Scopes

biscuit eater · 10-21-2008, 07:14 PM

I am considering buying a Horton Team Realtree HD 175 crossbow. They are on sale at Basspro. You can get it with a 3 dot scope or a regular scope. The regular scope package is 30.00 higher than 3 dot. Was wondering if anyone has this setup,and thoughts about the scopes.

COP614 · 10-22-2008, 05:15 AM

I JUST GOT MY 1ST CROSSBOW FROM WYVERN WITH REG. SCOPE DID NOT LIKE IT WENT TO RED DOT DID NOT LIKE IT
THEN I TRYED THE LUMI-ZONE SCOPE
GREAT SCOPE GOOD FIELD OF VEIW,LIGHTED CROSSHAIRS

JUST MY 2 CENTS

saxman1 · 10-22-2008, 07:33 AM

I have never tried a multi dot RD scope before
I have a multi reticle one on my turkey gun but it is still only one dot.
I use the Lumi Zone on my Equinox.
I have a Barska crossbow scope I have never used.
Found it on e bay back when I was in high cotton and it is still in the box

Cossack · 10-22-2008, 07:52 AM

I shoot a LumiZone on two of my crossbows...Great, but a bit heavy. On another one I now have a 4 dot reflex sight made especially for crossbows by TruGlo. Weighs only several ozs. Heads up display with choice of 4 sets of dots that are different distances apart to match speed of bow, plus red or geen dot selection. Costs around $70. Worth a look.

TRG3 · 10-22-2008, 10:40 AM

I've shot a single red dot scope on my .44 mag T/C Contender for years and really like it, consistently taking deer out to 100 yards. I tried a three-dotscope on my Parker Buck Buster, but the scope was too "busy", covering up too much of the target and I didn't like the multiple lines of the regular scopes. I settled on the single red dot since I was used to it and sighted it in for 20 yards. Off of a sandbag rest,a 425 grain arrow hits 2" low at 30 yards and 10" low at 40 yardsusing 125 grain points. I've used a range finder to mark 30 yards at various points in a circle around my deer stands so that I know where to hold. I took a nice doe a couple of weeks ago at 35 yards thanks to doing this. I'm considering sightingmy crossbow in for 30 yardsso that I will know where to hold for 50 yards, but have not yet convinced myself that I have enough experience to be confident at that range.Tom

deerslayer223 · 10-22-2008, 01:08 PM

I have the horton multi range scope on both of my crossbows. I have no complaints about it. It's served me great. I've never been fond of the red dot. I dont want something i have to depend on batteries. With my luck i'd forget to turn it off one evening and when i'd need it it would be dead. I'll stick with regular scope.

nksmfamjp · 10-22-2008, 01:40 PM

I would get the regular scope due to the battery issue. When I get a crossbow for my daughter, I will probably do similar to what you are doing, or get her 2 or 3 pins with a peep. Seems like we are really overlooking a good thing with peep-pin type sights out to 40 yards. 3 pins would give me 20, 30 and 40.

COP614 · 10-22-2008, 03:50 PM

the nice thing about the lumi-zone it has red lighted crosshairs
that you can see very good in low light
when not turned on or you have a dead battery crosshairs are
black just like a reg. scope

awshucks · 10-22-2008, 05:43 PM

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ORIGINAL: nksmfamjp

I would get the regular scope due to the battery issue. When I get a crossbow for my daughter, I will probably do similar to what you are doing, or get her 2 or 3 pins with a peep. Seems like we are really overlooking a good thing with peep-pin type sights out to 40 yards. 3 pins would give me 20, 30 and 40.

Been brought up and attempted before. Consensus of posted opinions is it doesn't work well. Due to the shorter sight radius of xbows, the different range pins tend to be too close together to be functional.

Good luck, if you find a setup that works, let us know. As an aside, I was in a minor equipment bind last turkey [spring] season and set up an Ecet w/ peep and pin at 20 yds for those rascals. I would not hesitate to use the same set up for deer, w/ 25 yd sight in. W/ my set up, i'd be ok from kissing the stirrup out to 30 w/ no hold over, and that's close to my limit anyhow.

Arthur P · 10-24-2008, 04:27 AM

I'm shooting a Vixen with the Excal Varizone. I can't shoot two arrows at the same spot on a 30 yard target without tearing them up. Only way I could be happier is if it was a Lumizone.

I tried peep and pin last month. Nice and simple and really cut down on weight. But, it really did cut down on accuracy. Good enough for putting an arrow in a deer's chest cavity at 30 yards, but beyond that it gets pretty dicey. I don't doubt a little extra practice would tighten up the accuracy a good bit, but I don't really feel like messing with it that much. Using a scope has ruined me.[&o]