Single pin slidable vs 5-7 pin sights

[mag1]

Hi all. A quick question on bow sights. I have used a single pin HHA slider for years, and normally like it as most of my spots are 30yds or less. I shoot heavy arrows, so I do have an arching trajectory. A couple of my spots allow me to get out to 60 or more if I am comfortable with the shot. I am curious about you guys that shot multiple pins, how do you like them? Especially on an animal that is moving in on you. I usually don't have the time to re-adjust the single pin. I normally range multiple spots, and set my pin for kind of where I would think they might come from. Ron plan on holding hi or low. This is on mid western whitetails.

I have been considering on one of my bows switching to a spot Hogg 7 pin or something similar.
Thanks for any input.

 

[LBES]

I'm not a fan of the single pin, I just don't think it gives the accuracy and quick targeting of a multi-pin sight. As far as the field of view, I agree with CasNed that most pin groupings can be a problem. While they don't often register as 'the best' sight on the market, I've been shooting Trophy Ridge on my last 3 bows that all had the pins in a single vertical line. http://www.trophyridge.com/sights/react-v5 In my opinion, it's the best of both worlds: multiple pins for quick target acquisition, and a clear sight picture. I've had zero problems with theses sights, and I bush whack with the best of them. Good luck!

 

[marktole]

Why not a multi pin slider like a Montana Black Gold Ascent? Have three, four, or five pins or whatever you want as fixed pins to a certain range to eliminate a lot of guess work. Then if you need to you can dial for a specific range beyond what your fixed pins are at.

 

[kodiakfly]

I'm a fixed pin guy. I can elaborate if you'd like, but I've found I'm often in the minority these days.

 

[Backpack Hunter]

I like low clutter, but haven't been able to get used to a single pin so I have been rolling with three pins lately.....I don't shoot to 60 yards.

 

[mag1]

Thanks for the input guys. I know we all have our preferences for various reasons. I had tried a 3 pin about 7 yrs ago, but I just couldn't get used to it then. I might try the idea of setting up my single pin when set at 30, by having another white dot or 2 on the pin for 40/50. I'm ok at holding low on closer shots. I'm on a budget, so swapping parts just to try something again gets a little tough.
Thanks again.

 

[5MilesBack]

Everyone has their preferences, but I love my SH 7-pin Hunter. I've never tried a single pin, but I don't see pin clutter as an issue at all. Maybe because I started with a lot of pins. I'm sure going from single to 7 might feel cluttered, but going from 7 to single I'd feel half naked.

Many times I'm estimating yardage while I'm drawing, or estimating after I draw. Never having to worry about sight adjustments seems like a good thing to me.

 

[fort fireman]

I shoot a 3 pin trophy ridge. 30-40-50 yard. Anything under 30 is an easy adjust and more than 50 I'm not super comfortable.

 

[Deepshax]

I was using a 5 pin and went to the spott hog double pin on a hog father. I like it. My first pin is 20, second pin is 32.

 

[jmez]

I shoot a 5 pin slider. Best of both worlds for me and works well. Have 20-60 fixed and can use the slider for any distance from 20 to 100 if I choose. I mainly use the slider function for practicing at longer distances.

 

[highside74]

I use a 5 pin slider 20-60 and my adjustable pin is my 60 yard pin for better field of view. 60-115 before I run into contact issues. I like it that way because I can top out my sight and I'm good to 60 without looking at my tape. Anything longer and I can dial my long distance in exactly to the yard. Another reason is I hunt Western Washington for elk and it's pretty thick so fixed pins for normal distance shots works well and I hunt mule deer late season in Eastern Washington. It is pretty open and longer shots are possible and that's when the slider pin comes into play. Luckily I haven't needed the slider pin for my last couple Mule deer but it's nice to have.

 

[tommymo]

3 pin Accustat stat slider, set at 25 40 and 50. I chose the 3 pin to eliminate pin clutter and open up the site picture. A buddy shoots 5 pins I think it to much, I don't see my self needing the other 2 pins 90% of the time, that's when the slider come into play.

