Red Dot worth it?

[billjohnson]

Sorry, I jumped off sides on this thread. I had posted on another one asking if anybody had any experience with the Tru Glo Gobbler stopper. My bad.

[LawDawg]

Real turkey hunters only use a modified choke, a barrel with no rib or beads, wear a plaid shirt, and use a leaf of grass as a call

[vicksburg]

I don't know about topwater....

I personally don't use one,but some of the best turkey hunters I know use them. It's not for everyone that's for sure.

Ask anyone who consistently kills his limit of birds every year and I bet you not a single one of them has a scope on their gun.

I have been fortunate enough to hunt in alot of different states and meet alot of different hunters. I'd venture to say that 3 of the 5 best turkey killers i know use scopes. The reason is because these folks don't just shoot factory shells. It's more serious to them than that. Like me, they load their own, and they are FAR superior to anything you can legally buy. You have to be able, and responsible enough to sight in your point of impact.

[Rowdy53103]

Real turkey hunters only use a modified choke, a barrel with no rib or beads, wear a plaid shirt, and use a leaf of grass as a call

Nah, the gun is too much extra weight. We use a sling shot.....

[bottomland84]

I don't know about topwater....

I personally don't use one,but some of the best turkey hunters I know use them. It's not for everyone that's for sure.

Ask anyone who consistently kills his limit of birds every year and I bet you not a single one of them has a scope on their gun.

But hey on a lighter note we find something else you and I can disagree on. That is your sole purpose on this board right?

Yeah thats it.

[DUCK-HUNT]

I have killed 50+ with an 870 with a red dot..... Never missed one with the setup either. Don't know why I quit hunting with it. Guess I was tired of being a top water

Oh well

If my Benelli was tapped I would have something on it

Just ordered a scope for my new to me 870.

So yeah I would get one. I had an aimpoint

[vicksburg]

I have killed 50+ with an 870 with a red dot..... Never missed one with the setup either. Don't know why I quit hunting with it. Guess I was tired of being a top water

Oh well

Yeah, being a topwater sux, but i still like to feel that soft head under my boot...

[DUCK-HUNT]

Me Too!!!

[chopper30]

I like a soft head under each boot

[BradBynum]

Since I am not much of a turkey hunter I can only address my experience with a red dot scope/optics. I personally like using it versus an ACOG or EOTECH. I am able to keep both eyes open and the dot looks like it is on the target. If it helps you shoot better, I say got for it. They make some that are pretty reasonable price wise.

Just my 2 cents..

[vicksburg]

Red Dot = Accuracy!

[bottomland84]

Oh, and for the record, my new topwater setup for this season, a lil topwater 20 gauge, has a brand new topwater red dot on it... Hope i get lucky and kill one this year...Nickle please...

Vicksburg, how you liking that 20? Ive heard alot of folks switching over. My dad did, and loves it.

[vicksburg]

Light, compact, and deadly... It's legit.

[bottomland84]

Light, compact, and deadly... It's legit.

What setup do you have? Rem? barrel length? etc...

[vicksburg]

It's a MO Obsession Mossberg Bantam, with a 22"barrel . I bought the youth model for my 7 yr old son to use, but after shooting it last year, i'm hunting with it when he isn't with me! Plus, i love to see peoples face when i pull out the little gun. Rolled one at 55 last year with it after he busted me and took off, and had several yards to spare. His head was full of pellets.