Two decades ago, a European optics manufacturer invited me on a turkey hunt to promote a new turkey hunting shotgun scope. The fact that a European company was purposefully building a riflescope for turkey hunting shows just how popular optics for turkey guns were, even 20 years ago. Today, however, you’d probably have better luck finding a three-bearded gobbler with painted toenails than a new, traditionally styled scope purpose-built for a turkey shotgun. These days, it’s all about the dot.
By dot, I specifically mean compact reflex sights with red-dot reticles. These miniature marvels have taken turkey hunting by storm. In fact, they’ve become so popular on turkey guns that a few