 

[Slim Jim]

I've shot a 3 pin slider for years and liked it but I just recently switched to a single pin. What made me switch was that I shoot 20 yards 5 or 6 days a week and one day a week long range 3D and field. I noticed that when shooting long range, I would sometimes use my 20 yard pin from habit. Also, my slider pin was low in my sight guard which makes for double-triple checking the sight picture before releasing. For my style of shooting, I raise my bow as I anchor and the single pin that stands vertically comes right to the spot and centered perfectly in my sight picture. For hunting, I set my single pin at 35 yards and I'm good to 43 yards. Only a max 6 inch rise at 20 yards and 6 inch drop at 43. People always ask "what if you have to make a quick shot at 45+ yards". If I have to make a quick shot at 45+ yards, then I probably shouldn't be taking the shot anyways. Everyone has different preferences but these are just my experiences.

 

[jm1607]

I use a 5 pin slider 20-60 and my adjustable pin is my 60 yard pin for better field of view. 60-115 before I run into contact issues. I like it that way because I can top out my sight and I'm good to 60 without looking at my tape. Anything longer and I can dial my long distance in exactly to the yard. Another reason is I hunt Western Washington for elk and it's pretty thick so fixed pins for normal distance shots works well and I hunt mule deer late season in Eastern Washington. It is pretty open and longer shots are possible and that's when the slider pin comes into play. Luckily I haven't needed the slider pin for my last couple Mule deer but it's nice to have.

This is what I run. I feel like it is 100% perfect, best of both worlds (at least for me)

 

[kingfisher]

20-60 5 pin slider for me as well. Have shot this for years. I have tried to get my brothers to switch, as I have heard them more than once have issues with adjusting their pin on moving animals, or forgetting to adjust their sight back. When I spend time and money to hunt, I don;t want to have any blown opportunities. Single pin sliders work well for 3D, but then again, you can always use your floater pin (60 yard pin), and slide that down to any set range, not just 60yrds +. I can shoot out to 100+, and I shoot heavy arrows as well.

For what it is worth, Montana Black Gold has a lifetime warranty if you were the original purchaser of the sight. I used my bow/sight to cushion a horrendous fall on a rock this year. Sight was damn near rock soild, bow was messed up but, still accurate enough to allow me to harvest my elk. I sent it in to Black Gold after the season, they fixed it up like new and sent it back. Great customer service.

 

[Vandal 44]

You could go with the Trophy Taker Option Site its the best of both worlds. I have both a Black Gold Custom 4 pin Ascent and a Option 5 pin site.

When I am hunting from a tree stand I can flip open the TT Option site and use the single pin or when I am practicing long distances I can use the single pin.

When I am chase Elk and Mule Deer I close the pin housing up and I have a 5 pin fixed site with the option of the 6th pin to be the floater or movable pin

Full disclosure the TT Option site is difficult to set up (at least for me it was) and the mover/floater pin is not the brightest. I heard TT is working on making the mover/floater pin brighter.

I hope I didnt muddy the water to much for you.

 

[WonkyWapiti]

Fixed pins for me. I've been running a Spot Hogg 7 Deadly Pins sight that past six years. My terrain goes from really thick with possible shots at 5 yards to some open areas where I've downed an elk at 60 yards. I'm typically a spot and stalk or ambush hunter. For me I like having the fixed pins and I practice alot with them. I don't like having to adjust stuff when I've got animals coming in.

 

[ben h]

Another fan of the 3 pin slider here. I have the MBG Ascent 3 pin. I've never shot a single, but years ago I had a trophy taker and I couldn't stand the vertical pins (which all the single pin sliders I've seen have). I also can't do the 5+ pins, it's just too much crap for me, but a lot of guys have no problem with that (lucky bastards). I've thought about taking one of my pins out of the 3 pin and run a 2 pin, 20 yard and a 40 for the slider, but I'm not a competition shooter either. I usually only use the slider for playing long ball; it's pretty damn fun to consistently hit the target at 120 yards. I'm nowhere near good enough to shoot at animals beyond 50 or so.

 

[stratofisher]

I was using a 5 pin and went to the spott hog double pin on a hog father. I like it. My first pin is 20, second pin is 32.

I was looking at trying the double pin on my Accutouch Carbon Pro to minimize adjustments. What kind of speed are you shooting to have a 20 and 32 for the second pin? Thinking this would be a killer setup for whitetail out to 40 without issues. Most times I just run 27 yds on the single pin and hold high or low out to 40. Thinking that the double pin would give me some clue to the right amount of hold over.

 

[MattB]

After shooting fixed pins and then a single pin slider, I am back to a 7 pin sight for good. It's just simpler.

One thing to consider is a multi-pins slider isn't really the best of both worlds, as it adds the weight compared to single pin or fixed and the potential to screw up the range adjustment unlike a fixed pin sight.