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Bosstom - Out of curiosity, how many turkeys did you go through with your Bushnell scopes before they failed? I have taken 10 with mine so far with no problems, and now you have me a little concerned.

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I put a Thompson 4X on my Remington 3.5 mag and it worked great. One thing no one has mentioned and this may just be me. The saddle mount worked great but when I shot the gun , one edge of the mount would dig in to my finger (not to comfortable). The Thompson has a 15" circle at 50 yards I think. It has a good deal of eye relief and was not a problem. I am going with a lighter gun this year but the Thompson scope will go on the new gun. Don

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I currently have the Leupold 1X4 shotgun scope on my turkey gun. It has never failed me yet, even after 11 years of use as a deer/turkey gun!! Not including all the range work sighting it in each season, and testing out many shell/choke combonations!! Spend the money on a good quality scope right off, then you'll never have to worry about it!! Take the actual cost of the scope and spread it out over the lifetime of the gun, and it doesn't seem so dam expensive after all, does it!!<img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>

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Sling,I had the scopes on an 870 Wingmaster Sabot Slug Gun. I finely after about 3 years , before I realized that the scope would slowly work off target,after shooting it, then I would have to reline it. After it happened 4 -5 times and 200 bucks in slugs just to keep it lined I took it off. I confronted Bushnell about it on the second scope and they just gave me the brush off. So that was it for them. I own 5-6 Top Tasco's and have never had that problem at all , so on went a Tasco.The turkey gun has the exsact same scope with no problems. Hope yours works for you...BT

I like them with Long Sharp Spurs....

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I'm suprised the Simmons Pro Diamond hasnt been mentioned yet. Han many recommend it to me last yeas so i bought one off ebay, works like a charm. Can't beat a good scope for little money!

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I ordered a Simmons 42MM Red Dot to put on my wife's crossbow. I think I'll put it on one of my 835's and see how it stands up. Will let you know how it works.

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my preference is the red dot, jsut get it on the bird and squeeze. I myself would think that being so small it would take too much concentration to focus the crosshairs. two birds last spring with the red dot, point and aim, less to remember and focus on!

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DoninVA,

Had the same thing happen to me with the saddle mount. I like how they attach to the gun and everything, just can't put up with the pain. I switched to a cantilever-style mount.

PBB

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I have scoped turkey guns and red dot turkey guns...

For me, nothing beats a Bushnell HOLOsight.

Jeremiah &quot;Pro&quot;