Was just wonder what everyone was shooting for their hunting rigs. I broke out the scale yesterday and found that I am shooting a 370gr arrow right now. it will go up roughly 10 more when I start shooting with my lumenok. Does this seem relatively light to anyone else? Thanks
I shoot beman ics hunter pros right at 433-435. Perfect if you ask me. I wouldnt go below 400 grains myself
What's your bow setup? That will help determine your awake weight. My arrows are sitting a tad over 500 grains. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I shoot Carbon Express Pile Drivers with a 125 grain Hypodermic up front weighs in at around 475 grains. I like heavier makes the bow quiet and will push a mechanical thru some bones if need be.
I'm shooting the same piledrivers I shot last year - 485 grains. 370 is light but you could make up for that if your bow is very fast. In all my research though (and I think a lot of other members will agree) I've found a heavier arrow to provide more energy and momentum. Try this archery calculator to figure out your energy output using your bow speed and other info: http://backcountrybowhunting.com/articles/calc/
Creed XS at 63 lbs with a 27.5 inch draw. 27 inch CE Maxima Red 250s at 280 FPS. According to a KE energy calculator I'm getting 63.88. Shooting a Rage Chisel Tip 2 Blade 100gr broadhead.
Obrien try getting your arrow weight up a little you wll get more kinetic energy if that's what your looking for I have found that 6-6 1/2 grains per pound gets you the best numbers as far as KE speed and flat trajectory
Definitely a bit light and slow to be pushing a mechanical that big. I'm shooting a 470 grain arrow over 280 fps. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
This causes quite a dilemma. If I go up in poundage, I'll have to move into the 350 spine on the reds. Thus making my couple dozen 250s throwaways or use a heavier insert and/or broadhead and lose some speed and maybe have to get new broadheads anyway. Not sure what to do.
28" gold tip Pro hunters with 20 grain insert and luminocks, 100 grain 2 blade heads, and blazer vanes = 401 grains. My last 4 deer have been pass throughs.
Last season I shot two deer with two different bow/arrows setups. First deer was a 68# Bowtech Experience shooting a 404 grn arrow. Second was a 58# Bowtech RPM 360 shooting a 377 grn arrow. Bow were complete pass through shots with the arrow buried in the dirt. I may suggest reconsidering your broadhead choice, but that is because I am a fixed blade fan for deer .