Turkey gun..Sight or bead vs optics

[Beentown]

Anyone try a speed bead?

 

[Archertl]

I just have a bead and mid bead. Useing the bead is natural to me.

 

[xbowguy]

True Glo Green and Red Open Sights on my 11-87 20 ga.

 

[Huckleberry Finn]

How it the hell do you bowhunt with an eye patch? Seems like a major handicap to me?!? I shoot with both eyes open unless I'm using a scope and was raised with a shotgun in my hand, so using a bead is second nature...

It amazes me how quickly I can raise a shotgun and rack out three shells...just lots of shooting skeet, groundhogs, barn swallows, turkeys, deer etc etc. Don't even think about it. And I don't need to top of the receiver safety either!

 

[dante322]

My gun came with a single bead, works good for me, dont see a reason to change it.

 

[dante322]

Holy crap man turkey season is a longgg ways offffffffffff

may be, but i'm already looking forward to it. and the walleye run.

 

[Huckleberry Finn]

may be, but i'm already looking forward to it. and the walleye run.

I have a hard time getting excited for it this early, always burns me. There is a flock I can see daily that is 30 birds strong this time of year...and come the spring they bust up very quickly - or hang out on the other side of the woods all of a sudden!

 

[dante322]

All I know is, The bird I shot last year had 4 other toms with him. And all the landowners I spoke with told me I was the only one to even ask permission. I've been looking forward to turkey season since last turkey season.

 

[FredT]

may be, but i'm already looking forward to it. and the walleye run.

The walleye run is still on. With this weather they are doing real well in Huron, big ones!

 

[FredT]

I use the 2 standard beads. My eyes are still good enough to make that work. Red dots are real nice if you are not looking towards the sun or have a flame out.

 

[aholdren]

My gun came with a single bead, works good for me, dont see a reason to change it.

My mom has killed plenty of birds with a Model 12 Winchester that has one bead, but she is a dead eye and very seldom misses.