Just curious how heavy of an arrow you all shoot for turkeys. Let me know what your set up is. I'm trying to put together a good arrow for turkey this spring
Sitka spruce, with 160 gr Snuffers...545 grains.
CE heritage 150's, 125 steel force, with 100 gr. brass inserts....515 grains
I always shoot exactly what i'm shooting for deer season. No sense switching everything up and learning the new trajectories. so the answer for me is 588grains
Victory HV 350 shafts (6.7 gpi)
28.5 " long
100 grain insert
300 grain Big Jim BH
32.4% Ultra-EFOC
608 gn - total wt. (Just above the turkey bone threshold- LOL!)
I am with Skipmaster1. I shoot the exact same thing I use for deer.
I use a full length Goldtip 5575. I fletch with 3, 5.5 inch high-back trad cut feathers. My broadheads are MA-IIs (125 grain) with 25 grain inserts for a 150 grains total.
I suppose the whole arrow weighs in at around 550-575 grains.
I don't see how you would need a special arrow just for turkeys, or even a particular broadhead. Use what you shoot with the most accuracy and make sure they are sharp and you will do fine.
Good luck!
OkKeith
Same as my deer and elk arrows, 584 grains.
Same for me too, 640-680gr depending on what shafting im shooting!
I shoot what tunes the best. For me its around 10 gpp. 580 grains.
745 grains
I use the same arrows for turkeys that I use for deer/elk. I shoot for 10gr/lb give or take. Two blade heads.
I try to have one arrow setup per bow.
Robertson 60# is Beman MFX 340's @ 620gr.
60# TD longbow is 11/32 doug fir 70-75# @ approx 600-630gr.
Super Kodiak 50#@28 shoots Carbon tech 55-70# that weigh 520gr
My 48# longbow breaks the philosophy with 11/32 60-65# maples that weigh 720gr. Need to get some more woodies made up in the 10gr/lb range.
I usually play with all of them, but come July/August, I pick the bow I am going to hunt with and dedicate practice solely to that bow/arrow set up.
Victory HV 350 shafts (6.7 gpi)
28.5 " long
100 grain insert
300 grain Big Jim BH
32.4% Ultra-EFOC
608 gn - total wt. (Just above the turkey bone threshold- LOL!)
That a awsome setup Scott
Easton Acc 390 Snuffer weighted to 225gr. Total 525gr
Thanks for the info. My uncle gave me an older shakespeare recurve, and I was just wondering what everyone else was shooting. I usually just shoot my deer/elk setup, but I on't have one for this bow. Thanks again.
For turkeys I use the same arrow setup I use for deer, elk, moose, et cetera, a 500-grain carbon tipped with a 125-grain 2-blade head.
My second choice set-up that shoots nicely and should work well is as follows.
Victory HV 350 shafts (6.7 gpi)
29.6 " long
50 grain insert
300 grain Big Jim BH
31.1% Ultra-EFOC
550 gn - total wt.
Yup, same for turkey as deer. I've actually had arrows bounce off of a turkey; but never a deer. They may be just birds but to me they are a lot harder to kill. Deer don't fly away!
Same arrow as for elk, same broadhead as for elk.
10.6 gpp
yep the same as my deer and elk arrow 835gn out of my 84# longbow lol