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Title: hunting gpp?
Post by: sticks&stringz on March 05, 2016, 06:15:00 PM
what is your arrow weight and bow poundage? whats your foc? im probably going to buy some aluminum arrows for hunting and im trying to decide on what size i want.
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Post by: jt85 on March 05, 2016, 06:22:00 PM
Somewhere around 495 grains out of my 49-50 pound bows.
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Post by: newhouse114 on March 05, 2016, 06:34:00 PM
I shoot a 60 lb long bow. My woodies are an 80 lb spine 32 inch doug fir shaft with a 190 gr cutthroat BH. Total weight about 650gr. My carbons are a 32 inch GT 7595 with a 150 gr point adapter with a 200 gr Grizzly Kodiak BH. Total weight around 750 gr.
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Post by: Biathlonman on March 05, 2016, 06:39:00 PM
I like about a 600 grain arrow off a low 50s pound bow.
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Post by: Possumjon on March 05, 2016, 06:46:00 PM
Last year was carbon express heritage 150 shafts at 29 inches with 200 gr cutthroat broadheads out of a 45 pound 59 kodiak, total arrow weight of 525. This year will be a 46 pound wesley special with a 470 grain arrow, 250 grain cutthroat broadheads
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Post by: Curtis Haden on March 05, 2016, 07:46:00 PM
This will be my first year hunting with a low(er) weight bow. I'm shooting a 42@28 Super Shrew, and settled on 29" Gold Tip Traditional 600's, with a 6" wrap, 4x4" feathers, 50 gr insert, and a 150 gr broadhead. Weigh out at 460 grs / 10.9 gpp / around 20% foc / & about 32.5 lbs ke (or whatever its called) -- All the math according to Stu's calc.

They fly great and I'm shooting as accurately as I ever have. Just did some broadhead testing tonight, and very happy. We'll see how the deers like them here in about 6 months.     :)
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Post by: on March 05, 2016, 08:16:00 PM
Just over 10gpp for me off my 50# bows.

Bisch
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Post by: Producer on March 05, 2016, 11:31:00 PM
I like 9gpp for 3-D a little more if I was hunting
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Post by: KyStickbow on March 05, 2016, 11:56:00 PM
Im at 11 gpp....40# bow and a 440 grain aluminum shaft.
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Post by: Friend on March 06, 2016, 05:14:00 AM
For deer and turkeys...perfer 11+ gpp...25+% EFOC...2 blade BH's @ 45#'s at my draw length.
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Post by: JEFF B on March 06, 2016, 05:51:00 AM
oh about 450-500 grain all up  shooting river cane out of my horse bow  with knapped heads at #50 at my draw of 27''
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Post by: ALDO on March 06, 2016, 08:16:00 AM
50# @ 26" longbow.  520 grain carbon arrow with FOC of 27.5%
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Post by: michaelschwister on March 06, 2016, 09:05:00 AM
for glass lam bows around 65# and 650 grain arrows, for osage selfbows around 60# and 675 grain arrows
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Post by: CoachBGriff on March 06, 2016, 09:32:00 AM
I'm shooting about 530 grains out of a 55 lb. bow.
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Post by: Butchie on March 06, 2016, 09:42:00 AM
563 grains from 47# longbow.
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Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on March 06, 2016, 09:45:00 AM
Usually my arrows fall into 550-700 Grains.  My hunting bow is 55 lbs.

I dont really pay attention to GPP as long as its over 9.  I never figured out FOC because frankly, its irrelevant if my arrows are flying good.
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Post by: ISP 5353 on March 06, 2016, 10:30:00 AM
Shooting 54 pounds at 30'.  Arrows are 488grs, so right around 9gr per pound of draw weight.  Plenty for whitetails in the Midwest.
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Post by: beaunaro on March 06, 2016, 02:47:00 PM
570 grns

53# longbow
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Post by: RC on March 06, 2016, 04:20:00 PM
525 from 47 lbs. RC
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Post by: dnovo on March 06, 2016, 04:37:00 PM
550-695 from 53# longbow
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Post by: screamin on March 06, 2016, 07:16:00 PM
665 from 53@29 recurve
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Post by: monterey on March 06, 2016, 07:25:00 PM
650 to 675 from a 44# ASL around 18 to 19 FOC.
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Post by: ishoot4thrills on March 06, 2016, 07:58:00 PM
Check my signature below........
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Post by: Bluefeather on March 06, 2016, 08:32:00 PM
My hunting bows are 50#-52# at 30" and I personally prefer around 12 GPI so my arrows are about 600gr including 200gr heads.
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Post by: A Lex on March 10, 2016, 09:28:00 PM
875 to 1000+ grains from a 75# Blackwidow longbow

Lex
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Post by: Gdpolk on March 10, 2016, 09:48:00 PM
10.7 gpp

specs are in my signature
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Post by: Michael Arnette on March 10, 2016, 10:46:00 PM
I shoot 55-60 pound bows and really like the 9.5ish gpp weight or around 500-525 grain arrow. 2117 would be a good shaft for your set up
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Post by: Bob Morrison on March 11, 2016, 09:20:00 AM
42-45# @26" 12gpp 300gr up front, bloodline 480.
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Post by: daveycrockett on March 11, 2016, 07:53:00 PM
475 gr. at 50#.
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Post by: the rifleman on March 11, 2016, 08:31:00 PM
490 grs total from my 42 pound whip.  I can tell you that very sharp Grizzlies and this set up work great on our Ohio white tails.
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Post by: Phillip Fields on March 13, 2016, 07:20:00 AM
548 grains out of a 49# at 28" A&H ACS. 11.2 gpp
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Post by: frassettor on March 13, 2016, 07:23:00 AM
785 gr from 58# bows
A shave over 13 GPP