open sights, red dots or scopes ?

doghouse ninja · Post by **doghouse ninja** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 8:46 am

i have shot crossbows for well over 20 years now and i have been a hard core scope guy .. but for some strange reason i have been thinking about trying open sights ..i have a couple millet red dots on my air pistols and i like them also ..
just wondering what everybody else uses ?
thanks,
DHN

wabi · Post by **wabi** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 6:13 pm

I use a scope, but if my eyes were younger the factory sights would work fine. The only problem with a red dot sight is the batteries can fail.

Dereck · Post by **Dereck** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 6:35 pm

Open sights with a twist
I have a sight fpr a compound bow

Crossbow225lb · Post by **Crossbow225lb** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 6:58 pm

How is that sight working for you? It looks nice on the bow.

Crossbow225lb

hikerman · Post by **hikerman** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 7:56 pm

I keep thinking of doing the same, going back to factory sights. At one time I could traget shoot out to 50 yards. But with the need to tinker I tried a scope and played with that. But now I have the itch to tinker...........

frisky · Post by **frisky** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 8:50 pm

I use a scope to make up for bad eyes.

I have used a red dot works good early morning or late evening. It is hard to see the red dot during the rest of the day (sunlight)

Wabi talked about batterys, make sure to shut them OFF.

GaryM · Post by **GaryM** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 4:56 am

Using open sights depends totally on your vision. I'm losing mine...thank God for scopes! Gary

Dereck · Post by **Dereck** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 5:32 am

Crossbow225lb wrote:How is that sight working for you? It looks nice on the bow.

Crossbow225lb

Have only shot it a couple of times but it is holding zero very well.I only just put it on in Oct after filling my tag.
It gathers light in low light condition, I can see the pins right at legal shooting time( that was a clear sky no clouds)
It is bulky but not that heavy

Dash · Post by **Dash** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 6:12 am

It's a scope all the way for me. I have good eyes, but prefer the magnification of a scope, the fine adjustment,and sight advantage the scope gives in very low light.

j.krug · Post by **j.krug** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 6:42 am

Nothing wrong with open sights if your eyes will do it for you. Mine will not so I shoot with a scope.

Started with a Varizone and switched to a Shadowzone this year for the lighted reticle.

muskyman454 · Post by **muskyman454** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 8:18 am

scope don't see as good as i used to.

doghouse ninja · Post by **doghouse ninja** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 9:26 am

i might stick with a scope just ditch the 6x and get a Hawke 2x7x32 and be done with it ..

Big58cal · Post by **Big58cal** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 10:36 am

Scope. I've gotten used to shooting with scopes on the majority of my rifles and my turkey gun, so I just remain consistent.

Plus, my eyesight is crap!

MADMAX2 · Post by **MADMAX2** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 11:17 am

Scope on one bow red dot on the other,and I bring my stock sight with me on trips cause I 'm accident prone both bows have fallen out of trees or knocked off the 4 wheeler!!

Crossbow225lb · Post by **Crossbow225lb** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 3:39 pm

j.krug wrote: Started with a Varizone and switched to a Shadowzone this year for the lighted reticle.

Would you reccomend the shadowzone?

Thanks
Crossbow225lb

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