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mrfishy34 05-02-2010 12:05 PM

bow sight? how many pins do you go with.
 
i have three but i am wondering about the 1 pin sight. any upside to it. seems to me that my sight is clustered when looking through and maybe a one pin would be better?

thanks

The Rev 05-03-2010 04:07 AM

I have five on all my bows, but three is all a person really needs. Set at 20,30,40.. unless you're just going to shoot more than 40 yards there is no need. I'm just of those fools that shoots 75 plus yards (just for practice)

RLoving1 05-04-2010 07:20 AM

3 should be all a person needs for hunting,targets I can see the need for more maybe.

dwallac3 05-04-2010 02:21 PM

I have 5. I have heard alot of good things about 1 pin. Don't know to much about them though

jag-mag 05-04-2010 06:36 PM

3 I dont think I would shoot so well with a one pin setup. I would
do alright in practice but in a hunting setting I wouldnt do so well
my bow is not that fast set at sixty pds.

wvnimrod 05-05-2010 05:10 AM

I use a HHA OL-5500 with 1 pin and love it, myself I found multiple pins a problem in low light and found it very easy to use the wrong pin when the pressure was on. With the single pin that is no longer a problem.

2 Samuel 22:35 05-05-2010 07:29 AM

My sight has 5 pins.
I love it!

mrfishy34 05-05-2010 06:28 PM

thanks, ya i am thinkin its more of a prefference. i have just seen alot more of these single pin sites out there and was just wondering about them. my neighbor has one and he loves it. easy to see in lower light.

NickWRosa 05-05-2010 07:18 PM

I have a three pin, but I think my next will be a single pin. I really like the openness of the single... I'm also not making 40 yard shots. I think it really depends on your range and comfortability with distancing your target. I'd sacrifice the openness for a clean kill.

BigDaddy12t 05-05-2010 07:22 PM

I have 1 pin on mine. I always had a hard time with my old sight that had 3 pins, to much to think about when I was aiming, now I just put the pin right on target, and let fly. I should mention tho, that I wont shoot past 25 yards.

bronko22000 05-10-2010 03:18 PM

I prefer a 5 pin sight. The number of pins does not distract me. I have them set in 10 yd increments starting at 20 up through 60 yds. Now before anyone jumps on me for shooting at 60 yds. Let me just say that I practice at 40, 50 and 60 yds. This makes me focus more and I'm sure those who practice at these distances know that an error in form something else is greatly magnified. The reason I practice at these distances is that when an animal comes within the '30 yard' zone you can almost split a hair in his vitals. (That is of course if he doesn't rattle you cage too much)

Howler 05-19-2010 01:58 PM

HHA single pin slider for me. Started many years ago with 3 pins, then used a 5 pin for a few years, wish I'd had the single pin slider long ago. I have it dialed in out to 70 yards, and I may shoot a critter at that distance someday, or close to it. Already have shot one antelope at 61 yards, and an elk at 51 yards....If a critter at these longer ranges lets me use the rangefinder before taking a shot, it's in grave danger.


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