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Sighting in my bow?
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01/02/10 05:57 PM
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Lawson King
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When sighting in my bow with field tips should i sight it in an inch high for when i shoot a broadhead it will drop more?
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Re: Sighting in my bow?
[Re: Lawson King]
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01/02/10 06:13 PM
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deerfever
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No, sight in at zero with field point and if the broadheads are not impacting the same point then tune accordingly.
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Re: Sighting in my bow?
[Re: Lawson King]
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01/02/10 06:14 PM
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TurkeyWhisperer
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I would suggest sighting it in with field tips and then shoot a broadhead to see what the difference is. If there is a major difference, then sight in with broadheads (make sure your target can be shot with broadheads). Because broadheads are so different from brand to brand, I don't think there is general rule for sighting in higher to adjust for broadheads. Hope this helps.
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Re: Sighting in my bow?
[Re: TurkeyWhisperer]
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01/02/10 09:17 PM
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cbump
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I would suggest sighting it in with field tips and then shoot a broadhead to see what the difference is. If there is a major difference, then sight in with broadheads (make sure your target can be shot with broadheads). Because broadheads are so different from brand to brand, I don't think there is general rule for sighting in higher to adjust for broadheads. Hope this helps. Do not listen to this. If your broadheads are hitting different then your bow needs to be tuned. Don't even mess with your sights, tune until they both hit the same, then sight in.
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Re: Sighting in my bow?
[Re: cbump]
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01/02/10 11:56 PM
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jskin
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Just always shoot some groups with the broadheads you will be hunting with. Never assume they will fly like the field tips you practice with, although some will definitely shoot the same. I have found that all the expandables I have used were the exact same. Practice...practice....practice!
"While we are postponing, life speeds by"
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Re: Sighting in my bow?
[Re: jskin]
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01/03/10 01:00 AM
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djones
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It's nice if your field points shoot to the same point of impact as your broadheads, but there are so many different kinds of broadheads that you can't always say a bow is out of tune if they don't. One brand may and another may not. You would certainly like your bow to be in tune, but if you can't or don't have time, then sight in for broadheads or make sure you know where they fly. tuning link
Last edited by djones; 01/03/10 02:19 AM.
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Re: Sighting in my bow?
[Re: djones]
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01/03/10 07:44 PM
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psycho0819
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I never shoot field points anymore. I have plenty of extra broadheads, and just use them all the time.
Tolerance is the virtue of a man without conviction.
The end of the world began the day it was created, and life is a sexually transmitted terminal disease.
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Re: Sighting in my bow?
[Re: psycho0819]
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01/03/10 07:52 PM
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pig out
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not if they weigh the same.
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