Scope for Slug Gun

I need some direction here, guys and gals….

This year my son has graduated to big boy sized guns. He has grown 6” in the last 12 months. I need a firearm for the upcoming deer season and am considering the purchase of a fully rifled barrel with scope base for his youth Mossberg 500. I can upgrade to a full size synthetic stock for $17.50. Anyway, once I have those two things; which scope should I be considering for this rig?

I do not need the quality of a Swarovski Z6 or Leupold VX-2. I am looking for a good middle of the road price point scope 1-4 power.

What do you suggest for a scope?

Bushnell banner would be my choice, have had one on my gun for 15 yrs

How much do you want to spend?

Realistically for a slug gun Redfield or Simmons would be fine. If you want to go upmarket a Leopold Rifleman or Minox.

Grouse

I use a nikkon prostaff and love it……. works great, very durable and don’t have any troubles sighting it in before each season (it rarely moves) think there like 250-300$ give or take

TheFamousGrouse wrote:

How much do you want to spend?

I am just getting familiar with the market, but it seems I could but a decent one for $150 or less, so $150 may be my threshold.

692fisherman wrote:

I use a nikkon prostaff and love it……. works great, very durable and don’t have any troubles sighting it in before each season (it rarely moves) think there like 250-300$ give or take

The Nikon ProStaff Shotgun Hunter 2-7 x 32 runs for $136.95 on Amazon.

Anyone else have experience with this one?

I run several different Nikons for rifles and have been happy.

On my shotguns I have tried several brands (Nikon, bushnell, and redfield) and ended up with a leupold. The low light collection was far better then the other brands from what I was seeing. You can usually get the leupold for $220 give or take. Sighting in on a nice day at the range vs low light shooting as dawn/dusk while hunting is a big difference.