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Old 04-30-2014, 12:09 PM
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60, 80 and 100 yards? Not that I am even going to get into the ethics of this but the pin gap over 50 yards is quite large. The difference even from 40 to 60 is hard to guess and "split pins" not to mention 60- 80 and 80-100. You better be really good at splitting pins but IMO anything over 60-70 yards should be pinned in 5 yards increment 10 max, 20 is just crazy.

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Ever tried shooting at whitetail with a single pin? By the time you use your range finder and adjust your sight.... No whitetail to shoot at....

I am using the React and love it. The tight pin cluster was annoying, so, found a solution.

Set the 20 pin. Then set the next pin at 40. The last three will be set at 60 80 and 100... It removes the tightness of the pin cluster. If you are stuck with an odd distance, shoot between the pins. It takes a slight movement up and down to find the average, and then release.

The other option if, like me, you are shooting with a Bowtech Insanity CPX with 400 spine Easton Axis arrows, change to a slightly heavier arrow. The velocity change won't affect kill, but it will make the space between pins slightly wider. I like my Easton Axis 400's so I went with the 20 metre spacing between pins.
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Old 04-30-2014, 12:47 PM
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60, 80 and 100 yards? Not that I am even going to get into the ethics of this but the pin gap over 50 yards is quite large. The difference even from 40 to 60 is hard to guess and "split pins" not to mention 60- 80 and 80-100. You better be really good at splitting pins but IMO anything over 60-70 yards should be pinned in 5 yards increment 10 max, 20 is just crazy.
Totally agree.

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Old 04-30-2014, 03:26 PM
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60, 80 and 100 yards? Not that I am even going to get into the ethics of this but the pin gap over 50 yards is quite large. The difference even from 40 to 60 is hard to guess and "split pins" not to mention 60- 80 and 80-100. You better be really good at splitting pins but IMO anything over 60-70 yards should be pinned in 5 yards increment 10 max, 20 is just crazy.
X2 as long as you are shooting stationary targets enjoy but keep it at the range.
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