I don't know about hunting, but I was told for HD and clay shooting, you just kinda aim the shotgun in the general direction of your target. I could be wrong, but I never fired a shotgun that had more then a ghost ring sight.
optics for shotguns
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Jefe,
Good info here.
I think that if you are shooting slugs you might befit the most from any optical sights. a bead sight in my opinion has been enough when you are shooting bird shots, or even buck shots at ranges 50 yards and less. A holo sight for a shotgun, albeit cool and pleasing to look at mounted in your super tactical shotgun is a bit overkill to me. I rather put those in An AR or any other tactical rifle. From a competition perspective in a 3 gun match you will be placing yourself in the "open" division which may put you in a disadvantage if you are not at par with everyone's equipment or skill level.
I have a bead sight in my tactical mossberg 500 and have shot it in a couple of matches. It shoots fine. I just need to work on my tactics and skills a bit more :B. I have a a ghost ring in my mossberg 930spx. I have shot that in a couple of competitions. As far as my ability to hit the target, I have had more problems with my 930 spx. Both shotguns I have shot with bird shots in competition. But with the ghost ring I feel more confident with the slugs, but that could be all in my head :
Good info here.
I think that if you are shooting slugs you might befit the most from any optical sights. a bead sight in my opinion has been enough when you are shooting bird shots, or even buck shots at ranges 50 yards and less. A holo sight for a shotgun, albeit cool and pleasing to look at mounted in your super tactical shotgun is a bit overkill to me. I rather put those in An AR or any other tactical rifle. From a competition perspective in a 3 gun match you will be placing yourself in the "open" division which may put you in a disadvantage if you are not at par with everyone's equipment or skill level.
I have a bead sight in my tactical mossberg 500 and have shot it in a couple of matches. It shoots fine. I just need to work on my tactics and skills a bit more :B. I have a a ghost ring in my mossberg 930spx. I have shot that in a couple of competitions. As far as my ability to hit the target, I have had more problems with my 930 spx. Both shotguns I have shot with bird shots in competition. But with the ghost ring I feel more confident with the slugs, but that could be all in my head :
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