I'd opt for the red dot for your wifes turkey slayer. Eye relief wont ever be a problem so you wont have to worry about the severe recoil problems.... like slicing her brow open with the back of the scope. This seems to be a very real consideration when talkin' about thebrutal recoil of modern turkey loads. I know the red dot option was the best thing I could have done on all 3 of my kids' shotguns. I even enjoyed shooting them so much with the red dot that I put one on our Benelli SBEII and our Encore ProHunter 12 gauges. Good luck and good shootin'