sight or scope for slug barrel?

[benellibill]

I am new to Iowa and will be hunting whitetail this year with a SBEII slug barrel. Question: I have three alternatives for sights -- 1. open sights, 2. red dot sight, or 3. scope. Any opinion on what is the best way to go? Any specific setup?

[tucker301]

When I shot slugs, in a mix of anything from open hardwoods and agricultural fields to thick river bottoms, I always used a 4X scope.

Took deer anywhere from 15 steps (that one almost ran over me) to 125 yards.

[mudhen]

I shot a walking buck in Iowa last year at 97 yards, freehand, open sight SBE I, one shot stop.

 

Same barrel on the SBE II.

 

No Iowa tag for me this year, but that same SBE I is going without me, now sporting a Nikon Pro-Staff 2-7x32, my buddy gets 4" groups at 100 yards.

 

We'll see what happens.

 

I think it just depends on where you will be hunting.

 

Open sights and red-dots are good for snap shooting, scopes are good for tree stands and/or field shooting.

 

I think Benellis slug barrels are among the best made - maybe the 24" matters?

 

Good luck!

 

mudhen - CA