New sight - cant make up my mind

[piercebronkite]

As the title says Im looking for a new sight for a new bow but can't decide if I should go with a fixed 5 pin, 3 pin or a single pin. I currently use a fixed Trophy Ridge React 5 pin. I like the site but I do feel that the amount of pins does sort of obstruct my vision past 40 yards. The fixed single pin would alleviate this but I have a feeling that moving a wheel up or down is just one more thing that I have to worry about. The fixed pins are nice since I don't have to worry about moving anything.

Let's hear your opinions and experience, hopefully this will help me decide. Thanks.

[CaprockRoamer]

3 pin. Shoot it enough to be comfortable with it and you don't need any more than that. Pick the brand you like best.

[Low Fence]

Single for me.

Set in 25 I can kill anything from a squirrel to a boar from point blank to 31 yards (keep it in a tennis ball) holding dead on. Very very rarely will I hunt past that, but the few times I did, I already ranged and knew the distance and had it ready when the time presented itself

I can’t see me ever going back

[jds247]

Order a black gold from S and S archery. You can configure it however you like.. mine is a 4 pin I run .19 top pin and .10 on the other 3. I tried the single pin but I do to much spot and stalk to be fiddling with moving my sight. I have 2 3 pin sights also. But prefer the 4 pin now that I've tried the rest.. I shoot heavy arrows or at least what some would call heavy. 20 to 50 on my pins and I marked 55 to 70 in 5 yard increment on a blank tape.. I really doubt I'll ever move the sight the way it's set up now..

[RJH1]

I was kicking this around the other day and decided for hunting i prefer a 4 pin. I also like a very simple and robust set up. Another plus is that those sights are light and cheap.
After having adjustable ones that get loose, 3rd axis ones that get knocked out of alignment when my bow fell, and a simple 4 pin that I have never had an issue with, I am sticking with the 4 pin. My pins are set at 20,30,40, and 50 and making hits to 60 is not any problem. Good luck

[Duckologist]

Originally Posted by Low Fence

Single for me.

Set in 25 I can kill anything from a squirrel to a boar from point blank to 31 yards (keep it in a tennis ball) holding dead on. Very very rarely will I hunt past that, but the few times I did, I already ranged and knew the distance and had it ready when the time presented itself

I can’t see me ever going back

This is me

[youngSLY88]

Spot Hogg Fast Eddie double pin. You can use the top of the bubble as a third pin

[UrbanBuck]

Single pin is way to go in my opinion. I'll never shoot a multi pin again. Too much clutter in your sight view.

[piercebronkite]

So far I’m leaning towards a 2-3 pin. Too bad I can’t just try them all. Thanks for the input!


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[cbd10pt]

Spot hog dual pin best of both

[whakm]

Single pin Apex Covert Pro. Love it!

[Barefoot]

I love my react. Takes all the worry out of messing with a knob. I have never had to much trouble with the pins being to close bc o shoot a slower bow lol

[Traildust]

Originally Posted by piercebronkite

As the title says Im looking for a new sight for a new bow but can't decide if I should go with a fixed 5 pin, 3 pin or a single pin. I currently use a fixed Trophy Ridge React 5 pin. I like the site but I do feel that the amount of pins does sort of obstruct my vision past 40 yards. The fixed single pin would alleviate this but I have a feeling that moving a wheel up or down is just one more thing that I have to worry about. The fixed pins are nice since I don't have to worry about moving anything.

Let's hear your opinions and experience, hopefully this will help me decide. Thanks.

I just switched from a King Pin to the Trophy Ridge React 5 pin. I don't see the obstructions you're talking about. My site has the .010 pins.

[JLivi1224]

Prefer single pin. As LF mentioned I set mine for 25 and I’m good out to 30 with a great sight picture.

[laredoarcher]

Originally Posted by youngSLY88

Spot Hogg Fast Eddie double pin. You can use the top of the bubble as a third pin

Just got one. Like it.

[cva34]

Originally Posted by JLivi1224

Prefer single pin. As LF mentioned I set mine for 25 and I’m good out to 30 with a great sight picture.

Gota go with you single,,,, rest are just confusion in heat of battle...

