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So this year of the 20 deer that we brought home, 14 were shot with shotguns. I am looking to invest in good scopes for my slug shotguns.
What are good shotgun scopes these days?
Would a SWFA 6x work on a slug gun?
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Wait a minute....shotguns and slug guns ain't the same thing. You want to put a scope on a shotgun give some thought to a low power piece of simplicity like a Weaver K series (El Paso version) if your OK with artifacts. Or maybe a Leupold Compact of the same horsepower. Slug Guns look like the pic below and use a different kind of scope. And they are muzzle loaders. They were popular for target shooting a long time back. And still are....
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1-4,1.5-6, 2-7 or some thing Along those lines. There was a monarch 2.5-8 on classifieds for cheap. IMO..The Low power monarch are best bang for buck
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There's a lot of 'em that'll work. If I were lookin' I'd put on a Steiner P4Xi 1-4x24. And Doug has 'em for like $500 bucks. https://www.steiner-optics.com/riflescopes/p4xi-1-4x24
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I put a Weaver Grand slam 3-10x on the 12 gauge Mossberg 500 but I fear I may have broke that scope as it wont hold zero now.
The 20 gauge Handi rifle ultra slug barrel has a 3-9x buckmaster on it that seems to be holding up.
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We have 5 12 ga shotguns with rifled barrels using scopes. 4 are Leupolds and none have failed. They are 1@ 2.5X 8 3@ 1X5 and 1 1X4 typical shots are within 100 yards All of them were bought new at various times from the mid 1980s through 2005 2
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old K3 or K2.5 Weavers work very well
Burris FF2 2x7 not bad
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I used a $20 Simmons 2.5X shotgun scope on a Marlin Guide Gun for many years and many hundreds of heavy reloads at the range. I loved it as an aiming device. It had enormous eye relief and was incredibly easy to get behind. It never lost zero. I cut many sub-moa 100 yard groups with that little scope. I couldn't take advantage of the last 5 minutes of legal shooting light with it, but otherwise it was ideal. I have never used a scope that worked so naturally for me. Shooting with both eyes open was very instinctive.
Do I recommend a cheap Simmons? Only if you are guaranteed to get one like I had. The point of my contribution is that you won't need much magnification. You will appreciate generous eye relief and a forgiving eye box.
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Most of our shots are between 100 and 200 yards. I think the farthest this year was 160.
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I bought a red dot for my deer hunting shotgun but don't yet have it mounted. It will be that or a 1-4 scope for me. For close range I want a very quick one power and 4 is plenty for my practical shotgun range, even with a rifled barrel.
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I used a Leupold 1.5x5 and a M8 4X on mine for out to 150 on my old 11-87. Worked well for my slug gun hunting.
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I have the Nikon Prostaff Shotgun Hunter 2-7x32 BDC 200 - 4 Circle on my Savage 220f and I really like it.
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These are great scopes. I have one on a AR I shoot in competition and I really like it.
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I just bought an older Redfield 1x4---20mm from the classifieds here. It was made in Denver. I plan on putting it on my Remington 870. It's a smooth bore--imp cly. I'm good out to 75 yards maybe a bit farther. Where I hunt in Ohio----75 yards is a long shot.
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All personal preference and what works for you, so their is really no right recommendation...... I own 4 scopes One on a .45 cal Cva kodiak pro mag One on a mod 70 ot6 One on a Sako customized 98K 8 mm mauser One on a Savage 220 All the same exact thing....... Same eye relief , same reticle. They RTZ , HZ, and adjust per stated value and have good mid level glass. 3 of the 4 have been bought NIB on the classifieds here. One for 135 , 125 and 165. I am always looking for this model of scope.
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If your stretching a shotgun to 200 yards I'd look at a Burris FF in 2-7 with a BDC ret. those slugs aren't the flattest shooting projectile.
After the first shot the rest are just noise.
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I have the Nikon Prostaff Shotgun Hunter 2-7x32 BDC 200 - 4 Circle on my Savage 220f and I really like it. I have that same scope on my Rem 870 slug gun.
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Hard to beat the late model Weaver 4x or 6x. Leupold in the same if you just want to spend the money. I think the SWFA would be to big for a slug gun.
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Renegade50, are they all sightron SII?
I am looking to stretch the range to 250-300 yards. I am looking at getting a Savage 220 for next year.
My main concern is the scope holding up. I had a UTG 4x on the 20 gauge for about 4 years before it crapped out.
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