sights

sgtdiesalot

any advice would be gratefully recieved

toxof

First of all, do you plan on shooting outdoors?

If not the Cartel K-Sight or Cartel 2000 Sight are a very good sight for a very good price.

If you want something a bit better all the sights in altservices for the 50-100 range will do fine.

If you intend on shooting outdoors and at IAAA outdoor competitions, the 50-100 range sights are fine.

Panserborn

Since we're on the subject .....................

I have heard from many that an open appature sight pin is better then one with a dot, the brain being good at lining up concentric circles and all.

I figure this is probably true - is it?

SonicTheBadger

true, the human brain is very good at making concentric circles-hence not looking at sight, looking at gold, youre brain does the rest.
The angel sights are very sturdy and are incredibly easy to adjust.

toxof

Simple test. Put a 2euro coin in the centre of a Round plate ... I bet you can get it near perfect using your eye alone.

halenger

Symmetry is recommended by some also - i.e. not the one pin up but a simple crosshair or something along those lines.

As for sights, I can't remember which Cartel is which but simple, avoid the plastic ones. Get a metal one - they're more reliable/sturdy.

mr potato head

I'm currently shooting an angel carbon extention sight which is a nice sight, i have found that the vertical movement lock has started to loosen its self while shooting a bit of late. (but my bow is very harsh cos it hasn't been tuned)

One of the nicest sights i've seen is noels sureloc, i think its a quest-x i'm sure he'll confirm or correct me!
It has the added advantage of not having to lock the moving parts and its nicely made.
(both are a bit pricey, go for toxofs suggestions if you're on a budget!!!)

On the sight pin thing, i shoot with a pin/ball only. It came on the angel sight, i couldn't be ar*ed changing it at the time n got used to it. Now i like it!
(See Pic)

I think its a case of personal preference, but during the outdoor season when shooting on super-butts the concentric circle thing goes out the window a bit cos the butt's square.
Toxof was talking bout using a square pin, can't remember if he tryed it.
Square pin:

Renegade_Archer

I can also recommend the SureLoc Quest-X, got mine from Ebay on the cheap. It is a fairly heavy sight, so be careful about balance - took me a while to get used to shooting it on the X-Factor, which is a pretty light riser. The older model is superior IMHO, as the SureLoc logo is engraved, on the later models its just stuck on cheapo-style. It will never shake loose, and the adjustments are nice and repeatable. You can also take off the apeture and its holder without changing the vertical adjust, which is nice. I use a Titan recurve scope, which gives a really clear, bright picture, especially indoors. Not cheap though.

toxof

Hey Ewan, the quest-x is one of the lighest sights in its class. I think your just used to the weight being at the riser like your old spig30, so it felt that there was extra weight when at full draw.

But i agree its a very good sight, but very expensive. (€275)

Renegade_Archer

toxof wrote:

Hey Ewan, the quest-x is one of the lighest sights in its class. I think your just used to the weight being at the riser like your old spig30, so it felt that there was extra weight when at full draw.

But i agree its a very good sight, but very expensive. (€275)

I stand corrected - you're right, before that I had the Carbon 30, and before that the Carbofast Extension sight, which also had the weight near the bow. Still surprised to hear its that light though.