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View Poll Results: What tpe of sight do you use for turkeys?
No sights 2 20.00%
Rifle/peep 1 10.00%
Fiberoptic 4 40.00%
Scope 1 10.00%
Red dot 1 10.00%
Other 1 10.00%
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Old April 7, 2005, 12:55 AM   #1
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Sights for turkeys

Spring turkey season is almost here, and I am wondering what type of sights you guys use, if any. Standard rifle sights, ghost rings, fiberoptic, scope? What are you into?
Just a standard bead is considered to be in the catagory of 'no sights'.
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Old April 7, 2005, 06:15 AM   #2
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You know that little bead at the end of the barrel?

That is all I've ever used in 25+ years of turkey hunting.

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Old April 7, 2005, 02:46 PM   #3
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I like the two bead arrangement found on trap guns best. (One bead on the end of the rib, one placed halfway down).
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Old April 14, 2005, 08:40 AM   #4
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Hmm... Seems there are not many turkey hunters here. Oh well, season starts tomorrow.
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Old April 14, 2005, 08:59 AM   #5
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I use the bead that came with the barrel. That being said I just put a red dot scope and a B-square mount on my 870 for my 2 kids to use this spring. I'm using my bow this year.

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Old April 14, 2005, 09:02 AM   #6
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I just bought a set of truglow fiberoptic turkey sights. I haven't used them in the field, but I took the gun out in the back yard yesterday morning at sunrise, and I really like how well I could see in low light. I can't wait to take it in the woods this weekend!!!
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Old April 14, 2005, 11:59 AM   #7
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just use the bead on the end of my 74' Citori. Works pretty dang well. Just ask the one who was on the business end of it!
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Old April 14, 2005, 03:05 PM   #8
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Can't say what I prefer, as this is my first time to hunt for turkeys with gun (tried bow last fall). I can say that the sight on the shotgun I'm using is a front sight only, of the fiber optic variety. Mossberg 935.
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