[Rat]

I use the Spot Hogg double pin scope, I liked it enough I converted both of mine from single pin to double with the double pointer; they work great.

99% of the time I use the top pin, but when I need it I have the bottom available.

[ganngus]

I really love my Montana Black Gold Pro 3 pin slider.

[Beargrasstx]

What about the EZ V sight?

[Low Fence]

Originally Posted by Beargrasstx

What about the EZ V sight?

Well built... not for me

I refuse ( and find it comical RF) does all these non needed steps to produce “more accurate arrows”... then put a sight on it that limits your accuracy to “kinda close”

Sight pic is too cluttered for me too


If interested in that type concept and short short shots and old pendulum sight would work better (imho)

[toomuchsun]

I Just got back to a compound after over 20 years of no archery due to an injury. I used to use 1 or 2 pins and so much easier to find a target FAST. Instinct and practice distance were not an issue. My new bow (budget Diamond SB 1 but seems very well made)has the 5 pin Trophy Volt. Way too much stuff going on and makes it much slower for a quick shot which I will need for the hogs I am trying to find stalking. I like my crossbow but so heavy. So on a budget, I am also trying to learn options. I am reading pointers here. Thanks

[toomuchsun]

Had a low cost Apex sight in the parts box. 3 pin and removed 1. Stripped a part so it is truly parts now. Nice try? So, I dropped 2 pins out of the way on my budget Trophy Volt. Now 3 in view area vs 5 and much easier to focus. Set @ 15, 20, and the 3rd has not been checked yet. May drop #3 to the corner also. 5 to 3 helped. May still go with a new site but money counts as unsure. Just another way to loose some pins. Push em out of the way.

[Beargrasstx]

Originally Posted by Low Fence

Well built... not for me

I refuse ( and find it comical RF) does all these non needed steps to produce “more accurate arrows”... then put a sight on it that limits your accuracy to “kinda close”

Sight pic is too cluttered for me too


If interested in that type concept and short short shots and old pendulum sight would work better (imho)

I shoot a React 5 pin and like it

I do like the concept of the EZV and the fact you don't need a range finder. I dont plan on shooting competition. I just want to kill stuff and I can see how the EZV could help with that.

All said, I am happy with my React and not spending money on a new one.

[Geoff995]

I switched this year from a black gold 4 pin slider to a fast Eddie double pin. I prefer the double pin over the 4 pin because of the less cluttered sight picture and also the ability for both pins to be the floater.

[piercebronkite]

Well I think I decided on either a 3 pin or 5 pin after my last weekends mouflon ram hunt. I realized in the heat of the moment I don’t have time to range and adjust a sight. I barely had time to range, and in some cases not range at all. I took at ram at 43 yards(didn’t range
him but guessed) and realized that I relied on my 5 fixed pins throughout most of the hunt. Too often did I come up on a stalk and had ram on the move in front of me. I can’t imagine ranging and moving the pins. In fact I lost the opportunity to shoot two ewes after ranging them.


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[ACCURACYINC]

I switched from a 3 pin to a 1 pin Axcel Accutouch and have been very pleased. I can shoot out to 25 yards on my first setting. Regardless of what sight you decide on, get something that illuminates. That's the one feature I don't have, and I've had a few instances where I really wish I did.

[toomuchsun]

other than prodigy shooters, compound or recurve, long bows etc, the heat of the moment is 100% knowing the bow and instinct. Accuracy requires knowing the distance. And time to utilize that. So super cool we can do that with modern stuff mostly new to me so no tech talk, just common sense. That is why I want less up front. I am not good at all the calcs so let me do best I can and be responsible with what I choose to do. Less pins and practice works for my current skills. Just saying.

[eastxhunter]

4 is my perfect number. 30,40,50,60

20-25 shoots right above the 30 pin

[smende1]

If you buy a 4 pin sight. will the 4th pin hit target at 50yds out of the box if you sight in the first pin at 20yds?

[Low Fence]

Originally Posted by smende1

If you buy a 4 pin sight. will the 4th pin hit target at 50yds out of the box if you sight in the first pin at 20yds?

It will if you sight that pin in @ that distance

You can set them at whatever combination your mind can come up with