3 pin slider set at 30/40/50, other options?

[180ls1]

After recently pin gapping for the wrong split (50/60 instead of 40/50) and missing a stud in AZ because of it, I am probably reducing my pins from 5 to 3 on my slider. I also try to never get closer than 30 yards from an animal (I can shoot 3" low if it's at 20) so I was considering having 30/40/50 yard pins with my 50 as the floater. I can't commit to a single pin and I primarily hunt elk/deer/pigs out west.

Does anyone else run that setup or have a different idea?

Cheers!

 

[TX_Diver]

I ran that setup with a black gold mountain lite last year.

I am playing with the spott hogg double pin this spring but will likely go back to the 3 pin. I set it for 30, 40, 50 and could slide up to 20 if I wanted, or down to whatever was needed.

 

[ZDR]

A little different setup than your question - I run a BG Mountain lite as well with 4 pins set at 20, 30, 40, 50. IT works well for me with the dual indicator system and for hunting, I figure using the slider wont be practical most of the time so will shoot it as a standard pin sight. My MER is 50 yds.

 

[Samdemarais]

After recently pin gapping for the wrong split (50/60 instead of 40/50) and missing a stud in AZ because of it, I am probably reducing my pins from 5 to 3 on my slider. I also try to never get closer than 30 yards from an animal (I can shoot 3" low if it's at 20) so I was considering having 30/40/50 yard pins with my 50 as the floater. I can't commit to a single pin and I primarily hunt elk/deer/pigs out west.

Does anyone else run that setup or have a different idea?

Cheers!

I’m messing around with 25 and 60 right now. 25 get new everything out to 32 and then dial everything else, if you have a faster set up you could probably get 40 then dial everything else

 

[IdahoHntr]

I have ran a 3 pin set at 30-40-50 for several years and will never change. I love it. I practice shooting from 0-60 and feel confident that I can make any shot out to 60 without dialing. In fact, I’ve killed every animal I’ve shot the last few years without dialing. I feel like the 3 pin setup is the best of all worlds. Clear sight picture, quick shooting out to reasonable distances, ability to dial for further, and simple enough not to confuse pins.

 

[180ls1]

I have ran a 3 pin set at 30-40-50 for several years and will never change. I love it. I practice shooting from 0-60 and feel confident that I can make any shot out to 60 without dialing. In fact, I’ve killed every animal I’ve shot the last few years without dialing. I feel like the 3 pin setup is the best of all worlds. Clear sight picture, quick shooting out to reasonable distances, ability to dial for further, and simple enough not to confuse pins.

Good to know with real world testing/killing. I killed a bull in idaho last year @ 54 and pin split just fine. However, that 30" AZ buck will forever haunt me and that was only @ 46. I also blew it on another AZ buck trying to move around a bush @ 25ish yards. He instantly spooked when I made noise though. Never again. I'll just hang out at 40/50 or whatever and wait, they wont spook so easy/quick at those distances.

I'll keep that in mind. I imagine if you're shooting 60 with the 50 pin it means you put the pin on top of an elks back? I'll have to adjust it to my setup but I am curious.

 

[CaliforniaMuley209]

I run the 3 pin with 30 /40/ 50. Love it.

 

[IdahoHntr]

@180ls1 60 is closer to the back of a deers back for my setup. Elk is just holding high in the back. I would dial for 60 if I had time, I just want the option to shoot without dialing just in case. Opportunities come quick sometimes. I have my sight set so I can dial down to 20 yards as well, so if I have tons of time I would dial for any distance, but I just haven’t had an animal give me that kind of time yet. Gap shooting came pretty naturally out to 60 yards after practicing a lot with 3D targets. Don’t even feel like I need to think about it anymore.

 

[5MilesBack]

I don't think I could use a slider without at least 5 pins, but that's me. I've been using a 7-pin fixed for over a decade and love that. But I generally don't even start to draw the bow until I've already locked which pin I'm using into my head.

 

[marktole]

I use a 3 pin slider at 25, 40, 50.

Then I have my top pin as my floater. I seem to be able to shoot better with my top pin vs my bottom pin as a floater. I like the sight picture it gives me better.

I also have that second dial indicator on my MBG and that is really nice to have. My 2nd pin (40 yard pin) is also a floater, although I don’t shoot with it a ton. It is nice to have in the event I am dialed at 60 or so and a buck maybe moves off 10-12 yards I can just switch to that pin without dialing and it’s accurate. Saves some time and possibly letting down the bow if you’re already drawn.

 

[Norm555]

I run a 4 pin with 20, 30, 40, and 50. If I ever made a change I'd remove the 20 yard pin and just go with 3 pins. I feel like my accuracy suffers pin gapping beyond 50 so this setup works for me.

 

[Page Master]

I run 20-35-50. At my speed and set up, I can also run 29-45-60 so it works great.

 

[nettereo16]

25 40 50 for me with my bottom pin as slider.
280 fps. Even pin gaps and covers everything needed while hunting.

 

[N2TRKYS]

I don’t run with my bow, but a 3 pin slider set at 30, 40, and 50 would be perfect for me. I’m gonna go back to that setup when I get a new bow.

 

[Jimbob]

I do 20/35/50 right now but dial whenever I can. I think I might try 30/40/50 this year to see if it makes things easier.

 

[powds]

25 40 50 for me with my bottom pin as slider.
280 fps. Even pin gaps and covers everything needed while hunting.

This is similar speed to what i shoot and the same pin gap I was thinking. I switched from a 5 pin fixed which is just too cluttered under 40 yards. And under 30 the bow shoots flat enough I shouldn’t need to move anything. Excited for my slider to get here next week

 

[5MilesBack]

I don’t run with my bow,

You should come out for some elk hunting. I run quite a bit in a season, even with an arrow nocked.

 

[N2TRKYS]

You should come out for some elk hunting. I run quite a bit in a season, even with an arrow nocked.

I hope to get back out there soon.

 

[Breaksbulls]

In any sight I set up, movable or not my first pin is always 30 yards. Last year I tried a double pin xl and really enjoyed shooting it and the quality of the sight however I had a shot on a bull this year that was a perfect broadside shot however there was zero time to range let alone dial so I estimated him to be 63 to 65 yards, I drew put my pin on his back line and let loose.... well I missed low thankfully. (Bull ended up being 65 on the nose) My point is I love the idea of the double pin but it simply is not for me. Traditionally I've been running a black gold accent that I set up as a 4 pin. First pin green .019 then yellow then red then green all in .010. With this setup my green pins are in increments of 30 yards and I'm eventually good to shoot out to 65 ish without dialing. The four pins is a good balance of up cluttered sight picture and practicality for my style of hunting. A four pin mountain light will be my sight this coming fall, with indicators set at 30 and 60, dial after 60. Also I use my 60 as my floater an that pin is set in the center of the housing, making aiming at distance easy. I loose a bit of dialing distance this way but accuracy trumps all. With the way I anchor and my long draw I can still normally get 115 yards without interference.

 

[gelton]

I tried the 3 pin slider and feel it was a contributing factor to a big miss. With little to no time to range and a slow(ish) arrow, using the bottom pin can get extremely tricky, especially if you do dial and guess wrong. I would rather spend the time it takes to dial to range, knowing that with a 5 pin I have more options...but that is just me.