I shoot a Chill R at 27.5" draw and 63 lb pull, arrow is a Easton Bloodline 400 with 100 grain Killzone and the Quickfletch quick spin and lighted nocks, comes out to 380 grains and have no issues with the Killzone opening or penetration Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Several factors need to be considered. The type of game your hunting, the topography and the style of broadheads your using. You might not be light at all if your using a solid COC head and just deer hunting. However if your using a wide mechanical head your probably on the light side .... Same said if your Elk hunting or moose hunting..... What about if your shooting lopes from a blind? Are you still light then? Questions like this on here tend to get one type of answer. " well I use a xxx weight arrow " ....an those type of answers really don't tell you a dam thing ... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
This year I am going to go about 430gr out of my set ups. I have shot 381 for the past couple of years having pass throughs on all of the deer that I have shot (6), but just wanted a little more umph behind my broadhead. I have shot rage 2 blades on all of them as well. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I'm right around 500 and they hit hard! I have muzzy 125 grain 3 blades on the front. Shot through my bucks front left shoulder and buried my arrow to the fletchings. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
While there are exceptions to every rule I've always felt that 400 grains was a good number to shoot for when hunting whitetails. Of course that assumes you're shooting 60+ lbs, drawing at least 27 inches, and shooting max of around 40 yards. Change any of those factors and that number can certainly fluctuate. Personally I'm shooting a 425 grain arrow out of one bow setup and a 500 grain arrow out of the other. The lighter arrow shoots a bit faster and flatter but doesn't pack the same punch.
as said earlier use the 6 gr per inch/ per lbs of draw weight. I use 6 to 8 gr per inch for a high/ low guide get an FOC of 12 or greater. I buy the lightest arrow i can and add the weight to the front. I also agree that at 63 lbs you are on the edge for a mechanical unless you have a lot of speed
I pulled this from an article I like to reference every time this subject comes up. I agree with it 100%. Currently I'm shooting a Easton Axis at 392 grains. This puts me at about 9 grains per inch. I'm shooting 55 Pounds "In simple terms, speed is what gets an arrow to its target. Momentum is what happens after it hits the target. Yes, speed figures into the equation of momentum, but weight has more relevance than speed in the momentum equation. Kinetic energy is a firearms equation and not relevant to archery. Here are a couple non-hunting examples to help you grasp what momentum is. • A baseball going 100 mph has less momentum than a bowling ball going 10 mph. • A basketball coming down a hill at 20 mph is easily stopped by a healthy adult, but that same adult would do well to get out of the way of a Cadillac rolling down the same hill at 5 mph. The same is true for arrows. A heavy arrow has greater momentum and it is much harder to stop after it meets resistance. That can be especially important with a marginal hit or a hit that encounters bone. 6 grains of arrow weight per pound of draw weight for bows in the 70-lb. range 8 grains of arrow weight per pound of draw weight for bows in the 60-lb. range 10 grains of arrow weight per pound of draw weight for bows in the 50-lb. range In summary, set up your archery equipment understanding that momentum is more important than speed. If you need more speed, it should come from a higher poundage bow, not a lighter arrow. https://www.qdma.com/articles/momentum-beats-speed-for-lethal-arrow-hits
409 grains before wraps, lighted nock. Haven't weighed them with my setup to date but I'd assume 415 430 ish. Bowtech invasion CX maxima 350 React 5 Reaper 2 inch
Only for whitetails and any coyotes or turkeys that come within range. I'm limited to about 30 yards from my one tree stand so I was not even planning 40 even on the farm I hunt. Thanks
Does anyone know what my weight is(roughly) if I am shooting carbon express mutinys with 100 grain heads and stock fletchings,nock.
If you are shooting a 28 inch arrow, shooting the mid level spine Mutinys (9 grains per inch), with a 100 grain head and stock fletchings/nock====approximately 375 grains.
