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good scope for a home defense shotgun?
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01/12/14 08:06 PM
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RedR
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anybody know of one? have and extra mossberg 500 defense lying around and was thinking about messing around adding a couple mods to it.
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Re: good scope for a home defense shotgun?
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01/12/14 08:13 PM
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ccoker
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scope? At most I would put a red dot on it, and it would be an aimpoint so it didn't break. Shotguns trash cheap red dots.
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Re: good scope for a home defense shotgun?
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01/12/14 08:16 PM
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Daven
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like puttin mudders and a winch on a Bobby Car.... May look neat as hell but serve no purpose at all other than cluttering up makin it unusable for it's intended purpose....
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Re: good scope for a home defense shotgun?
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01/12/14 08:30 PM
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RedR
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exactly its for messing around. i have 2 of the same gun. one within arms reach and one in the safe. just finish my ar now i want to 'build' up this shotty, even though itll be completely useless. the reason why i posted was because i know there is a difference between regular optics and shotgun
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Re: good scope for a home defense shotgun?
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01/12/14 09:53 PM
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target1911
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I understand wanting to build something up but this would be a complete waste of funds. Put the funds where it is useful....ammo. reloading components. ..another rifle build.....a nice pistol.....donate a hunt for disabled people, vets or children.
Honestly if you just want to see money leave your hand I have an injury that has kept me out of work for the last 6wks and bills are building.
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Re: good scope for a home defense shotgun?
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01/13/14 12:45 AM
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jeepercreeper
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Yeah sounds like a waste of time and money. Instead, why not just use that money you'd be wasting on an optic and pay for a stamp to SBS it
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Re: good scope for a home defense shotgun?
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01/13/14 01:53 AM
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crapicat
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anybody know of one? have and extra mossberg 500 defense lying around and was thinking about messing around adding a couple mods to it. NOPE...there are a lot of things I would do..but THAT is not ONE of them...
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Re: good scope for a home defense shotgun?
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01/13/14 01:55 AM
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Glow in the dark irons is all I would look for.
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Re: good scope for a home defense shotgun?
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01/13/14 02:02 AM
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If you must dress it up the only thing I would do is put a pic rail on it somewhere and add a good flashlight so you can blind and identify your target. Flashlights are an amazing tool if they are used properly
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Re: good scope for a home defense shotgun?
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01/13/14 02:44 AM
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Re: good scope for a home defense shotgun?
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01/13/14 03:02 AM
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jerbisho
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I agree with a flashlight setup instead of a scope. I just bought a flashlight/laser combo made by SSI for my Defender shotgun. It was junk. Don't skimp. Go with a Maglite or Streamlight flashlight with a solid mount.
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Re: good scope for a home defense shotgun?
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01/13/14 09:58 PM
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make one a pistol gripped shorty and the other a stocked, railed, catch all for your new toys. Don't forget the bayonet
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Re: good scope for a home defense shotgun?
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01/13/14 11:52 PM
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I would get the receiver tapped and just go with a nice ghost ring sight setup.
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Re: good scope for a home defense shotgun?
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01/15/14 03:14 AM
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Martin M.
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Yeah, I mean a scope would be pretty useless. If you just want to add some sort of optic to it, I'd just put a picatinny rail on it, and a red dot site. Just my two cents...
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Re: good scope for a home defense shotgun?
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01/15/14 08:52 PM
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venom
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What you need a scope on a shotgun for? slugs? Do they really reach out that far?
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