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ORIGINAL: Howler

single slider pin for me, and I hunt everything from turkey, to whitetail, to antelope, to elk with it. For me when it comes time to take the longer than average shot, usually talking about elk and antelope, I have found that I have time to use a range finder, then slide the pin to the exact yardage, and make the shot. If you don't know the yardage, especially on longer than average shots, it don't matter which you prefer, the chances of screwing the shot up, and possibly wounding an animal, increase 10 fold! By taking the time to range the animal, slide the pin, and take the shot, it gives me great confidence in myself that I CAN make the shot. It helps slow me down, as not to rush and screw things up.
When I'm sitting in a tree stand hunting whitetails, I always have my pin set on 20 yards, because I rarely will have a shot opportunity any further than about 25 yards, where I hunt. And turkeys from a blind in decoys, always got time to set the pin, if the shot isn't a slam 5 or 6 yard dunk! Usually is a slam dunk short dhot, but every now and then a turkey will hold up out at 30 or 35 yards, but even then, still got time to range, slide, and shoot!

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