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I shoot a 1 pin, it took some convincing from Buckhorn and some years experience getting used to it but I wont shoot any other sight with multiple pins, I have a Vectrix and a Reezen 6.5 both bow will shoot out to 50 with lil of no adjustment??

How many pins do you have??
 
I went back to 3 this year after using a single pin last year. I liked the one pin and the less obstructed sight picture. I never got confused about which pin to use, but I did take a shot last year and had my sight set different than what I thought. I just like the idea of having it dead on for a number of yardages and not have to worry about adjusting it and making sure its set right.
 
i have 5 on my bow, but i only use two. I dont have an area that i can shoot out to further distances to get comfortable with further shots. My Top pin is set about an inch high at twenty yards, and my second pin is dead at 40. But i have never taken a shot past 18 yrds.

The opportunities have come but i just havent had the shooting time to get quiet used to a shot at 40+.
 
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I've been using 1 pin for the last few years. Started out with four pins when I first started bow hunting. Got really tore up my first year and when a decent 6 pointer came in at about 25 yards I shot 2 feet over his back. I was so tore up I couldn't tell you which pin I used. Thats when I went to one pin and limit my range within 30 yards.
 
spitndrum said:
I shoot a 1 pin, it took some convincing from Buckhorn and some years experience getting used to it but I wont shoot any other sight with multiple pins, I have a Vectrix and a Reezen 6.5 both bow will shoot out to 50 with lil of no adjustment??

How many pins do you have??
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Single pin also.
I like to see as much of the spot on the deer as possible,without miltiple pins in the way.

I also don't shoot much past 35 yds most of the time.
If I took longer shots, then I might want more pins.
 
spitndrum said:
I shoot a 1 pin, it took some convincing from Buckhorn and some years experience getting used to it but I wont shoot any other sight with multiple pins, I have a Vectrix and a Reezen 6.5 both bow will shoot out to 50 with lil of no adjustment??

How many pins do you have??
Click to expand...

Single pin also.
I like to see as much of the spot on the deer as possible,without miltiple pins in the way.

I also don't shoot much past 35 yds most of the time.
If I took longer shots, then I might want more pins.
 
I will be shooting one pin as well.

Only my sight will only have one pin that's adjustable :) Ordered a HHA 5000 a couple days ago. Will be my first go around with a movable sight. I'll be glad to get away from pins and holding up or down. Just set it to the yardage and aim dead on.
 
Buckblaster said:
I hated my HHA. Couldnt stand the wieght and vertical pin.
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TheAirMan said:
I liked the one pin and the less obstructed sight picture. I never got confused about which pin to use, but I just like the idea of having it dead on for a number of yardages and not have to worry about adjusting it and making sure its set right.
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Buckblaster: I hated the HHA for the same reason you stated!!
Airman: I couldnt have said that better for myself
 
Crow Terminator said:
I will be shooting one pin as well.

Only my sight will only have one pin that's adjustable :) Ordered a HHA 5000 a couple days ago. Will be my first go around with a movable sight. I'll be glad to get away from pins and holding up or down. Just set it to the yardage and aim dead on.
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I just ordered a new HHA also. I am pumped about finally getting a LH HHA 5019 ultra ordered. Had a hard time finding anybody to order one for a lefty :)

Have been using an adjustable single pin sight for about 7 years though so it will not take much adjustment from me.
 
I have one pin that I shoot up to 30yds, another for 40ish...but, I also have a third pin set at 70 yards and I practice the longer shot each time..more for fun than anything.
 
I got my HHA on Saturday. I too was kinda surprised by the weight of the thing. Its a really small sight, but it feels as heavy as my Hogg It target sight...only one ounce difference between the two. But I have read many stories of folks who have put them through a lot of torture and they still come out working. One guy dropped his from over 20' in a tree and it hit sight first, and didn't hurt it at all.

I wish I would have got the .019 pin though.
 
Crow Terminator said:
I will be shooting one pin as well.

Only my sight will only have one pin that's adjustable :) Ordered a HHA 5000 a couple days ago. Will be my first go around with a movable sight. I'll be glad to get away from pins and holding up or down. Just set it to the yardage and aim dead on.
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For hunting, IMO you are right on.
I dial mine to 25 yds, and adjust it it necessary.
Almost never move it.

I don't know what you have been shooting, but Ithink you are going to like what you are doing.
 
I have been shooting one pin since arrows were wooden. Takes the guess work out. Stand location is much more important to me than a mess of pins and various yardages. JMO One pin, One shot, One kill.
 
Been shooting one pin with success for a number of years set at 20 yards. Now that I have a bow that I'm comfortable shooting with at a deer that's over 25 yards, I think I'm gonna give 3 a shot. 20, 30 and 40. I'll let you know in January how it all works out.
 

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