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Spot Hogg boonie

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#1 ·
FINALLY!! Holy cow, about time spot Hogg.. i love my HHA and couldn’t find anything close to it… maybe this one will have a chance..

Thoughts?
 
#40 ·
More than likely will be buying a triple stack boonie when available. Was considering a fast Eddie but I'm in no rush.
 
#58 ·
I have a FE triple stack and love the sight. I do have a wishlist though that the housing was smaller and lighter. They have at least checked one item off by producing a lighter sight hopefully at some point they are able to reduce the size of the housing, but that’s another topic.
Pretty slick that they are now able to have a removable sight wheel and be beneficial for those who want to use two arrow setups and or drop poundage for winter/summer practice and don’t want to have to sight back in.
While I won’t be swapping it out on my current bow I will be looking very hard at a boonie for my next bow.
 
#66 ·
Length would be the biggest benefit if you truly wanted a longer sight. That said, Spot Hogg may offer longer bars down the road. If you got a boonie dovetail you could always upgrade to a longer bar later if they make one. If you go down that road, I would make sure to call them and ask about it. If they get enough requests from archers or dealers for a longer dovetail, they will most likely listen and offer one down the road. The fast eddie sights have gone through like 5 design changes on different components over the last 9ish years they have been making it, so I would expect as time goes on and they find things they can improve on the Boonie they will make them.

Personally, I also think NOT having a 1st axis is necessarily superior. I am probably in the minority for that, but here is why. If you don't have a 1st axis, and you have a sight that is designed properly with good quality control(Spot Hogg has both), then a 1st axis is really useless, unless you want to tilt the sight to your natural cant. THAT is the only benefit to having a 1st axis. Draw backs include more screws(generally more weight as steel is heavier than aluminum and carbon), and an extra piece of the sight to come loose(fail) or get set improperly. If it is all machined true and square and it is all one piece like the previous spot hogg models, it makes setup easier, and there is nothing to go wrong. The rail is literally milled into the bar, so your rail will be running true to the riser of your bow, so all you have to do is square up the pins to the rail and your 2nd axis is set and done.

Now I'm not saying that the 1st axis is a downgrade to the boonie either. They are using the same system that they have used for years with their 3rd axis which has proven to be the most reliable and durable 3rd axis on the market. So I don't see it being a problem or a weak point. But generally speaking, for most sights on the market, having all those extra pieces can be an added weak point to a sight where something can come loose, move, or break. Having that 1st axis though does allow someone to switch bars without having to completely disassemble and reassemble a sight, which Spot Hogg won't do for you... So in their line, what bar you buy, is the bar you are stuck with. So from that standpoint, that added 1st axis is a pretty substantial upgrade...

Sorry for the long winded response, but that is my personal feelings on the 1st axis subject. Some people feel very strongly that it is needed. To the point that I've seen people already say that they will finally try a Spot Hogg now that they offer a 1st axis and IMHO, it's not that big of a deal to write off the sight completely... Also just goes to show that what is important to one person, may not be important at all to the next person.
Yeah I don't care for the 1st axis either, but it makes a lot of sense for SH IMO. Call it a 1st axis when it's really a modular mounting system. I ask if the FE is better at anything because if it isn't the Boonie is simply the new FE. If they want it to be of course. An XL dovetail should allow them to retire the FE and FE XL.

About 13.1 ounces
Is that ready to shoot with the mount and all hardware? I'm curious on the weight of dovetail Boonie triple vs my modified FE XL triple. Mine weighs 13.1 ish with no mounting hardware

I love a lot of stuff about this sight.
100% an upgrade from a fast eddie.

But I can't decide if I want to replace one of my tommy hoggs with one. I love the sight marks for use in archers advantage printing tapes.
The hell are sight marks?
 
#67 · (Edited)
Yeah I don't care for the 1st axis either, but it makes a lot of sense for SH IMO. Call it a 1st axis when it's really a modular mounting system. I ask if the FE is better at anything because if it isn't the Boonie is simply the new FE. If they want it to be of course. An XL dovetail should allow them to retire the FE and FE XL.


Is that ready to shoot with the mount and all hardware? I'm curious on the weight of dovetail Boonie triple vs my modified FE XL triple. Mine weighs 13.1 ish with no mounting hardware


The hell are sight marks?
The 13.1 is with the bow mount, mounting screws, set screw for the bar, and the MRT rings. So as you would shoot it. I think the bigger knob set screw for the bow mount adds about 1 ounce. A Boonie mounted in a bridgelock without the SH set screw and bow mount should be real close to 13.1-13.4 ounces.

Sight marks are the numbers on the side of the disk on the HF and Tommy sights, and also what most competition shooters use on target sights. They are way easier to sight in and far more precise than just using a sight tape not practical for hunting though.