Like an earlier poster, I don't care for the weight or balance change when a red dot is mounted. I get by with the plain old bead even with my worsening eyes. I figure if I can see well enough to hit a moving clay target with a shotgun, I can do the same with a turkey's head at any reasonable range.
The key to both is a shotgun that shoots where you are looking. I have no problem shimming, using a rasp, adding Bondo, lengthening/shortening a stock or what have you to get the gun to perform as desired. There are times when shooting from an odd position that the red dot will have an advantage but those times have been less common than shooting a moving bird which is something I do thousands of times a year if one counts clay shooting.
Just my take and what works best for me. I practice shooting moving targets with a scoped rifle but prefer a plain bead shotgun if I have a choice. It is what is most familiar to me after doing so for decades.
