thinking of changing to a slider from fixed pins

[Mike_Parson]

I have been trying to decide if i want to change from a fixed 5 pin sight to a single pin slider so i can get a little more distance with my bow. I am hoping you guys out there can give me some pros and cons of them both so i can be more informed. I am really wondering how easy is it to move the slider when hunting in close for elk or deer. just not sure exactly how it all works in a hunting situation. with fixed pins you just move the sight up or down on the fly. how easy is that to do with a slider?

[8upbowhunter]

I've used an HHA single pin slider for 10 years but where I hunt locally it is very thick and rarely get a shot beyond 25yds so it stayed locked down on 20yds. The summer before my first elk hunt I played around with moving it and really thinking about it and changed to a 4 pin sight for my elk hunts because I couldn't trust myself that I would remember to move it. I also decided that I probably wouldn't get many or any shots at an elk that was just standing there where I could move my sight then shoot it. I didn't want to get in a situation where I had one working toward me and trying to decide where it will pass and trying to adjust my sight at the same time. So far all of my opinions have been cons so on the pro side, if you are hunting a wallow, water hole or trail where an elk would likely pass you can set for that distance and go with it. Single pin sights also give you a wide open uncluttered sight picture when shooting. If I knew for sure where I would be set up like in a tree stand overlooking a wallow or trail I would have used the single pin sight for sure. To get more distance with a multi pin sight you could always get a 6 or 7 pin sight but that will clutter your sight picture more. Using your current sight you could always move your top pin to a longer yardage and compensate for closer shots giving you room to mover the other pins for longer shots. These are only my opinions and I am sure others will chime in with theirs.

[CurlyTail]

I went with a 3 pin slider as a compromise. Don't use the slider much, but great to have for practicing longer distances.

Set my distances at 20, 30, 40 and beyond that the 40 yard pin becomes the slider for any distance you dial up. My thinking is that long shots will need to be ranged, and will have time to move the slider. Most shots will be close range and no need to move the pins. Only 3 pins to confuse me.

I think a single pin slider with the pin set to 30 yards and not moved has some merit also. With this set up guys just leave the pin at thirty, and learn how much high or low they need to aim for closer or farther shots. Kind of like shooting with a shotgun - you learn to estimate the needed lead based on how fast the bird is moving and how far out they are - you can get awful good at this with practice. I see potential in not always holding dead on with your shot, maybe I would even think to give it a couple of inches for wind drift.

[slick trick]

Love my one pin slider! 20-70 dead on and I have always had time to move it when I needed.

[husky390]

I just picked up an HHA slider. My plan is to leave it at 30 since I know my bow shoots about 4" high at 20 and 4" low at 40 using the 30 yard pin. I'm already liking the cleaned up sight picture.

[six]

Ive been using a slider for about 5 years. LOVE IT!!! The single vertical pin really cleans up your sight picture. As Jim mentioned I set my pin at 30 yards when I am on the move. I figure I can shoot out to 40 pretty easy with about 6 inches of hold over. If and elk is at 50 I should be able to adjust accordingly. If I'm set up on a trail or wallow I set for the exact range and again I can hold over a bit if needed.

Only con to mine is I have to cant my bow a bit to read the yardage marker. Black Gold changed this in the next model. It would be nice to be able to double check what yardage I'm set for before drawing the bow. I have forgot to check the yardage while target practicing before and set an arrow to the back of the property.