Lighted Sights?
 

Last saturday i had an 8pt walk 20yds in front of me and when i came to full draw on him i could not see one pin on my sight so i let him walk. Then just yesterday at Wal-mart i saw a truglo 4 pin sight with a light for the pins that was $20. Just wanted to know if this sight would really work for low light situations. Currently using a pse f-15 sight.

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H4L, I switched 2 weeks before season. Freaked my husband out! I hunt alot of low light areas and I was having the same problem. I went with the Cobra 3 pin. It is awesome. There are a lot of fiber optics on each pin...with a cover that can be removed for brighter pins. I keep the cover on in the sun light, or the pins are too bright for me. It also has a knob to turn on a small light inside the fiber optics for even more light on those dark cloudy days in the woods. I shoot a Hoyt Vipertec and am very happy with my set up now. About $80.00 for the Cobra.

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I have a light on my Trophy ridge and it gives me at least 5 extra minutes of low light shooting time. Like you were talking about ther comes a time when you cannot see the pin but still have leagal shooting light. On mine i had to put a piece of electrical tape with a tiny hole cut in it over the bottom of the light. This is because the light made the pins so bright I couldn't see past them. You just need to experiment with it before hunting with it. But yes the light definately helps.Also works goodin a ground blind.

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I agree, they are good for low light, I don't currently have one, but have seen them and they look like exactly what I want and need myself. I also hunt a low light area, especially in the mornings when the sun is coming up behind me. I will probably buy one for next season, I just didn't get around to it this year, had a new bow that I was more worried about obtaining accuracy with first and foremost!

I'd definitely splurge, I wouldn't get the $20 one though, I would go for a little better quality one if I were you, I've looked at both, and I'd rather pay more to have a better made one with better, heavier quality and more durable systems in it, I'd hate to turn my knob and the light not come on with that 8 pointer right there!

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Have to check yer state laws cause some states don't allow lighted sights. I am pretty sure that Iowa doesn't allow them but correct me if I am wrong cause I am gonna go get me one if it is legal.:D

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Before going out to buy a whole new sight don't forget to check with your sight manufacturer to see if you can purchase a light for your current sight. This may save some $$$ over buying a whole new sight. I purchased one last year for my Spott Hog sight and I love it.

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Oh lighted sights do work quite well. I had been using a Toxonics Solotrak sight with lighkit for several years but then switched over to a Cobra Sidewinder Radiant this year. It is so bright I don't even need the light but it is nice to have regardless.

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Ditto, I just subsituted fingernail polish for the elec. tape. Scratch a little off until it's just right.

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If you do decide to buy a new sight, I would strongly consider looking at some vital bow gear sights, especially three pin in-line versions. They have incredible fiber optics. I have one, and everyone wants to know what it is. A lot of my friends and relatives who shoot have started to order vbg sights because they really are so incredible.

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I use a red dot unmagnified scope

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I forgot to mention earlier. For that price I would be a bit weary...Wal mart or not. Sights that cheap are generally made of plastic and do not last long...nor are they very reliable.

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I got one of those sights. The cobra radiant. I'll sell it to ya. I have an Impact archery sight on my bow. I bought the cobra on sale from bass-pro shops. It ainthalf as bright as the impact even with the light on. The impact is a single pin with no light. By far the brightest I've ever seen.