Single pin vs mulit pin for tree stand hunting

[Hookhunter20]

Hey guys,

 I have recently picked up a new obsession and as with any new bow purchase, why not spend even more money and get all new toys lol. I have been tossing the idea around of trying out a single pin slider sight to cut down on the clutter. I am pretty set on the Black Gold Ascent Ambush as I have had their multi pins and they are as dependable as you can get IMO (still have one on my carbon spyder). Typically my set ups present me with a 10-30 yard shot although i do have one spot on a field edge I could shoot out to 80 if i really wanted to. My concern with the single pin is having time to range, move and draw on an animal without them closing or increasing the distance. I also like to self film hunts from time to time and am a little worried that a movable pin would just be a headache to use with a camera. Any input and experiences are appreciated.

[Adkhunter1590]

I switched about 6 years ago to a single pin and won't go back. Had the same concerns about changing yardage while getting ready to take a shot at a animal. But you kinda adapt to it and before you know it, it becomes second nature and really doesn't bother me anymore. I usually don't ever hunt with a range finder when I'm in a tree so I'm going off visually judging yardage. If I'm hunting a stand I sit a lot I will tie a couple small yardage tapes around me at various ranges to help out. This cuts down on wasting time with a range finder. If your shots are mostly 30 yards or less like you said you can go ahead and just set your bow to 20 yards and not move it at all. I'm sure your bow is just like most new bows and don't change much from 20-30 yards. I'm like a inch low at 30 with my sight set on 20. Not a big enough change for me to even bother moving the sight. Wherever your stands are just see what your most common ranges are that you have a shot at and set your pin in the middle. Like my one stand I have a lot of good shots at 30-45 that will be my mostly likely areas to shoot going by the deer trails in the area. I will set my pin for 35 and aim just a hair high or low depending on where they are between 30-45.

Once you get used to moving the sight around you will get much faster at doing it also. The better sight vision you get from a single pin is worth it alone in my opinion. Not to mention the better grouping you'll prolly get. I haven't met anyone yet that groups better with a multi pin vs a single pin.

I haven't tried the brand sight you are talking about but I've had a spot Hogg single that was great but a little on the heavy side and real pricey. And now I have a HHA optimizer lite which is small in size and light weight which goes along great with my carbon knight. HHA makes some great sights and super easy to sight in. It's definitely a brand you should also take a look at. When I mentioned single pin to my local bow shop owner, He didn't even let me finish my sentence before blurting out HHA and handed me one off the shelf behind him.

I think you'll be very impressed with the difference in a single! Good luck let us know what you end up with!

[Doc]

My opinion, for what it is worth, is that you are trading a bit of what you are calling "clutter" for an additional step in your shooting set-up. That's probably not something you want to be faced with when the deer is closing in on you. I think I would prefer to take that extra motion and time and activity out of my sighting process. I already have too long of a checklist of shooting procedures and things to think about. I would rather not have to set up my sight as well prior to executing the shot.

 

The good news is that there is no between the pins guess-work. You set it for one distance and then where the pin is where the arrow is supposed to go.

 

Different things are important to different people, and so it really becomes a personal choice based on preferences.

[The_Real_TCIII]

I went to one fixed pin years ago when I realized that my average shot distance on probably 30 deer was around 12 yards. I sight in at 24. From 10-30 yards I don't even think about it, put the pin on the x and shoot. Out past 30 I hold high.