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Posted: 12/8/2014 1:28:12 PM EDT
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hi everyone,
been deer hunting for decades, using bows. bought a shotgun 4-5 years ago and have taken a couple with it. i need to set it up a little better for next year, it is a stock mossburg 500, came 24" rifled and 28" smooth field barrel all camo. i am looking for a good scope. would love an illuminated reticle. all my property is wooded and i miss out on some of the best minutes early and late day using the irons. just cant see the sights. was thinking if a fixed 4-6 power. lite and sturdy, i am not good at babying my tools so it needs to be rugged. is there some sort of fiber optic sights that might be better? all my shots will most certainly be inside 100yds, and i can still make good shots with irons BUT i am getting old, like 60 old and the eyes arent great so i lean towards the scope. suggestions on sighting solutions, rails, and rings are appreciated. thanks 41 |
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I use a 1100 Remini with a scope mount and a Red Dot sight, I used to only feel comfortable shooting 75yds with regular Remington slugs. I just tried Tru balls this year and feel I am getting consistent 2-3" groups at 100yds. I purchased some Crossbow scopes from Numrich cheap Horton multi cross-hair 4x scope. As soon as I get time I am going to switch off the red dot for the 4x and check to see which cross-hair is good for 100yds being zeroed at 50. You can get the top mount scope rails for the 500s if its already tapped for $10. If it isn't I would consider getting a cantilever rifled barrel and shooting sabots which will extend your range to 150-200yds just in case you ever had the opportunity to take that kind of shot. When you go too sabots you can get a goof flight path out to 150 and not have to worry too much about the drop, Zeroed at 150, 2.4 high at 50, 2.7" high at 100yds. http://www.hornady.com/store/12-GA-SST-Slug-300gr-SST/ In Ohio the big crazy was the straight wall cartridges, you have no real advantage over the sabots unless you are shooting 444 Marlin or 45-70. Shot guns have considerably more recoil than most rifles and you need a scope rated to handle it. |
| For 30 years I have used red dots the most on Hastings barrel. Also fixed 1.5x handgun scope. I am at the point, old as in 50's, where I might like more power and light gathering ability on it. Regardless of what I do next bottom end will be 1 or 2x max. I like Nikons in general for hunting and I am building a .300 blackout for hunting so I may buy 2 of whatever optic I choose and try them next year on both slug and AR. I think a BDC scope may be useful for old eyes trying to stretch out reach with the sabots. I am talking past 125 yards or so. |
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