Ok, so........I just bought a Super Black Eagle II this past weekend, all decked out in Max 4 camo. And if I dare, I believe I have fallen in love w/ a shotgun. I think I would move to California and marry that beast if I could but.........I digress. The front bead is a small, red fibre that I don't particularly like. I want to change it out for a longer green one, but I don't have much experience with them so I'm not sure what to get. I do know I want one that screws to the rib, nothing magnetic or tape. Having said that, I open this up to you, the minds of the Water Cooler, to lead me home.
OK, I can't make an educated suggestion then. If you would have said turkeys/predators......I would have told you to not bother and put some glass on top.
Not to hijack the thread but what are the advantages to having optics on a predator shotgun? Im starting to get into it and most shots are going to be pretty short, so i have elected to only be using a shotgun.
The same advantages of using an optic on a turkey gun. First of all, even though action is typically fast, it's not as fast as shooting at a jumped upland game bird, so you have plenty of time to get into it and look through the scope. Plenty of time in every scenario I've used them for both turkeys and yotes. With a scope, you never have to worry about forgetting to get a good cheek weld and shooting over. If you get the right reticle, you can use it for range estimation, and you can get an illuminated reticle as well. Unless you want to spend a ton of $$$ I honestly think the Mueller 2-7x32 is the best deal out there on a quality predator/turkey shotgun scope. I keep mine on 2x almost all the time, but the circle dot type reticle is perfect for fast target aquisition. If it's in that circle, even with a ridiculous tight choke, it's dead. It will also almost perfectly bracket a yote's chest at 40 yards which is just about max range. My gun is a consistent 50-55 yard predator gun, but any further than 40, I don't shoot unless I have time to click it with a rangefinder. Also, the illuminated reticle is the cat's ass for shooting in low light or even night conditions. Up here, it's legal to hunt them at night and with 11 brightness settings, you can get just enough illumination for the darkest of nights, or enough that you could use it on the brightest day if you needed it for some reason.
ROFL....... I'd shoot a message or email to Todd. I'm sure he knows his stuff when it comes to shotguns. He does own an upland bird hunting club afterall.........:D
Thanks RJ i might have to look into purchasing one of those scopes, it will probably work For deer as well (If I'm not tagged out by shotgun season:D)
