HHA sight: yes it works!

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I always wanted to try a single pin sight, so I got one for my new Iceman. HHA model Model DS-XL5519. The older ones had an exposed fiber cable, which I was afraid would be no good in this thick Florida cover. New models have the ArMor pin. I chose the .019 size...extremely bright!



You sight in at 20 and 60 yards. One simple subtraction problem and it tells you exactly which tape to put on the site (you get a full set with the sight, which covers the fastest to slowest bows). I tested it this evening at distances between 15 and 50 yards and it is spot on. Very impressive. Tooless adjustments and it feels rock solid.

I'd give it 5 out of 5 's up!

[Buckshot06]

Good looking site
I have all ways worried about those moving parts because I am tough on my gear.
How fast can you go from lets say 15 yards to 25 yards if your target animal is walking, when you whistle to stop it, can you adjust the site and anchor and make a good shot
I will like to hear real world results after you hunted with it for awhile.

[BT]

Spiker loves these things

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Good points. Always wondered myself. I can tell you it is extremely easy to reach up and simply turn the knob. Really not a lot of moving parts at all. Moving from 15 to 25 yards might take 0.5 seconds. It's all geared and the adjustment knob is solid, not loose. I'd never take a shot at a running deer, so I can't ever imagine a real world situation that would be a problem. Lots and lots of folks have these (including two of my close hunting buds) and they all rave about them. I'll let you know this season, however.

[SPIKER]

Aug 17, 2009 19:54:03 GMT -5 BT said:

Spiker loves these things

Yes I do!

Red...how's it going buddie, long time no see.

Hey...with those bows you shoot, you won't have to adjust that sight until your target is at 35yds. I got the SP-50 bracket for mine, and set it so that the bottom position is 10-35...then onward...great sight, good luck this season.

Check out the SP-50 bracket.

www.hhasports.com/sights/opt_lite_pro.htm

[jamaltwy]

i have 3 hha sights love them!!!

[madoktor1]

Buckshot, I use a single pin sight and I set mine at 30 yds and I'm good to 40. I figure if the deer is farther than that I will have time to adjust. After season, I am going to move my pin to where mine is bottomed at 30.

[Buckshot06]

Aug 18, 2009 17:35:59 GMT -5 madoktor1 said:

Buckshot, I use a single pin sight and I set mine at 30 yds and I'm good to 40. I figure if the deer is farther than that I will have time to adjust. After season, I am going to move my pin to where mine is bottomed at 30.

I was just wondering how well they worked and how hard they were to move to different yardages while an animal is in front of you.
So with your pin set at 30 and good to 40 yards one pin looks to be great with out all those other pins blocking your field of view.
I don't know anyone who uses them so I never gave them much thought.
The only ones I have seen was some older models from a different company and they was junk IMO.

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Hey Buckshot...very few companies have the reputation for quality that HHA does. You are very correct about an uncluttered sight picture. Mine is the 2 inch model...paired with 1/4 G5 meta peep. You sure can see a lot.

[madoktor1]

Aug 18, 2009 18:05:49 GMT -5 Buckshot06 said:

Aug 18, 2009 17:35:59 GMT -5 madoktor1 said:

Buckshot, I use a single pin sight and I set mine at 30 yds and I'm good to 40. I figure if the deer is farther than that I will have time to adjust. After season, I am going to move my pin to where mine is bottomed at 30.

I was just wondering how well they worked and how hard they were to move to different yardages while an animal is in front of you.
So with your pin set at 30 and good to 40 yards one pin looks to be great with out all those other pins blocking your field of view.
I don't know anyone who uses them so I never gave them much thought.
The only ones I have seen was some older models from a different company and they was junk IMO.

I will get a good pic of mine down the sight line too. Mine has a 1 1/2 aperture I believe and it is clear. When I shot a peep, I used a 3/16" and a 1/8". The 3/16 framed the aperture and the 1/8 fit just inside it so all I saw was pin.(.019) Yes it limited my FOV which is one reason I love the No-Peep now.

I have to aim at the back at 40 to hit the mark. If I set it at 40 I have to aim low all the way up to 40. As far as moving it with an animal in front of me, that is why I worked to find my flat flight and a single setting to cover the maximum yardage because usually it ain't happening. I also have longer distances worked up beyond 40 so when an animal is coming in outside that distance and I have a shot, I can move to 50 and cover to 60. After 60, I have to dial it in because my bow really starts dropping after 60. My current sight set works out to 80 yds and I practice that far just in case. When I move it to bottom at 30 then the top end will be 100 yds but I don't see myself using anything beyond 60 except at the range.

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This is a sight similar to one I used years ago and it is made to be adjustable at full draw just in case a deer jumps a few yards and you need to adjust yardage. The one I had worked very well and moved easily with the nudge of a finger.