Red dot on turkey gun

[rearnakedchoke]

I need some guidance in red dot selection. I’m pretty set on Holosun either maybe a 507k or 507c. Unfortunately my gun doesn’t have a milled receiver so I’ll have to run something like a sumtoy mount. I’m very firearms literate but I’ve never fired a shotgun with a red dot so hard to imagine which is more practical.

I kinda like the larger sight window on the 507c but I’m questioning if the 507k is enough. I do see that a lot of the factory mounted guns come with a 407k/507k which are milled so it sits lower. 507k 0.95H x 0.98W vs 507c 1.14H x 1.24W. Also I’d imagine there might be a slight difference in the mounts being is a micro footprint vs a RMR which will add additional height but I can’t find concrete data on that.

 

[Goseth04]

Get the Holosun 507C. The larger window is a massive practical advantage for fast, forgiving target acquisition on a scattergun. Pair it with a solid, low-profile mount from Sumtoy, EGW, or similar.

 

[chrisdixon1]

I put this on my 20ga turkey gum last year. I haven’t shot it a ton, but I like it so far. I like not having to mess with mounts.

Viper Shotgun Enclosed Micro Red Dot

Purpose-built for the fast pace of turkey hunting and wingshooting, delivering an ultra-low-profile design and wide field of view for intuitive shooting and superior recoil control.

vortexoptics.com

 

[Kurts86]

I would get the 407c. The circle dots are not useful aiming devices even if they in theory match a shotgun spread. The single center dot is a better aiming option.

The K series holosun sights are significantly less forgiving for finding the dot just because of how tiny they are. They should only be used when mounting real estate is the limiting factory like a sub 1” ccw pistol.

I would drill and tap your receiver over a sumtoy barrel mount. I helped a guy zero with one of those and it was a disaster. It felt like trying to zero with a half broken $75 scope that wouldn’t take the day before deer season opened. It’s a simple job any local gunsmith can do or you can DIY it by renting a drill tap jig for $38 from 4D reamers. https://4drentals.com/product/tool-rentals/mauser-tools/williams-scope-mount-drilling-fixture/

I’m not sure I would use an open emitter red dot on a turkey gun now that so many enclosed options are out there. Too much exposure to rain during turkey season for my liking for an open emitter.

 

[Scoon]

507c

I have two of them. Big sight window as mentioned previously. One mounted with a Sumtoy. Sumtoy mount fit perfectly and the transaction with them was easy.

 

[omicron1792]

I used a rib mount and it works great.

 

[Samson7x]

Sight window won’t matter if you shoot both eyes open which I prefer particularly with red dots. If you don’t shoot both eyes open, I recommend trying it.

 

[Steve O]

I used a rib mount and it works great.

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This is the best advice, you want the dot away from your eye not close.

 

[Kurts86]

Sumtoy is massively behind Scalarworks, KE Arms or Reptilia for quality low profile shotgun mounts.

The idea you would use a slotted hole for an optic mount is mind blowing from a repeatability standpoint point.

EGW makes a good mount but they are pretty thick and high mounts.