{"id":190527,"date":"2023-05-01T13:59:20","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T17:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=170298"},"modified":"2023-05-01T13:59:20","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T02:33:52","slug":"garmin-xero-a1i-pro-bow-sight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/garmin-xero-a1i-pro-bow-sight\/","title":{"rendered":"Garmin Xero\u00ae A1i PRO Bow Sight: Auto-Ranging, Ballistic Calculating Red Dot"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Garmin Xero\u00ae A1i PRO Bow Sight<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Well, old-timers, the future is now. Not only have red dots made the bridge from firearms to archery, but now so many have smart optics. Garmin debuted their “Xero” bow sight a few years back already, but they recently released their A1i PRO<\/a> option. This brings extra features to the already powerful ballistically compensated optic. Garmin Xero optics are an auto-ranging digital laser bow sight that can measure the distance to a target with a push of a button, and then calculate the drop based on user-defined ballistic profiles to display a red dot exactly where one needs to aim for the perfect shot. Draw. Range. Shoot. It really is that simple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Top middle number displays measured yardage, and red dot is where the user will need to aim to get a hit with the arrow profile specified<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

When I first heard about this bow sight, I was quite excited. As an engineer, I love to see advancing technologies find their way into different industries to help the end user. While no one individual component of the Xero A1i PRO is revolutionary, the combination and application of software and hardware give a very unique and useful end product. Curious to see how this optic performed, I reached out to Garmin about testing it out, and they loaned it out for me to review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See Also: Technology Takes Shotgunning to the Next Level – Garmin Xero S1 Review(Opens in a new browser tab)<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

At its core, the Garmin Xero A1i PRO<\/a> is almost a bows version of the Vortex Next Generation Squad Weapons-Fire Control system (NGSW-FC) which just won the U.S. Army NGSW contract valued between $20 million- $2.7 billion. The A1i PRO utilizes a “silent trigger” which is a pressure pad that when plugged into the optic and activated, will range up to 100 yards on game or up to 300 yards on reflective targets. Once something is ranged, and the button is released, the optic will automatically put a red dot exactly where you need to aim to get a perfect hit at the ranged distance. This smart optic also includes angle compensation to provide a true draw-range-shoot ability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Push button for ranging targets that I taped to my grip<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

But how is all of this possible? Simple physics, a rangefinder, and onboard computing abilities provide the A1i PRO with its unique abilities. When powering on the optic, it asks for specific information to create a unique ballistic profile for your arrow. One can save multiple arrow configurations to change from their practice to hunting setup in seconds. Setup takes 30 or so minutes if you have no idea what you are doing, and shown below is a YouTube video Garmin released that helps with setting everything up: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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