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Old 02-21-2004 | 08:41 AM
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Im looking at a new sight for one of my bows. One of the options is a Tritium Pin ($26.). It is claimed or supposed to be a brighter pin in all light conditions.
Is it that much brighter than say the other TruGlo fiber optics?
Have anyone used one in the filed or looked at them in hand at pro shops?
I'd appreciate any feed back, Thank you.
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Old 02-21-2004 | 02:01 PM
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Two of my buddies use them. They are brighter in a really dark scenarios.They last about 5 years and both these guys love them.
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Old 02-21-2004 | 02:11 PM
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I believe tritium is very highly toxic and posionous or something, but yes they do work very well.
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Old 02-21-2004 | 02:12 PM
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So are you saying in a survival situation you shouldn't eat your site pin?
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Old 02-21-2004 | 03:12 PM
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They are great in little or no light( they glow in the dark). Not worth much IMO in bright light.
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Old 02-21-2004 | 03:21 PM
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I have one and they are definitely brighter during say the last 20 minutes of hunting, especially if under a heavy canopy. But really the most limiting factor is being able to see through the peep, more so than the brigthness of the pin. So it helps some, but going to a large apeture peep helps more.
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Old 02-21-2004 | 03:35 PM
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Love the tritium, I avoided tripping over my Bow once because of it. Great in the early or late hours, or under very heavy cloud cover.
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Old 02-21-2004 | 05:24 PM
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Thank you all for the replies.
Two things, since the greater percentage of my shots are low light due either to the time of day or the heavy cover, I'll be getting the Tritium pin.
Second, Matthews, thanks for the info on the hazards. Only if Im capture will I ingest the pin. I don't want to suffer the dreaded torture of the order of the Bucks Really I do appreciate the info but just couldn't pass onthat one.
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Old 02-22-2004 | 06:32 AM
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You'll love the Tritium pin, i've been using one for years now and wouldn't use anything else. They work in daylight hours and even better in fading light and they have no glare at all when you look at them. You don't have to worry about any batteries or turning anything on or off. I use one pin set dead on at 25yds and it works great.
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