What MOA is best for turkey hunting?

The Holosun HS510C 2 MOA is an excellent red dot scope for turkey hunting. It's small, compact, rugged, and lightweight – perfect for shotguns. The HS510C has a 50,000-hour battery life and comes with both an automatic on/off feature and a solar power option.

What MOA is good for turkey hunting?

Usually it's just a plain red dot but there are green ones out there as well. A single 5-moa dot should be just fine for turkey hunting as you won't need the precision at long ranges that a 2 MOA dot has since turkey loads for shotguns usually are only effective out to about 65-yards using TSS shot.

What is the best MOA for a shotgun?

What MOA Is Best for a Shotgun? For shotguns, I generally recommend a red dot that's somewhere in size from 4 to 6 MOA. Since shotguns aren't precision weapons, you don't need an ultra-fine dot. A larger one is easier to see and allows for faster target acquisition.

Are red dots good for turkey hunting?

Red dot sights are especially useful when turkey hunting because of their eye-relief (the distance the eye is from sight). In the instance when a turkey appears in a direction you were not aiming, you can easily swing your shotgun over and sight the turkey almost immediately, due to the near parallax-free design.

What round is best for turkey hunting?

Tungsten loads are by far a better choice than lead for turkey hunters, including those who balk at the substantial recoil of a 12-gauge 3 ½-inch magnum load pushing 2 ounces of lead pellets. Those giant, shoulder-punishing 3 ½–inch shells simply aren't necessary.

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What shot is best for turkey?

6s are ideal. More guns pattern the smaller shot better and out to typical turkey killing ranges, the high pellet count can literally swarm a turkey's vitals with a combined abundance of energy.

Where do you aim a turkey?

When hunting wild turkeys with a shotgun, greater success is achieved when hunters shoot at the head and neck area of the bird. The most effective firearm shot for a turkey is to the head and neck. The preferred shot angle for bowhunters is broadside, aiming for the heart or lungs.

What is 3 MOA dot size?

MOA for Red Dot Sights

An MOA number listed on a red dot sight refers to how large the dot will appear on a target that is 100 yards away. Since we know that 1 MOA is 1 inch at 100 yards, a red dot listed as 3 MOA will appear 3 inches in diameter at 100 yards, 6 inches at 200 yards, and 9 inches at 300 yards.

Do you use a scope for turkey hunting?

A scope makes a hunter shoot a shotgun more like a rifle than a scattergun, which is exactly what is needed for turkey hunting. An important plus for a scope is that it's easy to sight in, which is important when patterning a smoothbore.

What is the difference between 3 MOA and 6 MOA?

When you aim that red dot at your target down range at 100 yards, a 3 MOA reticle will look like a 3-inch circle on the target while a 6 MOA reticle will look like a 6-inch circle on the target. The most popular MOA size for a pistol-mounted red dot sight is a 6 MOA reticle.

Is 2 MOA or 4 MOA better?

A 4 MOA dot is best for close ranges, while a 2 MOA dot is best for longer ranges.

What is the best MOA for a red dot sight?

If you're wanting a red dot sight for high-precision applications: a 3 MOA is the better option. It provides better accuracy at longer distances— ideal for a rifle.

How big is a 2 MOA dot?

The size of the dot is measured in minutes of angle (moa), with 1 minute of angle being equal to 1 inch @ 100 yards (approx.). Example; a 2 moa module will produce a dot that will cover 2 inches of your target @ 100 yards, a 6 moa module will cover 6 inches, and so on.

What is the best turkey scope?

Should I put a red dot on my shotgun?

A shotgun red dot allows you to look through the optic and focus on your target. Your shotgun red dot will be in your vision and allow you to see both your reticle and your target with ease. It's more natural and easier to utilize than iron sights. It allows you to place buckshot with precision and speed.

Should I put a scope on my shotgun?

A magnification scope, especially when mounted on a slug gun, can aid deer hunters with distant shots where precision is paramount. A quality optic can also help turkey hunters, who generally use tight chokes and narrow shot patterns, know their exact point-of-aim.

Is there a difference between a rifle scope and a shotgun scope?

The most significant differences between most rifle scopes and shotgun scopes are the magnification levels. Most people primarily use rifles for shooting targets at farther distances and require better magnification on the scopes.

How big is a 4 MOA dot?

The smallest dot currently available is 1 MOA. Most red dot sights are around 4 MOA which means the dot will cover 4 inches at 100 yards, 2 inches at 50 yards, or 8 inches at 200 yards. Larger dot sizes are helpful for fast acquisition while smaller dot sizes are better suited for precision shooting.

What does 2 MOA mean on a scope?

Say, for example, someone has a 2 MOA rifle, it means that their gun can shoot a 2” group at 100 yds or a 4” group at 200 yards. Or if you are like me, you are a 10 MOA shooter; average to crap!

How far is a red dot accurate?

Typically, if you use a red dot sight without any magnification, you can easily aim at a target as far as 100 yards away, if not more.

What should you not do when turkey hunting?

How far will a turkey load go?

My generic answer: 20-35 yards. The payload stays baseball tight with shots taken at under 20 steps, and misses are more likely, especially with that serpentine turkey head juking around. Then again, the swarm of pellets begins to open up when shot from farther out, especially beyond 40 yards.

How far do you shoot a turkey?

Effective shooting distance

A good rule of thumb for shotgun shooters is 40 yards. Anything further than that and there's a good chance you might not hit the head and neck with enough pellets to kill the bird.

Do you need 3.5 for turkey?

Most semi auto 12 gauge shotguns (all that I own anyways) will shoot 3 or 3.5. With that, I always head to the turkey woods with 3.5's. They group better and hold there pattern better for me. Plus with a gas operated semi auto you can't tell a difference in recoil.