Shotgun optics for night hunting

Hunter55

Hunter55

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curious about a night time optic for shotgun hunting? What's everyone using?
seems like a 1x if it would withstand the recoil.
or maybe a red dot and barrel mounted light?
 
when i used a shotgun i used a barrel mounted red light and just the bead on the shotgun. then i switched to a red dot. i had to make sure the red dot could be seen in the red light. the red dot is a sig sauer romeo 5
 
I haven't carried a shotgun at night in quite awhile. Since about the time I quit shooting fox I guess. When I did, I ran a red dot with red light mounted below the barrel like bohunr. I never had a problem seeing the red dot against the wash of the red light. I ran an Ultradot 30 for the longest time and switched it up a few years ago to a Vortex Venom. I don't know anyone personally that runs a shotgun with night vision or thermal optic, so I can't help much there.
 
I have a Burris FastFire 3 on my 12g, it has performed flawlessly with a red light. There are better options now, but I don't use my 12g much anymore and haven't replaced it.
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I kinda figured a red dot was the way to go. My Mossberg 930 is setup for turkeys with a Carlson turkey choke and a Leupold Delta Point Pro, and it slays turkeys without issue. Probably be good for yotes, just need to pattern it with different shot, etc
 
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