r/canadaguns • u/mistert9 • Mar 20 '26

Buy recommendations 12 Gauge optics

Wondering what kind of optics people have had good luck with on their shotguns. I know many will say the standard irons or beads are all you need, but I'm looking for an upgrade, and I'm torn between Utg pro flip ups or an actual red dot...for the latter, what would hold zero consistently but also not be silly on the price end? I am aware you get what you pay for, but I'm always for paying less (or reasonable) for quality.

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u/swift_gilford Mar 20 '26

but also not be silly on the price end?

What is "silly" to you? Also what is the end use of this shotgun once you have the optic on it? Flat range toy (not trap), tactical build, hunting (turkey, or deer)?

For a tacticool build, vortex just dropped their Viper Shotgun dedicated site - specifically with green dot - and i jumped on it and super happy with it. But people have been running regular red dot sights with adapters, or even more standard pic-rail mounted red dots with no issues as well. If you're looking for a scope for hunting purposes, personally anything more than a 2-10/3-9 magnification is probably overkill.

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u/mistert9 Mar 20 '26

I mean I know good optics cost, but I really wanted to keep it under $250 if I could. It's also why I was open to some sort of iron type sight, as this is more a defence/security build. How many rounds do you have through your vortex if you had to guess?