sighting in my new bow
 

i am going to get a new bow, sometime soon, now my bow i have now is only at 45# so i have to have a 10-20-30 ect. pin setup, with my new bow i am going to have a 50-60# so could i get away with a 20-30-40 pin setup? if this helps i am shooting easton epics with blazers and a 125 grain muzzy 3 blade.
thanks

RE: sighting in my new bow
 

I think if I were you, I'd double check my arrows, going for something middle of the road as far as weight goes, and I'd bet a 125 grain BH add a little "whip" to your arrows if you are properly spined right now at 45#. As far as what to set your pins at, that's a matter of personal preference. I like a little tighter set-up, because it gives me a smaller margin of error if I misjudge distance. My setting for a 270-ish FPS bow are 24, 32, 40, 48, 56, with a 5 pin set up. That allows me the best options for hunting, leaving a few inches drop from one pin to the next, I can pull high 24 on a 30yd shot, and still take home some venison.

RE: sighting in my new bow
 

i didnt really understand what you meant about the broadheads. so you think i should try a 100 grain head?

RE: sighting in my new bow
 

Depends on the weight of the arrow, but if you are spined "right" for 45#, recommendations probably would lead you towards a 100gr, or even an 85 or 75gr. Try this site, and it will guide you a little: http://home.att.net/~sajackson/eastonchart.html . Also TFOX probably has better info, if he posts up, he may have better specific info. But heavier BH on lighter weaker spined arrows can tend to create a little arrow "whip" and result in some inconsistencies.

RE: sighting in my new bow
 

well even if this is the case, i am still getting a new bow, and probaly new arrows, and yes they are spined right, when i get my new bow it will be 50lb. will that still be too much for a 125 grain head?

RE: sighting in my new bow
 

Depends on the bow and where your current arrows fall in their spine range. If they are spined on the stiff side of their effective range then they may be alright for the small increase to 50# but I'm going to guess that they'll be too weak for 60. There's a lot of factors that go into it but I would suggest new arrows with the new rig. The sight settings are going to depend on the speed of the new rig and that is largly going to depend on the weight of the arrows. It's a vicious cycle of cause and effect but you should be able to go to the 20-30-40 setup as long as you're not shooting logs.

RE: sighting in my new bow
 

no i dont think i am shooting logs, and should i be ok with a 125 grain head? or should i switch to a 100 grain?

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We need more info: (bow, cam type, arrow type, arrow length, draw length, poundage, type of release...) both current and the new one. If you're going to change arrows then you can get one spined to handle the 125's. If you're going to try to use the same arrows then you may be able to drop the head weight in order to compensate for the higher poundage since reduced tip weight increases the stiffness (dynamic spine) of the shaft, but probably not enough to compensate for the change in poundage from 45 to 60. That's why I suggested new arrows. Dropping the head weight also has the adverse effect of decreasing the FOC. You want the arrow to carry it's mass on the front end so that the fletchings have maximum leverage on correcting the flight of the arrow.

RE: sighting in my new bow
 

Man sure is alot to digest,but I keep on reading what the group suggest to others! My 03 Bowtech at 60 shooting ICS 400 with 100 grain at 29"s must be good enough! since I can put 3 inside 3/4" @30 yards I'll call that good! This bunch keeps teaching if given enough info.Makes me think about putting the 70 lbs. limbs on the Diamond soon as I get in a groove with it and see how it handles 340's!

RE: sighting in my new bow
 

alrighty easton st epics, PSE nova, fred bear instinct or fred bear element, my DL is 24 and i think my arrows length is 25 or 24, poundage on the nova is 45 poundage on the new bow will be 50, the reason i said 60 is cause that will be the max lb. on it. and my release is a tru fire.