Who uses a scope?

[alex_sebh]

Has anyone used a Burris Oracle X? https://southeasternbowhunting.com/best-crossbow-scope/ has one highlighted and that thing looks totally awesome, but it's extremely expensive.

[outdoorsmen]

I have a new in box nikon camo turkey scope I would consider selling.

[deadbuck]

I wanted to experiment with a scope on my 10 ga single barrel without spending a lot so i put a simmons 3-9x40 I had laying around on it one spring and it worked great on 3X. Then upgraded to a Leupold 2-7x32 rimfire model and always leave it on 2X. Shoot it once each year before season to check zero and it has not moved in 3 years of heavy use. I like this combo for first couple weeks of season until greenup and then shots are typically close enough to just use a bead on my O/U gun.

[Howieg]

Been shooting a scoped shotgun for 3 or 4 years with zero issues .
Well . Murpheys law caught up yesterday am . While set up tight on a gobbler at lst light , I looked though my scope just to make sure all was good , I noticed my crosshairs where not straight . I grabbed the scope and it moved easily .. I had to leave a gobbling turkey to go re tighten rings and re sight .  Glad I noticed it before I missed or even worse crippled one .

[GregGwaltney]

I have never used a scope on my turkey gun, maybe I would like it if I tried, but I like to keep everything plain and simple so probably won't ever know.

[ChesterCopperpot]

Been shooting a scoped shotgun for 3 or 4 years with zero issues .
Well . Murpheys law caught up yesterday am . While set up tight on a gobbler at lst light , I looked though my scope just to make sure all was good , I noticed my crosshairs where not straight . I grabbed the scope and it moved easily .. I had to leave a gobbling turkey to go re tighten rings and re sight .  Glad I noticed it before I missed or even worse crippled one .

I don't know you [mention]Howieg [/mention]but I respect hell out of you for leaving the woods. Similar thing happened to me last year but it was a rear sight got loose. Front sight was taller than a traditional bead so I couldn't just remove the rear and hunt the bead. Had to leave the woods to get it right. A lot of folks would've kept right on hunting and figured, "It'll be close enough."


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[shaman]

I use a scope.  I've  been using a 1.5-4.5 scope since 1996. 

My eyes were such back then that I had stopped being able to see the front pin and the turkey.  Over the past 20 years or so, my nearsightedness has gotten better. However, I've kept the scope on.  I like it.   

About the only thing I can say against the scope is that it narrows my focus, and I lose depth perception.  I've had a couple of instances where I got down and put my eye on the scope and the gobbler moved out into the field further than I was expecting. 

Once, I had a gob coming down a fenceline, and as he passed behind a large tree, I got my gun up.  When he came out the other side, I was expecting him to be less than 20 yards in front of me.  He'd run out into the pasture and I had no idea of the distance.  I took the shot at 80 yards, and managed to drop him.  It wasn't enough to kill him.  As I was picking myself up, he popped back up and started walking away.  I had to chase after the bird and finally cornered him about 200 yards away.

Lesson: Always keep your head up enough to see the bird without the scope before taking the shot.

BTW: My eyes have improved enough that I'm going to give it a try with my Brown Bess this year.  It has a 43 " barrel, and I can see the bayonet lug just fine.