went an weighed my hunting arrows and they came in right at 712 grains,shooting them out of a bw pma2 60 lbs.at my draw came out to 11.86 gpp.and all i hunt is turkeys and whitetails so far,is it too much.these arrows shoot flat to 30 then drop out quick,but i dont shoot past 30 yds anyways......
If you can hit what you're aiming at ... they're not too heavy.
most of my cane arrows wiegh in around 750gr. it's hard to stop a heavy arrow.
Shooting a 50# bow at My draw, Arrows are 765 -795 grn total weight.. So I will say Not at all
I like my arrows heavy, but my women light.
You'll have good arrow penetration.
God bless.
No, heavy and accurate is good.
I shoot 750 grain Heritage shafts with my setups listed below..no problems..go for it :thumbsup:
I practice at 10, 15 and 20 yards. My shots at live game are usually between 12-17 yards. I look at it this way. If there is very little drop in trajectory between 10 and 20 yards, then the arrows are not too heavy.
Sound good to me.
My 750 gr arrows out of my selfbow do the job out to 25 (two antelope to prove it), so if you are getting flat to 30 more power to you.
QuoteOriginally posted by Night Wing:
If there is very little drop in trajectory between 10 and 20 yards, then the arrows are not too heavy.
What he said!
More then I would shoot.
You already answered your own combustion.
i was talking to ray hammond and he said he shoots 850 grains out of a 65 lbs.bow
I'm shooting 775gr off a 55# long bow. Makes a nice thud.
Make for a hard hitting quiet bow.good luck
No
Heavy arrows work very well, quiet bow and great penetration.
I like arrows matched to bows at about 12 gr. per lb. of Bow weight. Yours are very close to this. Arrows at this weight have enough speed and pack a big punch. My rig is 51# at my draw and my arrows weigh 605 grains.
R.W.
Makes for one heavy quiver. I prefer 450-550 grains and I hunt the same game you do. Similar bow specs.
Nah...not too heavy if they fly great and you like the trajectory....not too heavy at all. IMO
I shoot arrows from 709-715 grs out of bows 50-55#.I initially worked up the first bunch for a moose hunt and found that whatever trajectory difference there was,was negligible out to 25 yds..Maybe the mind just calculates it but I liked them so well I worked up similar weights for my favorite hunting bows.I don't like the idea of switching back and forth and having different setups for elk etc vs deer and antelope.That is where my mind doesn't work well.So I use the heavy arrows and all the bows have the same trajectory,I'm used to it and I don't have to switch bows and arrows if I go after bigger game.
I have a 30" draw length and shoot 32" BOP arrows. These two factors let me shoot very heavy grains per pound (GPP) aluminum arrows out of my two low poundage bows. Since I don't take any shots over 20 yards and basically wait for a 12-17 yard shot, I've found there is very little drop in trajectory from 10 to 20 yards with the arrows that I shoot out of both bows.
712 is just a number and no reason top sweat numbers. ;) If you like them they are good to go. :)
I've got 670grs out of a 54# bow.IA little heavier than what I like but they do wallop the target.
Sounds real good to me. Its probably enough for cape buffalo!!!!!!! Frank
Mine are 780 out of a 60# longbow. They bare shaft out to 40 yards and hit hard.
Mine are 708-714 with a 50lb bow, there is a little drop compared to my lighter cedar arrows but im giving them a try this season.