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Title: too stiff arrows?
Post by: tomh on February 14, 2008, 07:31:00 PM
I have some leftover full length PSE carbon 300 arrows. Just looking for some opinions as to how heavy a tip I would need to make them shoot from a 45 or a 55 # longbow. Or is it a lost cause? I gathered from the chart that I might have an easier time making them shoot from the 55# bow.
Title: Re: too stiff arrows?
Post by: The Whittler on February 14, 2008, 08:09:00 PM
The 300 PSE is like a 5575.

I don't think it will shoot out of the 45# bow. The 55# bow, if the arrow is long enough for you to bare shaft. Good luck.

Alan
Title: Re: too stiff arrows?
Post by: JRY309 on February 14, 2008, 10:56:00 PM
PSE carbon 300 have a spine of .359 and 8.6 gpi which would make a fairly stiff shaft.I would start at full length and tune from there.With a longbow it might not tune to the 55# bow.I find with most longbows not cut to center a lighter spine carbon seems easier to tune to them,like a 35/55 GT with around a .500 spine.But you never no for sure until you try them,but start at full length.
Title: Re: too stiff arrows?
Post by: SOS on February 14, 2008, 10:58:00 PM
If it's like a 5575, full length (32") with 250 or so grains on the front ought to put you in the ball park for the 55#.  Full length with 350 might be as close as you can for the 45#
Title: Re: too stiff arrows?
Post by: tomh on February 15, 2008, 12:52:00 AM
Yeah I had these arrows from my retired 70# compound. I figured they might not fly too good from the 45# longbow, but I am going to try to get them tuned for the 55#. I am a cheapskate! and they are new and unused, so I figure I will just go heavy on the tips and see what happens.
Title: Re: too stiff arrows?
Post by: ISP 5353 on February 15, 2008, 03:04:00 PM
Put a lot of weight up front.  A 55/75 is .400 and yours are stiffer than that.   Good luck though.
Title: Re: too stiff arrows?
Post by: Richard in OK on February 15, 2008, 04:50:00 PM
55/75 GTs fly well out of my 46# longbow. 30" long, 100gr. brass insert, 125g. Magnus II. Give it a try.