Scott Loveless wrote:
Howdy, gang!
I've been thinking about mounting a scope on my slug gun for the
upcoming annual deer massacre. Would anyone have an opinion about the
Pentax Lightseeker scopes? I'm specifically considering the SG 2.5x.
Thanks in advance!
Hi Scott...
Personal opinion?
The first opinion is, you will not like the response you get from THIS
list. I hope you don't find out the hard way.
The second opinion is as follows:
A shotgun is not a rifle, accuracy wise.
Some of them will quite remarkably place one slug after another in very
close proximity to one other, but...
Not consistently at distances beyond say 45-55 yards.
I personally think deer should be taken within that range, to assure
humane kills.
That assumes eastern and midwestern U.S. woods, cover, etc.
You almost HAVE to be in that range or less to be able to miss all the
shrubs and trees and heavy brush, to get the clean shot.
In those conditions, a 2.5X scope is sort of over-reaching.
I'd use as large an objective diameter scope I could find, for
light-gathering, and a power consistent with the accuracy of a shotgun,
say 1.5 or 1.75 power, max.
As you go further west and the country opens up, you can extend the
range and go for the higher power scopes, but now you're making
incursions into rifle territory.
Again, it's only a shotgun. Use your 2.5X scope. Maybe a shade more, but
hopefully you're not going for harvests at over 75 yards or so.
The accuracy is not there, even if you DO have a ping-pong ball-sized slug!
All strictly my own opinion and worth every cent you paid for the
advice! ;-)
You may contact me privately if the flak gets too thick...
As for me, I'm butting out of this thread immediately and will not
discuss it further online.
I'll answer anyone via private email, but I refuse to get all red-faced
and upset over guns and hunting vs. tree-hugger liberals again.
Hunting and guns absolutely have their place, but not on the Pentax list!
keith whaley
