:D Time flies when your getting old. Truth is, bows have been above 300 fps ibo for a long time. He was probably talking about amo speeds. That is much closer to actuall hunting arrow weight. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using Tapatalk 2
LOL it already flies by to fast and im 12!!! and yea that's probably what he was talking about. I wish my bow went 300fps. that's kind of hard to do though with a 57lb bow.
My son has killed 3 deer with 38#, 40# and 45#. The first 2 with 38# and 40# were passthroughs. He is at his highest now at 53# Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using Tapatalk 2
100 grain broadheads, ~68 lbs, 30.5" draw and I believe my arrows are around 419 grains. I get pass thrus on the regular.
I doubt he has a 29 1/2" draw length at 12 years old, but he might :D Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using Tapatalk 2
I'm at about 260 fps with 63 pounds a 27 inch draw and a 380 grain arrow and it passed clean thru a 142 pound doe at 25 yards Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD
Kids a beast though and he weighs like 270 scariest right tackle I have ever seen in 8th grade Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD
70 lbs/ 30" shooting Easton FMJ's weighing 532 grains (includes 100 gr tips, fletchings, and nock), 262 fps. Bone does not stand a chance.
My current arrow weight is only 380 finished but it works fine on whitetails. I thought about going with heavier arrows this season but these shoot so nice and I like my current broadheads so I don't want to mess with it.
For whitetails, arrow weight isn't nearly as critical so long as the shot placement is good. For instance, last season I hunted with an arrow at 370 grains out of 63lbs. Both deer I killed were complete pass throughs and short blood trails. This year I'm at 398 grains. I think where the heavier shaft is always better is in the event the shot isn't quite where you wanted it and you hit bone. That heavier arrow will drive through it more so than a lighter arrow. It helps with margin or error a bit. tfox hit the nail on the head though. WELL TUNED bows always shoot and penetrate better than ones that aren't. Get fixed blade heads and field points shooting together out to 40-50 yards (or whatever your most comfortable with) and you'll blow through anything in the woods.
Yep, you're right..thanks for the correction and appologies to the OP'er for the wrong info. I was carrying on too many things at once yesterday morning with online equipment purchases and was thinking bass ackwards which I'm discovering is easy to do once you've been out of archery for a few years. I'm going to play around with some heavier arrows after this season myself but I think I'll stay away from your 8+GPI example...would make me have to shoot a 600+grain arrow....might get up to 450-500 though. Good info, thanks!
