My girl friend hunts and I do not I am getting her an 870Express and I want to get her a scope for it, and I know nothing about buying them. She hunts Deer Turkey .can you tell me what kind of scope she will need,Thanks
Stephen
Hi Stephan,
When using a shotgun for deer and Turkey, a low powered scope is all you really need. The range is restricted compared to a rifle.
A couple of real solid choices are:
Leupold Shotgun / Muzzleloader scopes. These are high quality, tough scopes that will last a real long time. I’d go for the 1-4x models.
Here’s a link to the page: http://www.theriflescopestore.com/leshmusc.html
Bushnell makes a nice Camo shotgun scope. They are good quality scopes in the right magnification range.
Here’s a link to that page: http://www.theriflescopestore.com/butrcatusc.html
You will need to be able to mount the scope onto the gun. You can swap out the barrel on an 870 to use either shot (for turkey) or slugs (for deer). Typically guys will go with a saddle mount from B-Square. With a saddle mount, you can swap out barrels and never have to take the scope off. They are $54.
Hope that helps!
Scott
