I have a bow 45@28 my draw is 29 ½. I need help in choosing an arrow. My need is that I would like to do 3D shoots as well and use it for hunting. I would also like them to have some longevity. I am very new to Trad and think the advise I will get here is so much more better than my local store.
I shoot big jims gold tip traditional blemz they are super cheap but the quailty has been awesome! the only two that have broke are from a hog rollin on it and a robin hood :banghead: .. Correct me if im wrong gentlemen but i bet you could get 3555s to fly pretty good for your setup..
you can try beman mfx 600s or 500s, the 500s will probably be the ticket
I would shoot Beman MFX Classic 500's with a 100 grain brass insert. (@29" they weigh 525 grains with 125 grain point).
beman ics bowhunter 500.
Gold Tip 1535s are .600 spine. I suggest a 145-175 gr point and do not cut the shafts, leave them the full length. Big Jim has the blems at a very good price.
There is a lot of missing info. Type of bow, bowstring material, length of arrow, strike plate position, etc.
If the bow is a recurve, if the bow has a B50 dacron bowstring, if the arrow is fletched with 3, 5" feathers, if the BOP (back of point) arrow is 30 1/2" long, if the strike plate position is at "0" and if you want to try an aluminum arrow.....you might want to try an Easton Camo Hunter 2215 arrow with a 145 grain point weight. It'll give you a 535 grain arrow with the arrow having a GPP (grains per pound) of around 10.90 with an FOC of 13.6%. I'd be guessing on speed, but it should be around 170 fps.
Fine tune by lowering or raising the brace height depending on where your brace height is initially set.
Thought I would add a little more by substituting a 12 strand fast flight bowstring and keeping everything else the same with the regards to the 2215 arrow as long as the bow can handle a fast flight bowstring.
You could then use a 125 grain point weight which means you'd be shooting a 515 grain arrow with a GPP (grains per pound) of around 10.50 with an FOC of 12.1%, but the speed would go up to around 180 fps.
QuoteOriginally posted by BowMIke:
I would shoot Beman MFX Classic 500's with a 100 grain brass insert. (@29" they weigh 525 grains with 125 grain point).
What he said, exactly.
If you are going to do this I would like to save you about a year that I spent messing around with different shafts. spines ....
Real simple if you are going to go trad, go with Wooden arrrows. Go with a stiffer spine of 60-65
J
That is just what I found is best.
sorry
it is a timberhawk bow
62" and it is a T/D.
I will have to find out what type of string.
The shelf will be leather.