Sight Pin Question
03-24-2009, 03:20 PM
#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Middletown PA United States
Posts: 3,625
RE: Sight Pin Question
Much can depend on how far you intend to shoot. Most people realize that bowhunting is stilla short range sport. For most that means 30 yards or less. Maybe out west it can stretch to 40 yards or a little more, depending one"s skill level.
If you are hunting hardwoods whitetail then rarely will shots exceed 30 yards. Not only is foilage a determining factor, but the skill level and ethics of the hunter. Assuming you're in this bracket you would get along nicely with a maximum of two pins, sighted for 20 and 30 yards.
The biggest reason for having upwards of five pins is it allows for practicing at longer distances and 3D shooting. The problem with using so many while hunting is that too many pins do a good job of blocking out your target (deer?). Also, when the adrenalin starts flowing it's easier to pick the wrong pin simply because there are too many there. I've seen people do this even when target shooting where there is time to "think", and I've done it myself.
Five pins aren't necessarily bad. Use them during the summer and when hunting season comes just take a couple off. This is assuming you buy a sight that allows this. And there is nothing that says you couldn't have two sights. One with 3-5 pins for practice, 3D, and/or target and one with two pins for hunting. Once sighted in they should be right on when put back on the bow.
Personally I find a single pin set for 25 yards to suffice for any shots within 30 yards. Shooting about 260 fps arrows will hit about 3" low at 30 yards, which is still within the vital area of a deer. No holding high. No holding low. Just aim at the middle of the deer and make your best shot.
For this type of thinking single pin adjustable sights work very well. Move it for practice and lock it down for a particular yardage of your choice for hunting.
If you are hunting hardwoods whitetail then rarely will shots exceed 30 yards. Not only is foilage a determining factor, but the skill level and ethics of the hunter. Assuming you're in this bracket you would get along nicely with a maximum of two pins, sighted for 20 and 30 yards.
The biggest reason for having upwards of five pins is it allows for practicing at longer distances and 3D shooting. The problem with using so many while hunting is that too many pins do a good job of blocking out your target (deer?). Also, when the adrenalin starts flowing it's easier to pick the wrong pin simply because there are too many there. I've seen people do this even when target shooting where there is time to "think", and I've done it myself.
Five pins aren't necessarily bad. Use them during the summer and when hunting season comes just take a couple off. This is assuming you buy a sight that allows this. And there is nothing that says you couldn't have two sights. One with 3-5 pins for practice, 3D, and/or target and one with two pins for hunting. Once sighted in they should be right on when put back on the bow.
Personally I find a single pin set for 25 yards to suffice for any shots within 30 yards. Shooting about 260 fps arrows will hit about 3" low at 30 yards, which is still within the vital area of a deer. No holding high. No holding low. Just aim at the middle of the deer and make your best shot.
For this type of thinking single pin adjustable sights work very well. Move it for practice and lock it down for a particular yardage of your choice for hunting.
03-24-2009, 03:45 PM
#5
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Eastern Shore MD
Posts: 2,487
RE: Sight Pin Question
I had a 4 pin sight, that i changed to a 3 pin sight, I hate the guess work of the 'in between' shots plus i never had a great sight picture. Last summer I swapped out to a single pin adjustable sight and love it. I like the clean sight picture, and the guesswork is gone. Smoked 2 nice bucks this year w/ it too...
07-11-2011, 09:24 AM
#7
Spike
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Beautiful Big Sky Montana
Posts: 48
i have a Black Gold Flashpoint with 7 pins and Micro-Adjust. The micro adjust made it incredibly easy to set my pins to the exact point and i got a great deal on it from www.bugsnbullets.com and i think more pins are better because i dont have to guess on where to hold my pins on the elk or antelope to hit the right spot. i have my pins set at 20-30-40-50-60-65-70 just so i have them fairly close together.
