3 or 5 pin??

[AbSandy]

Hey guys I currently shoot the hoyt carbon spyder at 70lbs. I have the black gold 5 pin slider set at 30-70 yds. My pins are pretty crowded. Im thinking maybe a 3 pin slider would be the answer set at 30-40-5-. Any thoughts or experiences on this topic would be great.

 

[Billy Goat]

I have switched to 3 pin sights mostly on my hunting bows. Same reason, cleaner picture. I shoot Spot hogg sights on my hunting bows, I have the triple stack on a hogg father on one bow, then an old small housing 3 pin on a Tommy Hogg, using the triple stack pointer.


25,35, & 45, tho have been thinking of going 30-40-50.

 

[Bump79]

4

 

[Matt83]

For me less is better. Target panic was a real issue for me with 5 pins. I was seeing too much in the sight and not enough of what I was aiming at. I made the jump from 5 pins to 1 and I’ll never got back. It’s worked this far for whitetail, turkey, and elk. Out of fear of hating a single pin I bought a used sight and it’s still the one I use today.


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[N2TRKYS]

I found that using a single pin was my best option. I was a 3 pin sight guy for the longest time and never thought I would change. Once I started using a single pin and testing it out, I realized that I didn’t need a multi pin sight.

 

[wind gypsy]

I use 3 and 4 pin sliders. I like the less clutter and the more precise aiming point for longer shots.

 

[Norm555]

4 pins for me, 20-50

 

[gsckorohod]

Hey guys I currently shoot the hoyt carbon spyder at 70lbs. I have the black gold 5 pin slider set at 30-70 yds. My pins are pretty crowded. Im thinking maybe a 3 pin slider would be the answer set at 30-40-5-. Any thoughts or experiences on this topic would be great.

I like the 5 pin for options but 3 pin at 30-40-50 would be fine

 

[wlzy]

I went from a 5 to a 3 pin slider last year and I'm sticking with it. I like the cleaner view. You won't miss the other pins

 

[OutdoorAg]

2 pins

30

40 as your slider

 

[Millerdyl]

This probably depends a lot on your bow speed and your effective range. If you hunt think timber like I do with shots no longer than 40 yards and a fast bow, use less pins. If you're hunting where you can take long shots or have a slower bow, more pins.

 

[sodaksooner]

I have a 7 pin armortech fixed right now and am actually looking at trying a 2 pin slider. It's actually in my cart at Lancaster right now. Just need to pull the trigger. I had all the pins to shoot bowhunter class long ago, shoot the sight is 10 years old and has been on at least two bows. I love it but really feel like it is now way to cluttered. The places we hunt shots are short, so no way I need all those pins any more.

 

[doc holiday13]

2 pin

20 and 35 yard. Both pins move on the slide, so as I get out at 80 yards the pins are something like 80 and 90 but their home position is 20/35. Less clutter. The majority of my shots are done with the 20 yard pin, so if I need to shoot beyond 40, i'll have time to adjust the sight

 

[CodeMonkey]

Another vote for 4 pins. 20-30-40-50. For anything past 50, the situation needs to be a little ideal for me, so having to dial is a sanity check and preps my mind for what's about to go down.

 

[Fridaythe13th]

Never thought about 4 pins before. I like it. Sliders are bad for me the less thinking at the time the better. If I had to adjust anything the elk would be in the next valley before I was ready. Lol but that's me..

 

[Wapiti1]

4 or 5 pins. 30, 40, 50, 60 and 70 for the 5 pin. 3 is OK if I am in timber most of the time. I shot 3 for a long time, but moved to 5. If I'm in open country, the speed of sighting with the longer pins is worthwhile.

Jeremy

 

[journeyman713]

Definitely depends on what you are doing.
What are the chances you will ever shoot 50 or more yards? Or even 40 yards?
If those scenarios are low, then consider a one pin slider and get proficient at it.
I leave mine set at 25 yards, then compensate by aiming high, if farther.
It helps to practice and learn your trajectory.

 

[Blandry]

3 pin slider here.. all that's really needed under 70 yds.. I was a fixed 5/7 pin sights early on we're talking like 80s/90s/2ks when that's all there was! Once they devised a slider I went all the way to single pin.... now I'm back on a 3 pin slider which is perfect.

Would I even need a 3pin back in south Louisiana where I'm from for whitetail in a stand/ground blind? No.

Would I need it in TX where I last lived where you can bait? no as well.

Then again, what arrow weight and bow speed are we talking about? I can pretty much judge out to 40-50 with my single pin and 74lb Hoyt RX4 turbo 503gr arrow TW @280fps.

It's literally now worth discussing if you engage game under those those yardages.

 

[PNWbowhunter]

5 pin for me. 20-60.

 

[AngryIdahoan]

Another vote here for a one pin sight. I use the black gold dual track which is basically a single pin sight with two pins. Look it up, shoot it, and never look back. I’ve harvested a bull, muley and whitey bucks using it.