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Old 01-17-2005, 07:45 PM
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Still very new to this.
I was wondering how many pins you guys shot with. Also what
ranges they are set at. The 05 season will be my first with a bow,
I have been fortunate to harvest six deer with a rifle over the past
few years and need to be in the woods more! I don't plan to shot
a very fast bow as my first, quiet and accurate is what I 'am shooting
for.

Thanks
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Old 01-17-2005, 07:51 PM
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I have 3 but I only use to while bowhunting. Top at 20 yds. second at 30 yds. I use my third pin for 3d only and its set at 40 yds.
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Old 01-17-2005, 08:09 PM
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I have 1, I sight it in at 20 yards. Hold right on at 10 -20 yards, and just a little high at 30 yards. I try to keep my shots around 20 yards.
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Old 01-17-2005, 08:56 PM
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I agree with bigdaddy I always only shot 1 pin for whitetails but I hunted river bottom and set up on a trail and new exactly where my shot would be. The one pin always shot on 10-20 yards. When I hunted corn ground I did add another pin at 35. This worked really well for me. I found that more than that was a distraction and blocked my view more than anything.
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Old 01-17-2005, 09:50 PM
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I hunt with a single pin on an Archery Impact Omega XL. I have it zeroed at 25 yds year round. I'm dead on at 5-30yds. So unless you're shooting long long range or have a lighter weight poundage bow set up, that's my recomedation.
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Old 01-18-2005, 06:59 AM
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I shoot with a three pin setup.

0-20 top
30-35 mid
35-40 bottom
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Old 01-18-2005, 07:02 AM
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I shoot a 2 pin set up with a 20 yard and 30 yard pin for deer hunting, add another pin in the summer for 3d's
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Old 01-18-2005, 07:05 AM
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I also have 3 pins but use only 2, top pin 20 yds, middle pin 30 yds. Left the third pin on because it came with the sight. Recently I went peepless and am thinking about trying to go with only 1 pin. My thought there is for hunting situations simpler is better.
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Old 01-18-2005, 07:43 AM
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One pin......set for 20yrds.
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Old 01-18-2005, 07:58 AM
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1 pin at 30
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