Optic for shotgun

[Barnamwam]

Is there a prismatic or red dot that anyone finds useful on an air shotgun? I don't see adoption of optical sights in skeet, trap or sporting clays so I should probably just shoot enough to get good with the bead sight.

It might be nice to have the sight system set up for deer as well as birds. Deer hunting with an airgun pretty much demands a sight more precise than just a front bead because of the use of a slug projectile.

Mike

 

[wimpanzee]

i have a dovetail adapter vector optics red dot on my wing shot II, i also put a 909s raised cheek stock on it to help line it up better.

 

[Uglyjohn]

Shotguns - pb or air - are pointed not aimed. The front bead is used to ensure proper gun fit and is only seen as a vague reference when taking the shot. Optical sighting aids are seldom if ever seen in clay target sports. Uj

 

[Tumblinginflight]

A red dot on a shotgun can easily be pointed or aimed depending on discipline and desired results. I recommend a pistol style, open emitter dot or dot-circle combo, mounted as low and far forward as possible for fast target acquisition. My hit percentage is not significantly changed for better or worse with clays, but I have a friend who DOES NOT MISS a clay with his dot. It’s remarkable to watch. I have however experienced a major reduction in group size with slugs on paper out of my setup. Actually pretty surprising how accurate the platform can be.

 

[sticman77]

A red dot on a shotgun can easily be pointed or aimed depending on discipline and desired results. I recommend a pistol style, open emitter dot or dot-circle combo, mounted as low and far forward as possible for fast target acquisition. My hit percentage is not significantly changed for better or worse with clays, but I have a friend who DOES NOT MISS a clay with his dot. It’s remarkable to watch. I have however experienced a major reduction in group size with slugs on paper out of my setup. Actually pretty surprising how accurate the platform can be.

There are some pistol dots (holosun for sure, other brands might also) that give you a circle with a dot inside, but also let you just use the circle. Some with just a slightly smaller circle. I always thought these would be good for shotgun pattern, but my astigmatism makes the circles mostly unusable

 

[CO2]

I have a Holosun on my 1301T, and it’s like cheating! Amazing combination!

 

[Barnamwam]

Good ideas, thanks!

 

[NorthernBallistics]

I recommended this on another thread, but this is good on boomsticks as well.

Amazon.com

 

[Arkansas_Airgunner]

I don't own an air shotgun, but I have 1 of these on my R870 HD....