Hello,
I'm going to purchase a Benelli Superblack Eagle to use primarily for fox and coyote hunting. I would also like to be able to use the gun for waterfowl hunting, turkeys, and pheasants. I am thinking of going with the 28" barrel initially and hoping that I can do everything with that. If that feels too long for turkeys or predators, I'll pick up a 24" barrel and swap them out as needed.
I would like to put a red dot on it for predators. Do you guys have any suggestions as to what works well? Benelli has a custom shop turkey gun that comes with a Burris Fast Fire sight. I assume they are putting a good sight on their $3000 gun and that it would work well for predators. I've also seen EOTechs mounted on shotguns, which I think would be a bit big and bulky. The EOTech "ring and dot" reticle would probably be nice though. It might help for leads when shooting at moving targets. Are there any other red dots with similar "ring and dot" reticles that would be good for my purposes?
Has anybody who has a red dot on their shotgun used it to shoot flying targets (ducks, pheasants)? How does it work? I want to get the gun setup for predators, but it would be nice to not have to rip everything apart if I wanted to take it duck hunting.
What kind of shells do you use for predators? I would think the best thing for long range shots would be a 3 1/2" magnum with heavyshot buckshot and a extra full choke. But this would sure make a mess of a fox at 20 yards! How do you guys deal with targets at multiple ranges?
Any advice is appreciated! Thanks!
I'm going to purchase a Benelli Superblack Eagle to use primarily for fox and coyote hunting. I would also like to be able to use the gun for waterfowl hunting, turkeys, and pheasants. I am thinking of going with the 28" barrel initially and hoping that I can do everything with that. If that feels too long for turkeys or predators, I'll pick up a 24" barrel and swap them out as needed.
I would like to put a red dot on it for predators. Do you guys have any suggestions as to what works well? Benelli has a custom shop turkey gun that comes with a Burris Fast Fire sight. I assume they are putting a good sight on their $3000 gun and that it would work well for predators. I've also seen EOTechs mounted on shotguns, which I think would be a bit big and bulky. The EOTech "ring and dot" reticle would probably be nice though. It might help for leads when shooting at moving targets. Are there any other red dots with similar "ring and dot" reticles that would be good for my purposes?
Has anybody who has a red dot on their shotgun used it to shoot flying targets (ducks, pheasants)? How does it work? I want to get the gun setup for predators, but it would be nice to not have to rip everything apart if I wanted to take it duck hunting.
What kind of shells do you use for predators? I would think the best thing for long range shots would be a 3 1/2" magnum with heavyshot buckshot and a extra full choke. But this would sure make a mess of a fox at 20 yards! How do you guys deal with targets at multiple ranges?
Any advice is appreciated! Thanks!