G5 Optix
05-28-2008 | 10:50 PM
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Typical Buck
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G5 Optix
Anyone using one, can you tell me if it helped your sight or would you wish you bought something else. I see it will accomodate a light, and has 6 pins...which is what I need, but at the price am I better to look at the Apex's.
05-29-2008 | 07:15 AM
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Fork Horn
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RE: G5 Optix
I have the five pin model, LE I believe, on my AR31. The only problem I had was that I could not get any additional height adjustment out of the sight. I had to reconfigure the sight to the mounting bracket in an unconventional way. The adjustments were then on the opposite side. The sight works fine on my Cardiac, but not on the short ata bow.
05-29-2008 | 05:29 PM
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RE: G5 Optix
ORIGINAL: FOP23
I have the five pin model, LE I believe, on my AR31. The only problem I had was that I could not get any additional height adjustment out of the sight. I had to reconfigure the sight to the mounting bracket in an unconventional way. The adjustments were then on the opposite side. The sight works fine on my Cardiac, but not on the short ata bow.
I have the five pin model, LE I believe, on my AR31. The only problem I had was that I could not get any additional height adjustment out of the sight. I had to reconfigure the sight to the mounting bracket in an unconventional way. The adjustments were then on the opposite side. The sight works fine on my Cardiac, but not on the short ata bow.
05-29-2008 | 05:38 PM
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Fork Horn
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RE: G5 Optix
I put the XR on my guardian, not a bad sight but without the light your in the dark on pin brightness. The adjustable bottom pin is great if you want to win some money on distance shooting. I got it tuned in to 85yds just to play around. I wish there was a guard of some kind over the fibers for protection but will see this sept how much abuse it can take and for the price it better.
05-29-2008 | 09:18 PM
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Typical Buck
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RE: G5 Optix
ORIGINAL: bigzombee69
I put the XR on my guardian, not a bad sight but without the light your in the dark on pin brightness. The adjustable bottom pin is great if you want to win some money on distance shooting. I got it tuned in to 85yds just to play around. I wish there was a guard of some kind over the fibers for protection but will see this sept how much abuse it can take and for the price it better.
I put the XR on my guardian, not a bad sight but without the light your in the dark on pin brightness. The adjustable bottom pin is great if you want to win some money on distance shooting. I got it tuned in to 85yds just to play around. I wish there was a guard of some kind over the fibers for protection but will see this sept how much abuse it can take and for the price it better.
05-30-2008 | 03:49 AM
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RE: G5 Optix
ORIGINAL: Hoyt_Viper
I believe it comes with the violot light!
ORIGINAL: bigzombee69
I put the XR on my guardian, not a bad sight but without the light your in the dark on pin brightness. The adjustable bottom pin is great if you want to win some money on distance shooting. I got it tuned in to 85yds just to play around. I wish there was a guard of some kind over the fibers for protection but will see this sept how much abuse it can take and for the price it better.
I put the XR on my guardian, not a bad sight but without the light your in the dark on pin brightness. The adjustable bottom pin is great if you want to win some money on distance shooting. I got it tuned in to 85yds just to play around. I wish there was a guard of some kind over the fibers for protection but will see this sept how much abuse it can take and for the price it better.
05-30-2008 | 07:27 PM
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Fork Horn
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RE: G5 Optix
The adjustment is unreal. I could possibly shoot 150 160 if I had a place to shoot that far. The pin moves a full 3/4 of a inch down and the sight is still centered on the bow so you have a full 1.25 inches of movement on the bottom pin if you move the other pins all the way up.
I was trying to say the sight isnt that bright unless you use the light but I do have 0.19 and they dont carry the light that normal pins do but it suits me just fine.
I was trying to say the sight isnt that bright unless you use the light but I do have 0.19 and they dont carry the light that normal pins do but it suits me just fine.
