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sep0667

Land of the Whitetail
How many pins do most of you use on your sights? I have a 5 pin sight, but am thinking of switching back to a 3 pin. To me it seems tough to get a good view though the peep with so many pins when not using the top or bottom pin.

When I had a 3 pin I had it set up for 20, 30, and 40 yards.

I've always had my 5 pin at 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 and it just seems to clustered and really it shoots straight enough that I don't need that many pins.

I'm pulling 70 pounds and when I shoot I never practice past 40. I am think a 5 pin sight would be more suited for someone pulling fewer pounds or shooting at longer distances. I don't envision myself ever shooting at a deer past 35 yards really. I have heard good things from a lot of people about single pin sights, but I always think what if that buck that is stopped at 30 yards suddenly comes in to 10 etc, I don't want to be messing with ranging and adjusted my sight in the moment when it counts, either I'm going to get busted or just get to hurried and make a mistake.

I think I just have to many pins and need to get back to my 3 pin sight.


For those that use a multiple pin sight what are the distances you use for your pins?
 
I shoot 2. Top pin good out to 23 yards, second set for 30. For the "in between" distances, I prefer to hold a bit high or low as opposed to having another pin cluttering up the view. Although I sometimes shoot practice shots at 40-50 yards, I'll never take that shot hunting, so don't feel a need for a pin at those ranges.

NWBuck
 
When i shot 5 pins it was 20-60. I dont remeber ever needing 30-40-50-60 on any deer in the short ammount of time i shot multiple pins.
Ive been shooting a single pin since 2003 and i keep it set on 25 yards in the tree and have only moved it a handful of times on a few field edge set ups
 
I have six pins: 20-70 yards in 10-yard increments, but I hunt primarily out west where 50+ yard shots are more the norm than in Iowa. I'm pulling 73 lbs and having 5-yard increments on my pins has them too clustered. On the times I've had to shoot in between yardages, I use the gaps as aiming points. I also practice gap-shooting with my pins. If I was primarily hunting in Iowa, I'd probably only have 3 pins.
 
6 pins here. First pin set for 20 and up from there at 10 yard increments. I like practicing at long distances and hunt out west some too. I don't find that many pins a problem. Next site will have 7.
 
I like 4 pins set at 20, 30, 40, 50. I don't like shots at forty, and probably will never use the 50 hunting deer, but I try to practice those long shots as it will teach you to hold your bow a little more steady, thus making the closer shots group that much tighter. I know a lot of guys like the one pin sights, but I also worry about having to make a last second adjustment in the heat of the moment.
 
I've never made a shot on a deer over 40 yards, but I wouldn't hesitate to take a shot up to 60 because I practice year round at that distance. I'm confident enough to know that i can make an ethical shot at that distance
 
I have my single pin set up for 130 yards and regularly shoot past 100. The only way i would shoot past 40 if it was a completely unaware deer or a coyote.
If i made a bad first shot and had an opportunity to stick him again at 100 i would take that shot all day though.
 
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