Set his other pins and let him shoot.

 

Welcome to the addiction. More information about your grandson and his bow is necessary. If he's not shooting over 40 lb of draw weight as an example, he really doesn't need to be shooting over 15 yards or so. Probably would be best to keep him shooting under 20 yards his first year anyway. I've been bow hunting for well over 50 years and have only taken one shot over 20 yards. Bow Hunting is about getting close to most.
Good luck to both of you. Be safe so you can hunt again tomorrow.

 

As mentioned above, we need a bit more info. Draw length, draw weight arrow weight, etc.

If it were me, knowing what I know from your post, I'd only leave two pins in the sight and get 20 and 30 set and be done with it for now.

 

He's going shooting with a friend on Saturday, or he's going hunting on Saturday?

 

Welcome from PA.

I use a single pin because the multi pin became too cluttered for me. I like a clearer view of the target and I get mixed up in the heat of the moment. Just personal preference. But when I did use a multi pin sight, I had my 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 sighted in. In-between the pins were my 5's. It worked for me but was cluttered after I tried a single pin HHA sight.
Hope that helps.
Best of luck to you both!

 

Don't mess with the pins individually, once the first pin is sighted at 20, the other pins will usually be 30, 40, etc. The pins are set at factory, and moving the scope up or down is all that is needed to zero in. Unless in extreme conditions (very low draw weight, very heavy, etc.) you don't need to set pins individually. Good luck!

 

That is absolutely false. Every bow/arrow/draw length combo will have a different trajectory and pin gaps will change if any of those are different. You move the scope up or down to get it close to where it needs to be and then you adjust every pin individually to fit YOUR pin gaps at each yardage.

 

20, 30 and 40 pins should be all that is needed for most unless he is going to shoot field. When I set my last 5 pin, I set the 20 inside. Went outside and set the 60, and set the others in even increments between them. One arrow at each bale before I left to check, and they were on. I don't shoot compounds much, so maybe someone will make it more complicated than that.

 

Bow: Bear Fusion, 70 Lb. DW, 28" DL. He's going with a friend and the friend's father; hunting their lease. Interesting as I did the archery section of a hunter ed class: one guy used five pins, another used one pin which is almost instinctive shooting.
I goofed and so early in the month : closest pin was at 15 yards. I need to take my tape measure and Sharpie to renew my marks. Somebody had a mark at 20 yards which is odd as the room is only about 23 yards long. Six feet back was 25 yards!

 

The one pin sight was likely a slider sight where you can set it for any yardage you are going to shoot, but it isn't unheard of for someone to hunt with a fixed single pin if they know their shots will be 30 yards and closer. You just have to practice your hold over/under at various ranges to know where to aim.

 

I'd say set the 20, 30, and 40, then move the other pins to the bottom of the scope for now and ignore them if possible unless you've got access to a decent range and he can consistently hit 50 and 60.

 

Will confirm the 20 setting and move outside for the others. Outside is unlimited for foam blocks. At one time, we had an elevated platform so we could practice as if we were in a tree stand. It fell apart and never replaced. For now, we will concentrate on the closer ranges. Practice between seasons on the longer ranges.

 

I shoot NFAA Bowhunter class in competition & shoot Field (to 80 yds) & Target (40-50-60 yds). I use 5 pins set 20,30,40,50,60 & use 45#s for targets. Hunting is 60#s & 5 pins set the same BUT consider nothing past 40. I've been in archery/ bowhunting since 1956 & kept a log on my shots & kills 30+ years & well over 100 assorted biggame. Average shot/kills 25 yds & that included 20 years of Recurves with average bow weight of 55#s. I arrowed my 1st Deer in 1958.. Sight in "each pin" & have no worries on anything 40 yds & under. I see SO many in 3Ds & competition shooting & accuracy for the average bowhunter gets pretty radical at 40 & beyond. I have a hand full of critters at 35 + yards. A Buffalo at 42 yards & 60#s was a complete pass thru & 20+ yards beyond... Elk at 35 yds, pass thru. 1 of those with 53# recurve. IF he's been practicing, I say, good to go. My hunting bow is sighted in with BHs & see's nothing but BHs.

 

JerseyMiller, not yet. I thought I had some 100 gr. BHs to match his bullet points. He is going to get some. We could check them tomorrow afternoon. Thanks for the reminder.

 

I wouldn't worry about anything but the 20 until he is stacking arrows at 20!

 

I remember setting up a Trophy Ridge React that has that feature

 

OP let him shoot farther and set on pin at a time. That will let you see how he shoots at a longer distances AND sight the pin in at the same time.

IOW he might be all over the place and shooting poorly at the next distance so trying to set the others would be a moot point. Plus he might lose arrows.

I'd set them all at the bottom and go outside and then work on the next pin. Depending on his bow speed (draw weight, draw length, Bow rating etc) he might have to set the next pin to 25. If he's older maybe 30. That's pretty standard for most men & women shooting pins. Then once you feel like you have established a good pin placement then move to the next pin (maybe a 35 or 40). Then you can slide the next pin up and repeat.

The pins will gradually widen as the go to the next distance. So once you have the 20 and 30 set you can set the next one by making that distance a tad wider and then shoot to dial it in. You can see that in this pic.

The faster the bow the closer the gaps....the slower the bow the wider. They are NOT factory set.