What's with putting a scope on a shotgun?
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Some people use them for turkey hunting. But the most common reason for mounting a scope on a shot gun is for deer. In Ohio and some other states we cannot use rifles, so we turn shotguns into slug guns. With todays technology a good rifled barrel and some good sabots you cant take some relatively long shots with a shot gun making a scope bennificial.
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Buckeye and Kolbster hit the nail on the head with why people use scopes and I agree wholeheartedly. I guess to take the discussion on step further I'll tell you what I think. Scopes are good for long shots no doubt but most shots in Ohio for deer will be 75 yds or less and in the woods. While looking through a scope you only see what the scope allows you to see. If there is a small branch that may deflect your bullet it may be focused out or blurred making an obstructed view look clear. I would think that a shotgun without a scope in Ohio would be more versital. As for turkey, I can't see how a red dot is any easier to line up than an open site or really what good it would do. Just my 2 cents and I don't expect all to agree.
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buckhunter,
I agree with you on most of what you said. I do not have a scope on the gun I use for turkey hunting and i do use a slug gun with open sights while on a drive. But when I am stand hunting I an usualy on the edge of some corn fields and regularly have shot much further than 75 yards so I do have a scope on that gun. If I only had one guns to use though I agree it would not have a scope on it.
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