Pin distance

[mxracer317]

Recently took up archery and LOVE it! Feel like a total noob tho

I do primarily western big game; elk, deer and moose hunting.

I’m hearing some people like 20/40/60 for 3 pins, but others like 30/40/50.

Could I get your opinion on what you like and why? Trying to figure out what would work best for me.

 

[dgc1963]

Depends on your bow set up I did 4 pins for yrs 20 to 50. 20 for most of my Pa tree stand deer and bear the other for out west when I needed to reach out a bit more
I never liked changing a set up liked having options with 1 set up IMO you get to know you bow better

 

[Big Sky Guy]

I have a 5 pin sight. 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50. I started archery hunting whitetails in Ohio. From some experiences in Ohio I no longer shoot at deer past 30 and 50 is max distance for elk.

 

[perma]

20, 30, 40. Your bow should be flat enough to where 10 and 20 are the same pin

 

[JLS]

20, 30, 40. Your bow should be flat enough to where 10 and 20 are the same pin

This. If you try and do one pin for out to 30 you’ll want a pretty fast bow. Mine is a seven pin and I have a 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70. I did the 10 only for things like turkey hunting and honestly they were right on top of each other.

 

[Mighty Mouse]

You might be able to get away with your top pin at 30 yds if you're shooting a pretty fast arrow. I think top pin at 20 yds is probably more common. Only way to know is to test it out. Sight in at 30 yds then take shots at 10 and 20 yds holding your 30 yd pin on the bullseye. You'll miss high at 10 and 20 yds, but the miss may be small enough that you could aim dead on with your 30 yd pin at closer ranges and still put the arrow in the kill zone.

I shoot a 4 pin Option sight with the fixed pins at 20, 30, 40. I start with the movable pin at 50 and can adjust it for a longer shot. I'm shooting a 500 gr arrow at 280 fps.

 

[Elkoholic]

Mine is set up as 30,40,50,60. I've found my set up shoots flat enough that 20yds using my 30 pin is 1.5-2'" low. I like the ease of knowing 0-30yds it's my first pin. To each their own though. Best of luck!

 

[BackofBeyond]

5 pin for me, 20-60, with the 60 pin my floater for dialing.

I don’t see much point in having a 10 yd pin, my closest bull was 7 yards and I could have used any pin on my bow and put it in his lungs.

 

[pabearhunter]

20, 30, 40. Your bow should be flat enough to where 10 and 20 are the same pin

X-2

 

[p_ham]

Mine are 30-70. I float 20 it's just below the top of my sight ring.

 

[The Hedgehog]

My 70 yard pin is dead center in the pin housing and it’s red. The other 6 pins are yellow. 20,40,60 80,90,100. The different colored center 70 makes it really fast to pick the right pin.

I made my sons bow fit me and it has a 5 pin model. 20,40, 60, 70, 80.

 

[Djfan]

When I had a three pin it was 20-30-40. When I had a five pin, I added 50 and 60. Now I use a single pin set at 30. It works for me.

 

[Pucky Freak]

4 pin, 20-50. Deer shots are 40 and under, but I practice to 60, and can make a follow up shot if I have to up to 63.

I started out doing 25, 35, 45, 50, but my arrows are heavy and slow enough to really benefit from a 20-pin.

 

[DFS]

My first pin is set to 45 I just adjust how I hold it out to that. That one probably won’t be popular.

 

[TheTone]

5 pins set 20-30-40-50-60. Pins gaps on my new bow seem like they’re going to be really small which I’m a little unsure about. I might increase arrow weight just to increase my pin gaps

 

[ccc23454]

5 pins set 20-30-40-50-60. Pins gaps on my new bow seem like they’re going to be really small which I’m a little unsure about. I might increase arrow weight just to increase my pin gaps

Some sight brackets will let you adjust length from riser which will help pin gap some.

I am trying a dual track this year the vertical pin is such a cleaner sight picture. Pins are 20/37 which allows top to shot anything 6-30 and bottom to be anything in 30s with minimal but clean gap on pins. Sight lets me dial out further than i will ever even shot at a target, pretty slick and perfect for elk the way i hunt.

 

[TheTone]

Some sight brackets will let you adjust length from riser which will help pin gap some.

I am trying a dual track this year the vertical pin is such a cleaner sight picture. Pins are 20/37 which allows top to shot anything 6-30 and bottom to be anything in 30s with minimal but clean gap on pins. Sight lets me dial out further than i will ever even shot at a target, pretty slick and perfect for elk the way i hunt.

Actually I could do that, would help peep alignment some as well. Thanks for the reminder

 

[Flatbrimmer]

I don’t shoot pins but i would agree 10-20 should be same, so start at 20, from there you’ll have to be able to judge the gap from 20-40 or 40-50 etc, which comes with experience.
remember the further the shot, the greater the drop between distance.

 

[mxracer317]

Right on. This is great info. Thanks!

 

[SAJ-99]

Mine three pin settings are 20,35,45. I can't explain why. I have been shooting it so long I know the drops when I shoot the gaps. The 45 is my variable pin. If I would start from scratch with no experience, I would probably make it 20-30-40.