Bucky, I have used rifle scopes on slug shotguns for several decades, starting in 1970, before anyone even thought of making a scope just for shotguns. Same goes for muzzleloaders. ANY Leupold scope will stand up to shotgun recoil, as will many of the old, steel-tube made in USA Weavers. Two cautions - get a rugged scope that is guaranteed to handle stiff recoil. Anything you can use on a .458 Winchester or .416 Rigby will work. Also, get one with at least 4", preferably 5", of eye relief, and mount it as far forward as you can, so it won't cut your eyebrow!! The first scope I ever put on a shotgun was a Weaver J2.5, and it was on a 20" tubed Ithaca Deerslayer. This is a light gun that kicks like hell, and the scope never failed!!

Keep yore powder dry!!

Edited by - eldeguello on 01/31/2003 10:25:39