Pin Sights
 

New to the business. Just bought a really cool bow. I also bought a 5 pin sight. What yardage should I set them for ?

RE: Pin Sights
 

Depends on the bow, most people would probably go with 20/30/40/50/60, maybe 15/25/35/45/55

I only use a 3 pin, and it's 20/30/40, and I can shoot it out to 70 with good accuracy. I'm about to make it 20/35/45 with these new arrows, my 20 and 30 yard pins are just too close together.

RE: Pin Sights
 

I think it depends on what your type of shooting is. I set my at 24, 32, 40, 48, 55yds. Those gaps give me the best ability to miss a yardage judgement, and still take home a deer. A lot of guys like 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, but I'm only shooting around 270fps, so I tightened my gaps a little. As for shooting to 70yds with a 3 pin sight set at 20, 30, 40, MOST guys aren't that good, because your dealing with about about 5 FEET of drop between 40 and 70 yds even shooting 300FPS!!! [:-] :eek:

RE: Pin Sights
 

I didn't take any offense to this, but let me clear up what I said.

I am in no way claiming to be a modern day Robin Hood, but I am capable of shooting a respectable group at 70 yards into my bag target. There are a couple reasons why 1)a well tuned bow, 2)I practice this shot alot, 3)the yardage is known.I shoot about every day out in my yard, and I shoot out to 100 yards nearly every day (never hurts to practice). Now, I would never, ever attempt to take an animal (of any kind) past 40 yards. I do mainly 3d shooting though, and I have a good feel for my bow and it's capabilities thanks to how often I shoot from these distances and practice (I know the yardages, it gets a little more fuzzy when you're estimating yardages). It helps if you're pretty good ad judging yardages. Misjudging a target at 25 yards to be at 20 is ok, you'll still hit the target at least, but judging 75 to be 70 and you could be buying a dozen new arrows very soon (which I do go throughoften).

Just getting a feel for the holdover and you can pull it off, but like I said, I would never attempt to take a deer from over 40. The only reason I practice these long shots is for my 3-D shoots when I choose to shoot open class or if they have a little competition at the end for some sort of prize (usually it's who can get the closest from a crazy distance away, where you have to pay, and if you miss you probably won't get your arrow back).

RE: Pin Sights
 

Nick,
Hook yourself up with one of these (see below links)or any of a variety of sliders, and those 100yd shots will come much easier, as will the 70's. I have the Cobra Sidewinder XL, and it's capable, however, my eyes aren't capable any longer of anything past about 70yds. Figuring where to put a 40yd pin on a 70 yd shot has a lot of "Trial and Error" to it, pick up a slider, and all of the sudden, things totally change.

http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_95767_400014011_400000000_400014000_400-14-11

or

I have the Cobra which is almost exactly the same as this....(.019) pins help a lot!!!

http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_79520_400014011_400000000_400014000_400-14-11

RE: Pin Sights
 

ha ha, there was definately a lot of trial and error, I won't argue that.

I'm not ready to buy some new sights yet, I love these for some odd reason. the pins could be smaller (but I have a buddy who works at a cnc shop who said he will make me a set for .019 or .009 pins if I ever want them). So I might have him make me five of them. if I ever go to purchase a new sight set I will keep those in mind. thanks.

RE: Pin Sights
 

four pins, 20-30-40-50.