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Title: Given the option, would you...
Post by: ZIP-R on December 17, 2007, 09:48:00 PM
Shoot a heavy, heavy arrow, or just a heavy arrow?

45#@28" draw 29.5 Kodiak Hunter (RH). Shoots 2117's cut 32" w/175gr up front real nice. Shoots the same with 2018's cut 31" w/145 up front. Bare shafts hit with fletched, bare shaft nock a little high, and to the left. The bow is a whitetail rig, and of course lots of practice playing around.

I know the 2117's will probably give more reliable penetration, but the 2018's should shoot flatter.

B
Title: Re: Given the option, would you...
Post by: GameGetter on December 17, 2007, 10:28:00 PM
Either one will work well for deer. I think I would go with the 2018's. Faster and I like the smaller diemeter
Title: Re: Given the option, would you...
Post by: loco_cacahuate on December 17, 2007, 10:31:00 PM
I shoot 2018's out of my 52# LB, fly great and had a pass thru shot this year.
Title: Re: Given the option, would you...
Post by: DeerSpotter on December 18, 2007, 08:03:00 AM
I shoot a Turkey Creek Longbow

43 # @ 29" 63AMO, I use Axis 500 with 125 G stinger Broadhead upfront, 5 in. feathers three fletch 428 G total arrow weight 189 fps.

They penetrate into a Block Target eight to 10 in. I find the Axis arrows are very high penetrating, very true to flight.  Didn't have any trouble tuning the arrow to the bow.

Carl