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Back in the early ninetys when I was building my gun collection we bought scopes for are rifled barrel shotguns.They were listed as "shotgun scopes".They were usually fixed 4-power,then some some started making 2-7 variable.Then we started hunting with hanguns,now handgun scopes are self explanatory.Now we can hunt with rifles in my home area and "rifle scopes" are aplenty.My son purchased a rifled barrel shotgun so he can in other ares in NY.So I tell him he needs a shotgun scope.He says whats the difference?I explain the power variables,tell him there somewhat smaller and are built tougher.
Does this sound correct?Whats your opinion on this?

Thanks
Stan
 
I had a scope on a shotgun once. Kinda like aids, a second of pleasure and carry the results for life. Got a nice little crescent scar around one eyebrow. That scope was immediately put on my Dad's 30.06. Didn't know there was a difference. Every time I look in the mirror now I'm gonna think "maybe I shoulda had a shotgun scope"..

Thanks a lot :roll:

Dave
 
"Shotgun" scopes have the parallax adjusted for shorter distances than typical "rifle" scopes. 75 yards versus 150 yards, I think.
 
Scopes intended for shotguns will typically have parallax adjusted for shorter ranges, be lower power, have smaller objective lens sizes, have longer eye relief (for protection from a shotgun's greater recoil) and be built tougher to stand up to that recoil. Not to say every shotgun scope will have all of those features, but most will have most. Lots of people use a red-dot or other form of zero-magnification device on a shotgun, as the flip side of smaller objective lenses is a smaller field of view, which can make running shots (VERY common in NY's Southern Tier with 20 other hunters kicking the deer around!) more difficult, and in general the less magnification you have the wider the field of view is. Again, this is not an iron-clad rule for every shotgun scope manufactured, it's just a general tendency, and you'll want to do your own research to see how a particular scope fits your needs and shooting style. I just put a Red Dot system on my 20-gauge Mossberg for Southern Tier hunting after many years of using it with open sights, and am anxious to see how it works this year.
 
i use rifle scopes on all my slug guns,..they'll work, still have my eyes intact...just don't lean into them
 
You and your son have a world of info at your finger tips. ya just need to do your research on your computer. Alot of info being put out on this thread is erroneous at best, all good variable scope have internal parallax adjustments for powers up to 12X and higher end scope higher powers. If a variable scope up to 12X does not have internal parllax adjustment, leave it in the store or send it back to China. The large or smaller objective lense, main purpose for the larger objective is to allow the scope to acquire more light in low light conditions.
I know that both my 300 Win Mag and 338 win. mag have far more recoil than my 12 gauge mag shotgun.

Just use the tool ya have sitting right in front of ya, do your research!!!

Keith & Shawn(Gold Medal Winner)
 
Most of the places I hunt pigs are slug only. I have been using a Weaver K4 with a Weaver side mount on a Mossberg 500 for over 20 years. I have shot hundreds of slugs (mostly home cast)in it and never any problems.
 
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