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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: willhunting on October 20, 2022, 03:16:40 PM
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Hi
I want to use my 43 lb Satori for deer hunting this year and want to use an Easton carbon legacy in a 500 spine, cut at 29.75, 50 gr. Insert and 125 gr. Magnus buzzcut broadhead. Total weight 443 grains
Is it too light?
Also I have some carbon legacy in a400 spine, cut at 31 and 75 gr. Brass insert and same broadhead. Total weight 515 grains
Both seems to fly well….
Thanks
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Both should work. I would lean towards the heavier option as long as it flies well. Inside normal trad distance heavier is not a issue.
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Personally, I would prefer the 443 grain option. Assuming you are drawing 43#, it is just over 10 gpp, which should be plenty. As with any arrow, everything depends on where you put it.
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I agree with McDave. I don't hunt anything bigger than whitetail, so can only offer my experience on that. I started out w arrows close to 500grs out of 40# ish bows and they worked just fine on deer. But at 3d the trajectory was a lot to deal with on the 30yd targets. I like to shoot 3d w the same set up I hunt w. When I began using lighter arrows-_ 10gpp I found no difference in penetration compared to the heavier arrows. So I stick w arrows in the 10-11 gpp range and enjoy the flatter trajectory.
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30 yards is a long shot in the hunting woods, especially for what I assume is a newer hunter. I tend to think things are further away then they really are when I'm hunting, so I'm not so sure a heavier arrow is bad idea.
This is of course subjective, and deepened on the shooter. I would err towards a heavier arrow, but I don't think it would make a great deal of difference.