Whitetail arrow weight

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  1. dbow

    dbow Weekend Warrior

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    Curious what arrow weight you guys are shooting for whitetail.

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    450+
     
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    tynimiller Legendary Woodsman

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    475 grain
     
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  6. mflora98ss

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    512 grains
     
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    You sir are a animal.
    Side note, I have reviewed you set up in the past and I want to emulate but I'm unsure. With my heli throwing at 270 with 470 do you think I'll have enough to accommodate the samurai and weight of that calibur?
     
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  8. airenlow

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    cantexian Grizzled Veteran

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    Currently shooting around 485-490 depending on a three fletch or four fletch arrow. Considering bumping it up to 550+grains for next year.
     
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  10. Western MA Hunter

    Western MA Hunter Die Hard Bowhunter

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    around 450gr.
     
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    Whitetail Die Hard Bowhunter

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    60# bow - 486gr arrows
    70# bow - 524 & 584gr
     
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    tynimiller Legendary Woodsman

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    What arrow are you presently shooting (Make, model and spine rating please)?

    Also what is your DW and DL?
     
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    Forgot how long are your actual arrows presently also?
     
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    490 gr
     
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    470
     
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    Bowbunter k-32 Weekend Warrior

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  19. jstephens61

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    Whitetail arrow the same as everything else arrow, 495.
     
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    Killed my first buck/deer with a bow this past season. 407gr.
     
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    I usually run 400 to 450 and have had good results. My setup last year was at 410 I shot 2 deer and had complete passthrough on both
     
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