I have been shooting carbon Bemen 500 since I changed from alum xx75 1916. They are good shooting arrows and what I like is they are either good or broke. I have seem a lot of talk about adding weight to the shaft to get them in the range of 500 + to increase the punch tru. Well be retired on a fixed income and being cheap. I have added a 2 inch 10/22 alum screw with head cut off and then filled the length of the arrow with 1/8 inch poly rope. The end result is the arrow now weight is 556 grains. They still seem to fly like darts.
I have 3 sets of BH's that I have used in the past they are 125 gr, one is two blade, one set is 3 blade and one is 2 blade but has the small bleeder blades. I shot all into a BH block and they all fly well out of the bow, should I go with just the 2 blade for increased penertation, or the BH that will give me the biggest hole for bled out ??? or wil I get just about the same punch thru based on the weight of the arrow ????
SOB
Well everone has there own ideas of course.Mine is pretty simple..the biggest broadhead I can get out the other side on a consitant basis is always best.To me shooting a small broadhead instead of a larger one if my setup is capable of using the larger one as well is crazy. ;) Shooting a two blade if I could put a 4 blade through the same critter..again crazy.Bigger holes mean more blood,more damage and more recoverys.Most times when we blow a shot it is because the animal moves forward and we hit a little too far back.That is when the big blade pays for itself. jmo
I shoot in my yard most of the time because it is nice but I shoot at three other ranges in my area. All three public ranges have pieces of carbon arrows laying around. I have one set of carbon express heritage and don't shoot them much because I am cheap. When I robin hooded one. It's still as broke as the aluminum one that it happens to or the are lost in the field but they cost a lot more.
This year I started shooting Easton Blues (XX75)and they seem to be a fine arrow. I first bought them for practice in the same size I hunt with to save my hunting arrows. I can't tell any difference and if your on a budget, the blue color at 31.99 a dozen don't seem hard to live with. They do come in 1916 and 2016.
Mike Lee.
I'm with James.
Careful with the rope/chord. It will bunch up at the point end of the shaft eventually leaving you with a very different FOC. It will also be very difficult to remove.
I am biased in regards to big holes and faster/easier blood trails. I would go with multiblade heads.
You know my Bear Razorheads cut a pretty big hole, in and out. Of course I'm partial to them, like an old hunting buddy. No need to fix something that works so well.
Big holes, short blood trails.
Ron LaClair turned me on to the great big Ace Super Express heads last year. On the end of a Carbonwood 3000 they made one helluva hole in the doe I shot at ShrewHaven. It looked like a hatchet went through her. When shooting carbons, I'm a big believer in lots of wieght up front.
Whatever you have confidence in - sharp in the right place.
J