340 spine !!

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    Im going to try and shoot a 165 grain bh using a 340spine arrow cut 29in . What i want to know is this too much spine for 40lb recurve 28dl ?
     
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    Way too much


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    what spine arrow would work with that bh , dl ,and bow poundage ?
     
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    With 165 up front you might be weak enough with .500
     
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    40lbs with a recurve I would get a 500 spine arrow and bare shaft tune by cutting 1/4" at a time because 29" arrow may not give you the best tune you could possibly get.
     
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    Maybe a full-length .500 would tune
     
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