EOTech on shotgun?

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Seen some people do it interested in taking mine off the ar and giving it a go. Dumb question, but do you sight it in with slugs at like 25 yds ? Is it worth it for predator / turkey hunting ?
 
If you put an EOTech on your shotgun you will probably need a comb riser kit to raise your stock comb up so you can have a solid cheek weld.

It would not be worth it for me because I am used to shooting a shotgun at moving and flying targets without an EOTech.

The EOTech would work better for turkeys because most turkeys are shot in the head when they are not moving.

Shooting at running coyotes with a shotgun is more similar to shooting flying ducks, geese or pheasants.

Shooting a standing turkey in the head with a shotgun is more like shooting a rifle.
 
EOTech is serious overkill. Burris FastFire III will do fine, I use one at night. Even that is a lil' overkill at shotgun distances.
 
I've been thinking about one of the FastFire mounts sense I first saw them come out. I don't have a FastFire though and my shotgun hardly leaves the safe anymore, and I'm usually pretty good with it anyways. Except for ducks.... those blasted ducks....
 
To the OP, if you do decide to bolt on a hunk of glass and electronic gadgets onboard your shotgun plan on raising the comb to get a solid cheek weld. Then use a trap load and sight in at 2" high at 13 yards. Now you're ready to move to 40 yards and refine the sight in with the trap load. Once that's done you can begin shooting the expensive and hard kicking stuff to figure what choke and load is going to work best from your barrel. It's a process that can't be skipped over.
 
I used an eotech on my shotgun for a couple of years. I really like eotech for the large site picture, they are rugged and just plain work. However, they sit a tad high for a shotgun, even with a cheek riser, they still work fine but there are more ergonomic choices out there.
I started the sighting in process with slugs, then switched to predator choke with 4buck at 20 yards just to get a POI reference. Shotgun chokes and accuracy are a quirky thing and a lot is trial and error.
 
I have one mounted on my Mossberg 935 and I love it!! Because it doubles as my turkey gun, I have become quite used to having it on there. I've even killed geese with it.

It just makes it ridiculously easy.
 
I put a Meprolight on my Girsan. I've only shot it a couple of times after we finished goose hunting. It seems a little high for me but was dead on the target at 10 yards. Goose season ends Sunday and I'll finally have a lttle time. I'm going to seriously start looking at what I want on that gun. Either the Burris Fastfire, the Meprolight or just leave it with open sights.

 
I have two Aimpoint 9000SC red dots, one on my Benelli SBE2 and one on my Mossberg 835. I have a Burris FFIII on my daughters Mossberg 510 Mini. I'm a HUGE fan of the Aimpoints. Unbelievable battery life and pretty much indestructible. They are great for predator hunting at night and hunting spring gobbler as well.
The EoTech's sit alittle too high for my liking. Plus I prefer the simplicity of just having the single red dot in my sight picture.
 
This is my Super 90 set up for game playing. For hunting I delete the side saddle front shell holder and the one off the stock. I do leave the speed loaders at hole as I don't anticipate needing any more than nine rounds to get it done requiring a fast reload though I did empty it on a pheasant flush when they decided to comeup in droves one day in Oklahoma. I love a no plug state!! This one has custom Briley chokes as in the old days Benelli didn't offer them for that barrel. It has also been ported.

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My Aimponits are considerably lower than the EoTech. I have a built in high comb riser on my Benelli stock. I used the Beartooth neopreme sleeve on my Mossberg however I didn't use the included shims. I cut some foam pipe insulation in half and placed it on top of the stock. Then I wrapped some electrical tape around to prevent it from sliding. Next I put the Beartooth neopreme sleeve over that. Works like a charm.
 
Except predator loads are pretty expensive to practice with and often (always*) have a different POI than birdshot or other inexpensive loads.
 
Originally Posted By: DiRTY DOGExcept predator loads are pretty expensive to practice with and often (always*) have a different POI than birdshot or other inexpensive loads.

Who practices with expensive predator loads? A few rounds of skeet or sporting clays provides familiarity and cements those shooting fundamentals and skills necessary to roll a hard charger or pair. I don't run handgun drills with the same expensive hollow point ammo that I carry for actual defensive use. Same for defensive shotgun or carbine drills. Some basic target loads that hit to point of aim do just fine. I can take my M1S90 to the skeet range and burn through a flat of shells in a few weeks before going hunting and its second nature when I need it to be while hunting.
 
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