065713115a&type=product&cmCat=SEARCH_all&returnPage=search-results1.jsp&Ntt=shotgun+scope&Ntk=Products&sort=all&_D%3AhasJS=+&N=0&_D%3Asort=+&Nty=1&hasJS=true&_DARGS=%2Fcabelas%2Fen%2Fcommon%2Fsearch%2Fsearch-box.jsp.form1&_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1
But just read all the reviews for them and you will see some had to buy another scope. A friend of mine is a penny pincher and I told him to by a quality scope. He went through 3 cheap scopes and finally bought a quality one. I pointed out for the cost of 3 cheap ones he could have bought the nice one. I made the same mistake years ago though, bought a cheap shotgun scope and it worked great. Went on a hunting trip in some fairly cold temps and when I shot the cross hairs started to move with each shot.
Don’t get a high magnafaction scope for it. With the short range of slugs you don’t need anything more than a fixed 4 power although a 2x to 6x would be fine. Its better to have a wide field of view with a slug gun than high magnafacation.
With a fully rifled barrel you can shoot sabot slugs with very good accuracy out to 150 yards.
Here is a good read explaining slugs;
http://www.chuckhawks.com/shotgun_slugs.htm
I use these;
http://www.smokewagongear.com/p-1243-12-gauge-bonded-sabot-slugs-remington-premier-accutip-12-ga-3-slug-pra12m.aspx
Or I handload my own.
I know some use a scope for turkey hunting but you don’t need one. Just pattern your shotgun on paper at different distances. And when you understand your pattern you just aim for its head and you should be fine. You want 80% of your shot in a 30 inch or less circle, if you can get 80% in a 24 inch circle even better! Buy an extra full turkey choke tube and use #4 or 5 lead shot, some use larger shot like #2.
Hope this helps you.
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