Less expensive shotgun scope

ken p · 01-18-2007, 04:12 PM

I am looking for a new scope for my rem. 870 with a cantilever barrel. I would like to keep the cost below 125.00 so I am considering the Bushnell Banner or Trophy, and theNikon Prostaff. Tell me any good and bad about these three scopes and also offer up any other options that you guys like in this price range. Thanks for all info. and suggestions in advance.

absolut40 · 01-18-2007, 06:28 PM

For 50.00 more you could get a leupold shotgun scope.A lot of stores have them on sale when deer season rolls around.Do it right the first time adn youll never have to worry about it again.I have a 1-4 leupold on my H&R ultra slugger and its never let me down.Clear as a bell and i have had to move it since i sighted it in.

demoIL · 01-18-2007, 08:00 PM

I do like the Leupold shotgun 2-7 scope and have it on a couple slug guns. In the past I used the Bushnell Trophy 1.75-4 with circle reticle. Trophy is a really nice scope for the money and mine served me well for quite a few years. I paid right around a hundred for the Trophy and around two hundred for the VX-I 2-7..

Trophy has a really wide field of view and good eye relief...

uncle matt · 01-19-2007, 08:20 AM

You asked my opinion - here it is.

If I had to choose from the Bushnell or Nikon you mentioned, I'd take the Nikon hands down. Much better optics IMO, much.

You should consider the Simmons Pro-Diamond scope. We have 2 H&R Ultra Slug Hunters and they both have the Simmons scopes. I bought the 12 gauge one first and liked the scope so much that when we bought the 20 gauge there wasn't a question as to what scope to fit it with. Fantastic light gathering.

The 12 has been shot ALOT and has never been re-zero'd. The 20 has never been re-zero'd either. Never a problem with either. The Simmons have full 32mm lenses (back and front). I wouldn't consider any shotgun scope with the 32mm rear lense and 20mm front. There is no way a 32/20 scope can gather decent light like a full 32/32.

I do not like and cannot understand any use for a variable power shotgun scope. I recommend a straight 4X (Simmons #7790D) for shooting out to 150 yards. If you don't think you'll shoot more than say 75 yards I'd go with a 2X (Simmons #7789D). Neither one should be more than a hundred bucks with the 2X probobly $10-15 cheaper than the 4X.

Take a look at them.

And DON'T ever think of putting a rifle scope on any shotgun. Rifle scopes can't take the unique recoil a shotgun delivers.

Red Lion · 01-19-2007, 09:18 AM

Nikon prostaff is a very good scope for a shotgun or even ML; espcially for the price.

sjsfire · 01-19-2007, 09:25 AM

I have both Bushnel and the Nikon Prostaff both are nice but I think the Nikon is better. About $125 I think at Cabelas. I have the shotgun scope 2x7x32 on my 1187.

Red Lion · 01-19-2007, 11:19 AM

sjsfire, I have the same scope on my savage ML.

sjsfire · 01-19-2007, 02:03 PM

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ORIGINAL: Red Lion

sjsfire, I have the same scope on my savage ML.

Well I would have put that Nikon on my ML but I liked it so much I put it on my 1187 and put my Bushnel off my 1187 on my ML. My 1187 is my primary deer gun.

Red Lion · 01-19-2007, 02:47 PM

Makes sense to me.

ken p · 01-20-2007, 03:40 PM

For those of you that prefer the Nikon does the lower field of view ever cause any problems? I thought I would like to have a higher FOV for any deer that might come through at a faster pace but not sure. Any problems with 2x being the lowest setting?