Best New Bow Sights

GEAR
Best New
Bow Sights
Sliding multipins, ultralight
singles, and nobrainer sight-ins
for 2013 By Michael R. Shea
Trophy
Ridge React
$ 150
T
his year’s crop of high-end sights solve some
fundamental problems in scoping your bow.
Now you don’t have to choose between fixed
multi-pins or a single-pin slider, and they all
dial in fast, too. Several new multi-pins have
vertical adjustments for shooting long. Traditional
sliders have gotten lighter and brighter. It’s a good
year to upgrade your bow sight.
THE SPECS Housing: 21⁄2", fixed
five-pin Weight: 10.2 oz. Pin Size:
.019 Adjustments: Toolless; no axis
adjustments
THE SKINNY Sighting in your
pins has never been easier. Simply
dial the 20-yard pin by moving the
entire housing. Thirty, 40, 50, and
60 yards are gang rigged, so pick
your second distance (I choose 40)
and adjust until it’s on. The other
three pins fall in line. With 40 con-
necting, I jumped to 60, tweaked
the elevation down a hair, and
drilled the bull with my 10th arrow.
A huge scope ring and oversize level
provide an excellent sight picture.
The Ballistix Copolymer—think
Glock plastic rubberized—makes
for a light, extremely durable
package. The downside: no axis
adjustments; four of the five pins
are green and tend to blur together
in harsh sun. trophyridge.com
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THE SPECS Housing: 2", sliding
five-pin, three-pin, and one-pin models
Weight: 9.4 oz. (three-pin) Pin Size:
.010 or .019 Adjustments: First, second,
and third axis
THE SKINNY This year brought a
total redesign to the Tek Hybrid with a
45-degree, rear-facing tape and fibers
Custom
Bow Equipment
Tek Hybrid
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$ 250
THE SPECS Housing: 2", sliding fourpin and one-pin models Weight: 8 oz.
(four-pin) Pin Size: .019 Adjustments:
First, second, and third axis
THE SKINNY This one’s for ouncecounting multi-pin shooters who practice beyond 100 yards. With the slider
topped out, I set the four pins to 20,
30, 40, and 50, then with a nudge down
grouped arrows reliably at 75. There’s
lots of resistance in the side-facing slider
(a plus), but tension can be decreased
for an easier turn. The sight picture
feels smaller than 2 inches. The level is
mounted under the ring—a problem
with my peep setup. archerxtreme.com
Black
Gold Ascent
Ambush
$ 213
fully enclosed in thin steel tubes. The
level liquid is tinted red, which isn’t optimal in low light but may reduce glare
in direct sun. The one-pin, three-pin,
and five-pin scopes are interchangeable. But there’s no slider stop, so careless handling could run the housing off
your bow. custombowequipment.com
Archer
Xtreme A.X.
Driver
$ 210
THE SPECS Housing: 2", sliding
one-pin Weight: 9.5 oz. Pin Size: .019
Adjustments: First and second axis
THE SKINNY Tough, with the brightest, cleanest sight picture I’ve seen,
the Ascent Ambush has a lot to love. A
photochromatic shell over the fibers
works like Transitions eyeglasses—
dimming bright light and enhancing low
light. With 21⁄4 inches of vertical travel,
it’ll set up on any bow. A third axis adjustment isn’t stock, but for another $25
you can get a fully adjustable dovetail
mount. There’s no illumination option
either, but with this sight you don’t
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need it. blackgoldsights.com
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