When it comes to bow sights, there are a few factors to consider. Plus, how do you know which one is right for your setup? Watch and learn as we share our best tips for how to choose a bow sight.

Hey guys, Ken here with North 40 Outfitters, Lead Archery Tech at our West Great Falls location. Today I'm going to go over different bow sights and how you can choose the right one for you. So what we've got here are a couple of different sights that we offer here at North 40 Outfitters. 

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The main difference between both sights is gonna be you have fixed pin sights and you have sliding sights. So, a fixed pin sight, it's just as it sounds. The pins are stationary, they don't move once you set them. So, you have preset yardages that you can set them up to like a five-pin: you go 20, 30, 40, 50, 60. Where with a slider you're able to slide the site up and down to adjust for varying yardages, and you can be a little bit more exact but there's a bit more setup involved. So, you can see like here this has got a five fixed pins setup and so does this one. And then you've got these slider types, that have this little dial right here that lets you move the head up and down. There's a couple of different options there.

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The differences that you'll also find on a site is micro-adjustable and just a standard adjustment. So, this one here is a standard adjustment. So, you have a little allen screw right here loosen that up and allows you to move side to side. There's an allen screw inside of here, loosens it up and lets you move this side up and down, and then you manually move your pins up and down to adjust your site. Where this guy you're gonna loosen those same allen screws that are there, but then you have this little dial so it won't just slide out of the way. You can actually dial up and down to where you want it to set and then tighten it back down. And then with these pins, this one runs on a pivoting system, you push one in and let one out. That will move your pin up or down.

Then with sliders, you have kind of a hybrid design slider sight. So, this one here is a five pin slider. You can preset everything to 20 through 60 yards. And then right here, there's a little pointer that you need to have a tape and you can start your tape at 60 yards and then slide out to whatever distance you need beyond 60. Where your more traditional sliding sight is a single pin sight. A lot cleaner look. People that like these they don't want a lot of distracting pins and trying to remember to count down their pins. So, they just want one single pin and you range your target and then you slide down to whatever yardage you need it to be at and just put the pin right on the target. You'll be good to go. There's advantages and disadvantages to both and I would love to talk to you guys more about it. For more questions feel free to swing by your local North 40 Outfitters, or check us out online at north40.com.

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