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How heavy are your hunting arrows? at the moment my arrows weigh in at 850gr but I plan on cutting it back to around 750-800grain which is what I originally wanted but unable to get due to what I use to weight the shafts.
BEAR
Mine are currently about 550.
AM looking to add a bit more weight to bring them up to around 650
Friar Tuck
16-08-06, 12:34 PM
ST Axis shafts with 100 grain inserts and 125g heads at 580 grains.
easton axis wieghing in at 500 grains
Gold Tip Terminators at 400 grains :oops:
75/95 Terminators
to be honest with you i don't really give a rats how heavy my arrows are,
i just slap em all together as neat as i can, then chuck them in me quiver,
as long as they shoot straight i CGF if an arrow is a few grain different to the rest
thats it owen if it works it works if it doesnt dont use it! I get plenty of penetration with arrows under 500 gn so i wont be useing any heavier.
Macka
i shoot axis shafts too. weigh in at 485. would prefer an arrow in the 500-550 range though.
ST Axis shafts with 100 grain inserts and 125g heads at 580 grains.
where did you get these from friar? are they home made?
GlennMac
16-08-06, 05:22 PM
St Axis with supremes(125) 405 gn. Going to arnhemland in 3 weeks will see how they penetrate the big fellas (hopefully!)
Just checked mine on my new digi grain scales and my carbons are 535 grains and my woods for the curve are between 534 and 540 grains
Gaday Hood...What have you done to your carbons to get them up to that weight???
Sparra...
Gaday Hood...What have you done to your carbons to get them up to that weight???
Sparra...
I have stuffed 6mm poly irrigation hose up the guts (carfull with this one as some times it's not a real snug fit and they rattle a bit when shot) Have also tried fly screen tubing up the guts works a treat, the fly screen tubing makes them even heavier again up to about 600grains and a nice tight fit.
Mine are 450grain(roughly) whitetails 65/80 29" outbacks and 5" vains shot at 64lbs. Won't stop a tank, but a well placed arrow will stop any pig that I'm game to shoot. :lol:
Will also shot great out to 50 or so mtrs :wink:
Wellsy
Mine are 450grain(roughly) whitetails 65/80 29" outbacks and 5" vains shot at 64lbs. Won't stop a tank, but a well placed arrow will stop any pig that I'm game to shoot. :lol:
Will also shot great out to 50 or so mtrs :wink:
Wellsy
Mmmm have you stolen my bow and arrows Wellsy. No wait there still here :lol:
My bow to is 64# and I have a set of CTWTexactly the same set up your using :lol:
GlennMac
16-08-06, 08:46 PM
Hood does the tubing change the groupings or flight much?
Hood does the tubing change the groupings or flight much?
:D no :D
I use fly screen tubing also hood and with a 190gr concord, 100gr brass broad head adaptor inside the big games they come to around 850gr. I tried using the aquarium tubig and was to loose for my liking but did give me the weight I was after. The 850 gr arrows fly perfect from from my 69# huntsman with pass through's on big nt hogs a regular occurance from 20 meters.
BEAR
Bear,
your probably not going to get much of a clear result out of this poll IMHO, 2 things will hinder a definitive trend.
1, differing bow weights, your not going to find many 50# bow's shooting 700 grain arrows. and 2, traditional shooter tend to shoot heavier arrows than a large majority of compound shooters.
BTW - I am awaiting on a grain scale to arrive so I don't know the exact figure. But my arrows are carbon shafts with co-axial cable up em for weight. They shoot pretty flat out of my curve, but are heavy to keep the bow dead quiet :wink:
I shoot 700gr Vic ash shafts with 155gr Concords and 3x 5" feathers out of a 65# Huntsman recurve.
Most of my shots are taken at about 15m and I would never consider taking a shot at 50m so a super flat trajectory isn't as important as penetration is for me.
Bear, is John selling the 190gr concords now?
Warlocke
17-08-06, 11:43 AM
Beman ICS 300 at 470gr, including Outbacks @ 125 and 4" Duravanes for the Mathews.
Carbon Tech Rhinos 65/85 at 650gr with 125gr up front, 5" feathers and irrigation tube up the guts for the 'curve.
Vic ash wood shafts @ 750gr, 5" feathers and 190gr Ribtecs also for the 'curve when hunting Goats
Paul R,
John is selling the 190 on request to aussie hunters as far as I know mate, I got mine direct from john and are doin the trick for me :D
Rory,
If you got some digital kitchen scales weigh your arrow in grams then divide by 0.0648 and you now have you your arrow weight in grains :wink: After seeing many boars taken with bow and arrow in the top end whether it compound or traditional I think a heavy arrow would benefit most as I do see a lot of poor penetration from lightning fast light arrows. I do understand that we all don't hunt the same game and that heavier arrows arn't always nessesary but I didn't think that so many hunters used light arrows for hunting and put the poll as a matter of interest to see how many hunters actully think a heavy arrow is important which judgeing by the poll is not as great as I would have thought :?
BEAR
GlennMac
17-08-06, 06:12 PM
I would have thought that making an arrow heavier by putting something down the shaft would change the spine and there fore change accuracy or arrow flight?
jerry redman
17-08-06, 07:21 PM
i wouldnt have a clue what weight my arrows are, i shoot gold tip big games 5 inch vanes 125 ribteks long broadhead adaptors 28 inch draw would anyone have an idea
Bear, mate my digi grain scales should be here anyday :wink:
I like an arrow that is quiet off the bow, hits hard, and flies straight without too much drop. As heavy as required :D
i wouldnt have a clue what weight my arrows are, i shoot gold tip big games 5 inch vanes 125 ribteks long broadhead adaptors 28 inch draw would anyone have an idea
Gerry go to the GT site they have a page there that you put all the arrow specs in and it'll give youa total grain weight.
Thanks Bear, I've been hanging out to try some, I'll give him a call and see. :D
Friar Tuck
18-08-06, 07:35 AM
I would have thought that making an arrow heavier by putting something down the shaft would change the spine and there fore change accuracy or arrow flight?
It does, but there is software that can give up the spine to start with. eg: My St Axis shafts with standard 16g insert would mean I should be using 340 series but I went 300 spine and added 100 g brass inserts and 125g broadheads to soften the spine up. Also spine balance can achieved by adding or subtracting weight to back and front.
Just finished sighting the new sight this weekend gone and the arrows fly perfectly. Good paper tune and easy walkback tuning out to 50 yards.
No eye deer
18-08-06, 04:14 PM
St AXis'ss at 470 grain.Slick Tricks and Blazers. They penetrate well on anything.Goats/pigs.Prolly a bit light for Buffalo.But thats OK. I've had a look around here, and havent seen any.
Mark :D
jerry redman
18-08-06, 06:11 PM
i couldnt find that in the golp tip site all i could find was konetic energy and front of centre, how much would big game insert+nock+3 five inch fletchers+adaptor be just around about, just a guess???
i couldnt find that in the golp tip site all i could find was konetic energy and front of centre, how much would big game insert+nock+3 five inch fletchers+adaptor be just around about, just a guess???
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