Red dot duck hunting?

I’ve used a Burris speed bead duck hunting before. I’m right eye dominant but shoot left handed and feel it helps me shooting with both eyes open.

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I tried a Burris speed bead on mine several years ago.

It was a distraction for me. I learned that I’m more of a point and shoot and don’t pay too much attention to the bead.

"You just don't lead them as much"

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I’ve used a Burris speed bead duck hunting before. I’m right eye dominant but shoot left handed and feel it helps me shooting with both eyes open.

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Know a guy that is this way but he is left eye dominant and shoots right handed. We put an eotech on his shot gun and he was shooting night and day differently. He just had to remember to change the brightness if the hunt lasted long enough or depending on clouds/sun.

People talking about not aiming don’t understand because people in this scenario can’t hit shite enough to figure it out. The guy is in his early 60’s, so there is no learning how to shoot lefty.

What kind of sissy shite is this? Ive been duck/goose hunting for 46 years, guiding for 28 of those 46 and I’ve never seen anyone use an optic. Learn how to shoot a shotgun.

I recently read an article on MeatEater regarding this topic. Thought it was interesting.

Meateater

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Any of you boys use a red dot duck hunting? Just wondering how y’all like it if you do.

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It would make shooting a bird in flight incredibly difficult, as it essentially narrows your view, slows reaction time, and flies in the face of all field gunning principles for shotguns.

If you are shooting ducks off the water, turkeys, or doves off of power lines or tree limbs, sure, have at it.

But an impractical choice for bird hunting.

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It would make shooting a bird in flight incredibly difficult, as it essentially narrows your view, slows reaction time, and flies in the face of all field gunning principles for shotguns.

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That wasn't my experience with it at all. The frame of the sight was so thin that you never even noticed it was there. You have both eyes open focusing on the target so you never see the frame of the sight only the red dot which appears to be floating well in front of the shotgun. The sight picture you see is a duck flying and your thinking I see the duck and there is a red dot flying right in front of him.

Had a red dot on a 20g that I used for Turkey. I shot skeet one summer with it still on the gun, very distracting. Not practical for swinging.

All my barrel beads have fallen off and I have never replaced them. Don’t miss them at all.