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Old 11-12-2007, 09:22 AM   #1
 
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I am going to order a new Viper Microtune and want to go with green and one other color. I know green is the brightest color. Which is the 2nd brightest, red or yellow? I ask because my sights have never had yellow pins. Thanks in advance!
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Old 11-12-2007, 09:32 AM   #2
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I like yellow better. To me red is difficult to see in the last few minutes of shooting light.
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Old 11-12-2007, 09:35 AM   #3
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i actually see my yellow as my brightest...green is brighter in the sun, but come later on, that yellow seems to outshine it...goto the fitzfiber page..they have descriptions of the colors i believe...heck, i might order fibers from them when i order my viper this summer..i want colors i can see and are functional to me..not what some sight manufacturer says will work lol
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Thanks, that's exactly the time I was referring to. Red is easy to see in daylight but green far out shines it when it gets darker. I was going to go with all green, but afraid it might get confusing.
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Green's brightest, yellow's next, and then red... Consequently, that's the order for my 20, 30, and 40-yard pins... they also "wink out" in that reverse order... as the light dims, I lose visibility of my 40-yarder first, then my 30 and finally my 20. Obviously, that's exactly what I want.

It also is a visual reminder of shot selection: Green means go... yellow -- use a bit more caution, and red... stop! Let's think about this for a second... will a better shot present itself later on?
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Green's brightest, yellow's next, and then red... Consequently, that's the order for my 20, 30, and 40-yard pins... they also "wink out" in that reverse order... as the light dims, I lose visibility of my 40-yarder first, then my 30 and finally my 20. Obviously, that's exactly what I want.

It also is a visual reminder of shot selection: Green means go... yellow -- use a bit more caution, and red... stop! Let's think about this for a second... will a better shot present itself later on?
Good plan, Greg.
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Old 11-12-2007, 03:41 PM   #7
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I see the red the best in low light situations. got rid of the green pin. I have a single pin.
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EXACTLY!!!
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Green's brightest, yellow's next, and then red... Consequently, that's the order for my 20, 30, and 40-yard pins... they also "wink out" in that reverse order... as the light dims, I lose visibility of my 40-yarder first, then my 30 and finally my 20. Obviously, that's exactly what I want.

It also is a visual reminder of shot selection: Green means go... yellow -- use a bit more caution, and red... stop! Let's think about this for a second... will a better shot present itself later on?
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Green's brightest, yellow's next, and then red... Consequently, that's the order for my 20, 30, and 40-yard pins... they also "wink out" in that reverse order... as the light dims, I lose visibility of my 40-yarder first, then my 30 and finally my 20. Obviously, that's exactly what I want.

It also is a visual reminder of shot selection: Green means go... yellow -- use a bit more caution, and red... stop! Let's think about this for a second... will a better shot present itself later on?
I like that Greg and mine run the same except, I also have a 2nd green for 50.
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So do I, Rob

I used to have just three, which was all I ever needed for these Midwest whitetails... but I added a 50 this year in preparation for my elk hunt in Colorado... and ended up leaving them on all my sights.
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