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Discussion in 'Bowhunting Talk' started by SuperKirby, Dec 12, 2015.

  1. SuperKirby

    SuperKirby Weekend Warrior

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    My wife asked me to pick out a sight for Christmas and to keep it about a hundred. So far I'm leaning towards the Sword Twilight Hunter. What else should i consider? I looked at the React 5 pin but i think it's too much.
    Suggestions?
     
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    ShaneB22 Die Hard Bowhunter

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    Sword makes awesome sights. They're rock solid and a great choice for under $100 I think it's tough to beat them. I'll look around a bit and see if I can find anything else.
     
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    ShaneB22 Die Hard Bowhunter

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    On eders.com you can find some good sights cheap. Apex attitude micro $75, copper John mark 3 $75 and the mark 3 micro for $84, black gold rush 4 pin $103. Those are a few I would recommend but there's a lot more to choose from so you should check them out.
     
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    SuperKirby Weekend Warrior

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    How are the apex sights? I've only seen the lower price ones in person and they seemed real cheap. The Sword sights seemed like they were real good quality for the price.
     
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    Talon_Ab77 Weekend Warrior

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    Truglo Rival Hunter. Awesome sight, not too expensive and I love how the pins are smaller for the longer distances.
     
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    elkguide Legendary Woodsman

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    Trophy Ridge has some decent less expensive sights too but you really need to look at them if possible and see what your eyes see.
    As my eyes are aging, I don't see the yellow pins well at all. I've settled on spending a little bit more money and getting sights that I can easily see. Both Axcell and AXT sights are on my go to bows.
     
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    I had a Twilight hunter a couple years ago and it was a great sight for the price. Mine was a 6 pin that I made a 4. Not the brightest pins I have owned, but with the light it was nice.
     
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    SuperKirby Weekend Warrior

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    All I'm finding for sure is the more I look around the more confused I become. Still keep falling back on the Sword (like what I did there?) but second guessing myself a lot.
     
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    I have a black gold rush 4 pin sight. I ordered it threw my local bow shop,so I paid a little more for it.its around a hundred dollar sight. I will be ordering the big dog sight ring for it thow so i could go back to a bigger peep.
     
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    SuperKirby Weekend Warrior

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    I've heard good things about the Black Gold sights but every time I see one I can't help but think they look so bulky
     
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    SuperKirby Weekend Warrior

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    Alright, so I read a bunch of reviews and it really sounds like the Black Gold Rush is going to be the best option for my money. Now the question is do I want the 2" or 1 3/4" housing. Leaning towards 2"?
     

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