Does anyone have much experience using crosshair sights? I am more of a natural rifle shooter and crosshairs just seem natural, but I have never tried them. Also, with most of the pin sights I have tried, it seems like the "pin holder", or the extension that holds the sight in place, covers a lot of the target's body and makes it a little harder to aim properly.

If you have any experience, please let me know.

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Does anyone have much experience using crosshair sights? I am more of a natural rifle shooter and crosshairs just seem natural, but I have never tried them. Also, with most of the pin sights I have tried, it seems like the &quot;pin holder&quot;, or the extension that holds the sight in place, covers a lot of the target's body and makes it a little harder to aim properly.

If you have any experience, please let me know.
<hr height=1 noshade id=quote></BLOCKQUOTE id=quote></font id=quote><font face='Verdana, Arial, Helvetica' size=2 id=quote> I have been using the timberline crosshair sight for three years and like it a lot better than pins. For me it a lot easier to aim . When I shot with pins sometimes I would put the target on the end of the pin and the next time cover the target with the pin. With cross hair I aim the same way every time. Rick

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Does anyone have much experience using crosshair sights? I am more of a natural rifle shooter and crosshairs just seem natural, but I have never tried them. Also, with most of the pin sights I have tried, it seems like the &quot;pin holder&quot;, or the extension that holds the sight in place, covers a lot of the target's body and makes it a little harder to aim properly.

If you have any experience, please let me know.
<hr height=1 noshade id=quote></BLOCKQUOTE id=quote></font id=quote><font face='Verdana, Arial, Helvetica' size=2 id=quote> I have been using the timberline crosshair sight for three years and like it a lot better than pins. For me it a lot easier to aim . When I shot with pins sometimes I would put the target on the end of the pin and the next time cover the target with the pin. With cross hair I aim the same way every time. Rick

I used to have the Timberline sight and I loved it. The only drawback is the sight material. When going thru brush I always bent and deformed the verticle pin. But if you are just shooting target they are awesome.

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R.W.
Has this been a durable sight for you?
Will the crosshairs hold up to heavy brush bustin, if not are replacements available?
Is the housing Aluminum? I've been thinking of buying one but nobody around here has them. I love crosshairs, they seem to help me acquire the target faster.
shoot straight.
edge

Edge I hunt deer in South Texas brush country and maybe I've been lucky but have not had any problems with the crosshairs breaking. I think if a small limb hit just right would probly damage it. I did buy some extra crosshairs but have not had to replace one yet. The housing is aluminum . Rick

I have had crosshairs on two bows and loved them. On my last bow I went for the fiber optic sights. They are great for low light situations, but my dots are a little large for my liking. I am thinking about going back to a crosshair or smaller fiber optics. I did have some problems with breaking the fiber optics until I started letting my bow down by hooking my string around the grip to avoid the bow rolling over on the sights when it touched the ground and pushing twigs up thru the sight window.

270, I'd recommend a Trophy Ridge Flatliner... The pins are vertical, and over 90% of the animal is still in your sight plain... I'll try to find a link or something for you

Here ya go, Robert. Manufacturer claims &quot;99% visibility.&quot;

http://www.trophyridge.com/

I think you'll like it and find it more &quot;hunter friendly&quot; -- meaning it'll take more abuse in the woods, AND give you the sight picture you're looking for.

I started with a cross hair style sight. They are fine but the only drawback for me was the fact that too much of the actual target was covered by the horizontal and vertical pins. I like a cleaner look myself.