trophy ridge sights are they good or not
#11
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Sioux Falls SD USA
Posts: 235
RE: trophy ridge sights are they good or not
I think it' s 100% dependent on the bow you put it on AND the type of shooting you do.
My first TR was the flatliner Xtreme. The ' thumbscrews' NEVER got tight enough to hold the dovetails from sliding while shooting. Eventually the plastic knobs broke & I put a wrench to it - it just didn' t get tight enough.
TR customer service was awesome - to the point that they sent me a replacement sight free of charge because of the problems I was having - they were great!!!
The 2nd sight was a Nitro - different sight, same problem. Off came the thumbscrews and on & went standard hex bolts - problem solved - I was able to tighten them up enough to keep it from sliding.
Then came Turkey season. I hunt turkeys exclusively with a bow and a DoubleBull ICE blind. Although these pins looked GREAT during the daylight and jsut AWESOME in the sun, when sitting in a blind where it is almost pitch black, and holding the bow out to the window where it is light, the 2nd & subsequent pins dissappeared. I had birds fly down on me but couldn' t see past a 20 yard pin - I.E. I couldn' t gap anything because of the vertical alignment - I couldn' t ' see' the 30/40/50 yard pins until it got lighter outside. Glow sticks or not - same results...
So, off came the TR - destined for the bottom of the tackle box. I actually gave a kid the 2nd one (since I didn' t pay for it I thought it only right to give it to a kid who would REALLY appreciate it) and sold the 1st for $50.
Now - as I said - this is my experience & as you can read from previous posts is quite different from others - Customer Service was top notch - the sight just didn' t like my bow. I never broke a pin btw but have heard of it happening by a lot of folks on this site.
My first TR was the flatliner Xtreme. The ' thumbscrews' NEVER got tight enough to hold the dovetails from sliding while shooting. Eventually the plastic knobs broke & I put a wrench to it - it just didn' t get tight enough.
TR customer service was awesome - to the point that they sent me a replacement sight free of charge because of the problems I was having - they were great!!!
The 2nd sight was a Nitro - different sight, same problem. Off came the thumbscrews and on & went standard hex bolts - problem solved - I was able to tighten them up enough to keep it from sliding.
Then came Turkey season. I hunt turkeys exclusively with a bow and a DoubleBull ICE blind. Although these pins looked GREAT during the daylight and jsut AWESOME in the sun, when sitting in a blind where it is almost pitch black, and holding the bow out to the window where it is light, the 2nd & subsequent pins dissappeared. I had birds fly down on me but couldn' t see past a 20 yard pin - I.E. I couldn' t gap anything because of the vertical alignment - I couldn' t ' see' the 30/40/50 yard pins until it got lighter outside. Glow sticks or not - same results...
So, off came the TR - destined for the bottom of the tackle box. I actually gave a kid the 2nd one (since I didn' t pay for it I thought it only right to give it to a kid who would REALLY appreciate it) and sold the 1st for $50.
Now - as I said - this is my experience & as you can read from previous posts is quite different from others - Customer Service was top notch - the sight just didn' t like my bow. I never broke a pin btw but have heard of it happening by a lot of folks on this site.
#13
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Sweet Valley Pa. USA
Posts: 532
RE: trophy ridge sights are they good or not
I am not a big fan of that sight. It looks good and adjust easily but I had two pins break and I don' t need that. I went to the Copperjohn Deadnuts without any problems..........So Far!......Hopefully there willl be none..........
#14
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Rochester Indiana USA
Posts: 71
RE: trophy ridge sights are they good or not
I was going to buy a Trophy Ridge because I liked everything about it,except, the negative feedback. I am ordering a Copper John today because I have seen no negative feedback. Maybe in a couple of more years I will again take a look at a Trophy Ridge. Just my opinion. Good luck...
#15
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: tillson new york USA
Posts: 289
RE: trophy ridge sights are they good or not
i' ve got the micro pin one and the regular whichis .029 pins and the .019 pins ...I' ve had problems the company is great they stand behind their product 200% .... great to deal with no run around... shot better using their sights
#17
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: memphis TN
Posts: 447
RE: trophy ridge sights are they good or not
I have never had the first problem with my flatliner extreme. I have put it through quite a bit of abuse and only had the mounting bolts loosen a little after some hard vibration on a 4 wheeler.
#20
Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 20
RE: trophy ridge sights are they good or not
this is my third year with a tr flatlinner and i love it i`ve not broke any thing on it and i`m as rough as they get on equipment very tough sight .the sight window is great and the need for a level is not an option for me ,i think they will be around for a long time to come