Hi everyone, I have been reading through all of the different posts on specific bow sights, but I haven't seen much written on which styles people like and why. When I go to cabellas and check out the recommended sights I see single pin, adjustable, pendulum, and multipin both verticle and horizontal....... I will be using my bow almost exclusively for hunting. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
You didn't specify what type of hunting ie.) treestand only, stalking hardwoods for deer, stalking mountains for goat, blinds for turkeys, decoying antelope... What you do with it will make a difference as to what works best.
I'll tell ya, the Cobra lineup is darn hard to beat, especially for the money. I shot the Easy Slide Extreme for a couple of years and really liked it. Currently I have a Vital Bow Gear Star Track. Best sight I've ever seen. As you can tell, I don't like multiple pins. It's just too confusing for my simple brain. I already have enough going on w/ out worrying about which damn pin I need to use, but that's just me. That's the first thing you have to decide. Single pin slider, multiple pin or pendulum. That's basically the 3 types. From there you get more specific. If multiple pins are your choice, how many, and which style. Verticle or horizontal. I read something I found interesting the other day. Vital Bow Gear is making sights w/ pins coming up at an angle, not verticle or horizontal. What I read was that the eyes can focus on horizontal and verticle, but they don't focus on the angle. In fact, this article stated you don't see the pin at all, just the fibre dot. I thought that was pretty cool, if it's indeed true.
Anyways......get a Cabelas catalog or something and check them all out. Shop around. Head to the shop. Just first decide what style, then the money, then get more specific. There are literally HUNDREDS to choose from. Honestly though....check out the Cobras. Very nice sights indeed.
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Ok, a little more info. Deer and bear from a tree stand, turkey from a blind, and I am going to Africa, where I will be shooting mostly from a blind. I currently have a 3 pin in line sight, which is probably 4 years old, and seems rather dim to my 39 year old eyes. My biggest concern with the single line pins, up and down, is I seem to have a hard time picking up the lower 2, especially when I get excited.
Get a fixed and one that is as bright as you can afford. Their light gathering capabilities is something that is very important as this is when a lot of your shot opportunities are. You can't look in a catalog and see how bright they are; you need to go to a pro shop and LOOK at them.
I have the Montana Gold Dusk Devil II, about to buy a second one to update my old York bow as a back-up. SUre the others are good, but as soon as I switched out the Trophy Ridge for the Dusk Devil, my scores and groupings got much better. Was it the sight, not sure, but gonna be hard to get me to change now after my first Robin Hood in 20 or more years of shooting! [8D][8D][8D]
Which style of sight should I use?
