I have been slowly increasing my hunting arrow weight trying to get the right speed (arrow trajectory)and penetration capabilities. Shooting a 45# bow I started at around 475. I was using Beeman ICS hunters. Last year I switched to Easton FMJ and was at 507. Added another 25 grains and got to 532. Then this year I added another 25 grains and got to 557.
At 557 this arrow is very quiet, accurate and considering I just blew thru a whitetail at around 18 yards with a 40# bow. I just happened to be carrying my Titan with my practice limbs. I'm thinking this is where I need to stay. My point on at 25 yards is a little higher that I like so I might need to shave an inch of the arrow length which would knock the weight to about 547.
So what is your finished arrow weight when shooting a bow somewhere between 40-50#
I draw my 50@28" Widow PCH to 52.5 or so and a 575 grain CE Heritage does very well. This arrow, plus a wensel woodsman (200 grain) had little difficulty zipping through a really nice doe at 33 yards back in December. A heart/double lung shot that made for a very short blood trail.
460-490 grains
31" Easton carbon aftermath .400 spine and standard inserts pulling 48lbs at 30" draw with 125 grain head
I also shoot beman centershot arrows same set up just a tad bit heavier
My 45# bow - 478gr. My 50# bow - 575gr. I draw 28".
Bow 45#, arrow 525 gr to 600 gr. 525 are Alum. and the 600 are cedars or carbons.
57# ASL, carbon arrows with tubes at 550 gr.
ChuckC
I haven't hunted yet with a trad bow, but my arrows are around 10gr per pound of draw weight.
Right at 50#, and arrow weight is 505gr ( I also shoot FMJ's). I blow through pigs and deer all the time. Well tuned is the most important thing, well tuned and heavy is even better!
Bisch
55#@27" 620gr
Your request begs to recieve a vast range of arrow weights.
IMO...Am confident for actually shooting 45@28, for deer, that a properly designed and tuned 11 to 12 gpp would be ample.
Your own experiences should take presidence.
#55@30" 650gr in Douglas fir and 850gr with red balau. I prefer the heavier shafts.
Bill-
In the past, I bought pretty large quantities of unweighed wood arrow shafts. I started with the 650 grain finished arrow weight and when they were gone I would drop to the 640 grain group and so on. I am now at 520 grain group and still doing well on deer and such but if I had my choice, I like a 650 grain arrow the best.
Bow I just tuned is 50@28 and I draw right at 29". 250 on the front of a gold tip 5575 with 3-5" feathers and 7" reflective wraps nets me 570 grains and perfect bullet holes in paper.
680 gr axis trads out of a 55# Moab. Works for me.
Pulling 58# @ 26.50"... Shooting CE Heritage 250's with 250 grains up front. Arrow is 29.50" long. Best I can figure around 595-600 grains
I use woods, and with a 45 lb recurve 700gr +/-. I use 660gr +/- with the 45lb long bow. Love each set up.
My favorite ones average 517 grains.
I don't have a bow over 50# at the moment. I was having a heck of a time trying to get my carbon weight up enough to hunt elk and mule deer it was making tuning a nightmare.
Finally smartened up and went with wood (Doug fir from surewood) now I can shoot a massive variety of weights for target or hunting my current elk set up is a 50# bow with a 575gr arrow.
I'm at 720 plus or minutes a few. Full length Easton full metal jacket with a brass insert and 300 grain head. Shot from a 53@28 Timberghost static tip.
Jake
Jake
Don't think I would want to be in front of that arrow when it hit.
QuoteSo what is your finished arrow weight when shooting a bow somewhere between 40-50#
38# to 44#, 650 to 675 grain woodies.
I'm shooting 43-49# recurves. I've hunted with 414 to 550 grains. I'm going to shoot 420 grains (155 grain single bevel) from 44#s this year; turkey, bear, antelope, and whitetail. (27" Easton Injections with 3, 4" feathers)
I shoot a 40# Acadian Woods longbow and a 48# R/D longbow built by KennyM and I shoot 630 gr. Dougles fur out of both of them with great success. FYI I have a 28" draw.
DJ
642gr total weight. Going to try to get 750gr combo now that hunting season is over. Shooting golt tip velocity 300s with standard inserts and a 300gr fieldpoints or broadhead. I do shoot a 59# black widow psa so it is pretty centershot.
880 grain arrows
55#@28" bow shooting 5575 arrow cut too 29" ,100 grn insert, 175 tip, 620 total weight.
55#@28" bow shooting 5575 arrow cut too 29" ,100 grn insert, 175 tip, 620 total weight.
52#@30", 600gr
Drawing 49#@29 1/2" and shooting a 575 grain arrow.
Easton axis 500s cut 27-5/8" 75grn brass inserts 205 Simmons Safari's 4-4" feathers comes in at 530 grn. 49#@26" fly's great for me with great results on the critters.
Steve Jr
usually right at or around 490-500 grains is where my arrows end up.
Right now I am shooting a 28.75" .500 gt trad with 220 grains up front out of my thunderstick mag and big jim buffalo. The arrow shoots absolutely perfect from both bows.
Shooting gold tip 7595 that weigh in around 685 grains. Measures out to about 29% foc with 285 grain tips and 100 grain inserts plus maybe another 10 grains for the aluminum footings.
Just a fuzz nock high still (about 1/2" tear when shot thru paper) but spine is dead on.
Love how quiet they make my 55# Grizzly and they hit hard!
59@30, drawn to 30.5". 597 gr axis trad.
54# long bow and 500gr arrows. Zip through deer.
66#@27" @800 grains tapered Maple.
This years my longbow set up was 47#s@ my draw, 503 grains total weight
50# @ 28 Bear Super Grizzly pulled to approx. 27. Arrows weighed in at 551 grains. GT 35/55 500 with a Steel Force 300 grain traditional series single bevel broadhead.
400 to 600 grains
DDave
about 11 grs per pound, 580 to 610 54@29
55@30 Toelke Super D. 568 grain arrow. 10.4 gpp
525 from mild r/d longbows 48@27. Shoot through everything. RC
I use the same set up for 6 different bows, all in the 60# range. 648 gr. with 350 up front. All drawn 28".
MAP
I shoot 50 -52 # I don't like much over 500 grains I want an arrow to be a little flatter shooting and I think I get better penetration than when my arrow is slowing way down . I have some compressed forge woods that weight 750 grains and at 20 yards they hit down at the bottom of my target while my carbons and other wood arrow are right in the center. My friend shot acouple and he laughed, said it looked like they ran out of gas about 4 feet from the target.