I put a Tasco 1-4.5 circle reticle. Love it! Worked great for my two birds this year~

Mauser,
I am going through the same exact thing you are. Have you looked at the Nikon Monarch or the Nikon ProStaff low powered scopes? If you haven't...they are really sweet. I really like the Nikon scopes...they are the clearest scopes I have ever looked through. I have a Rem 870 SPS-T with thumbhole shotgun that isn't tapped or drilled either. I called the local gunsmith here in mytown and he highly suggested going with the drilled / tapped weaver rail instead of the saddle mount. He thought that it would hold up better to the recoil that a turkey load shell would produce. I don't think he was saying that the saddle mount is a bad way to go (don't mistake what I am trying to say), he just recommends the weaver rail instead. Take a look at the Nikon scopes though...I think you will be amazed. If I remember correctly, the Monarch line has a 95% light transmission while the ProStaff has 90% light transmission! The Monarch will run you around $250 and the Prostaff around $125...

thanx r33h. i was thinking about which mount style would be the most durable. based on looks alone id have to go with a drill and tape! lol. i got a side saddle on my 590 home defense gun....but it hold 6 rounds

i dont know how the scope saddles mount..im guessing they are screwed in like my shell side saddle..i dont know..in the end i think the drill and tap will be cheaper too...

i looked at nikons online. i got a set of binocs. i really like them and they werent even really expensive. its definently going to be a good name scope...leupold or nikon most likely. i want to actually see some scopes but most places here dont carry a big variety..maybe ill make a trip to cabelas or somewhere. i just dont want cheap glass on anything that recoils. i has a problem with a tasco shotgun scope on my 30-06...bought a leupold and wont look back. too important to skimp on IMO.

leupold used to make a really nice looking reddot...although i hate batteries i think for a shotgun pattern they would work well..

decisions decisions...the bow makeover is first...then its onto the shotgun. but the time will be here quick and i want it done this summer or i'll never get to it...i know with a scope on my gun id have a taxidermist bill right now...still kickin myself...glad i got the bird...but id loved to have him mounted oh well im 20...more birds are in my future

Nice thing about the Nikon's is they have better clarity than the Leupold's and aren't near as expensive. The Nikon's have a lifetime warranty as well. I too have a pair of Nikon binocs and everytime I go hunting with a someone (especially my father-in-law) I never get to use my own binocs because they are in the hands of other people. They are so clear. I have seen deer out in the fields with my Nikon binocs before day light that I couldn't even see with just my eyes. Until I have a big, big problem with Nikon (which I don't foresee anytime soon), I am 100% sold on them.

The monarch also has a turkeyplex reticle, much like the circle-X reticle on the bushnells that another person talked about. The turkeyplex reticle is also designed to help in estimating the range of the bird. When the scope is on 4X and the bird's head is filling the reticle top to bottom, he is 40 yards away.

I don't have a scope on my turkey gun yet, but that is what I am working on now. I plan on getting the Nikon Monarch with turkeyplex, or the Nikon ProStaff shotgun scope...and I am leaning towards the Monarch.

Best of luck in your decisions....