wildchild04

My bow is sighted for 10 and 20 yards, and I was gonna start practicing for 30 and 40 yards, and was wondering how much Drop I should expect?

It's pretty thick woods/brush behind the stop and don't want to find out the drop the hard way.

Also, how far out do most people shoot?

bigcountry

Over decades of bowhunting, I never shoot over 30 yards, and in the last 5 years really limit myself to 25 yards and under.

Using your 30 yard pin, assuming you have a fast bow, most can hit the vitals at 40 yards with the 30 yard pin right at the back.

But I know I wouldn't shoot 40 yards unless I was sure I could hit.

diehardhunter

How much are you pulling? I shoot my bow out to 80 yards then it makes 30 yards seems so easy.

Die Hard

24 Days!

smkymtndeerhuntr

Theres alot goes in to answering that question. You have to look at several things like how fast your bow is shooting, arrow weight and size, type of broadhead, and basically how your bow is set up. It's best for you to figure this out by just shooting your bow with the way you want it set up and using your choice of arrows at different yrd's. Hopefully you have a shooting range near by and if not wallyworld sells bag targets for about $25. Also, most hunters I know dont use a 10 yrd pin. They usually set there first pin at 20 yds. Most of the time anything inside 20 yds is very close, but....again, that depends on the speed of your bow. Just always remember,when your setting your pin's for longer distances if your uncomfortable where your arrow is going to hit,start out 2 -3 yds farther than your last pin setting and work your way back to the next pin setting your trying to set. That might keep you from messing up a costly arrow. Hope that helped.

smkymtndeerhuntr

Oh......and I agree with bigcountry on several things he said. In my opinion your 30 yrd pin is probally your most important pin the highest percent of the time. But me.....If i had a clear shot I wouldnt hesitate taking a shot at 60 yds because for some reason I shoot better groups at 50 and 60 than I do at 30 and 40. I'm just weird that way I guess.

Arthur P

Only way to know for sure is to give it a try. Set your 20 pin right on top of the target at 30 yards and let fly. Then eyeball the distance between your 20 pin and where the arrow hit. Once you get that in your mind, you can set the 30 pin fairly close to where it needs to be. Setting it from there should be a snap.

I would suggest doing away with the 10 yard pin though. Just use your 20 pin and make allowance for closer shots.

Redneck Bowhunter

Excactly!

wildchild04

I have a Fred Bear Element set at 62 #'s, shooting carbon arrows with 100 grain field points for practice, then plan on using Cabelas fixed blades.

I am using the same pin for 10 and 20 yards.

Arthur P

Good on ya! You had me thinking you had both a 10 pin and 20 pin.

BillyBob2

I find to many pins cause indecesion.
1 Tritium pin set to 15 yrds, couple inches high at 25 (my max), a couple low at 5.
You get the idea.
The KISS method