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Title: am i shooting enough weight
Post by: stevewills on September 20, 2011, 11:36:00 AM
i am shooting a 62 inch pma2,59@29 i draw 29..im shooting easton st.epic 340 cut to 30 with 220 grain muzzy phantoms..total weight is 560 grains.arrows are flying like,well arrows,nice and flat and blows thew the 10 3d targets in my back yard...is it enought gpp 9.49..is it enough for elk,whitetail,or whatever else i can dream of..
Title: Re: am i shooting enough weight
Post by: huntnmuleys on September 20, 2011, 11:41:00 AM
i think youll do fine with that setup.  no expert here, but my setup is similar percentage wise...
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Post by: KodiakMag on September 20, 2011, 11:41:00 AM
Dream of...probably not cape or elephants but, for whitetail and elk and most other animals on the planet you're fine.
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Post by: JamesKerr on September 20, 2011, 11:58:00 AM
I would say you are fine for any animal you can shoot at, except those like the cape buffalo or elephant.
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Post by: Rob DiStefano on September 20, 2011, 01:09:00 PM
preamble - choose and use an appropriate holding weight stick bow that's apropos for the critters yer hunting.

now with that correct holding weight stick bow, here's my minimum criteria for anyone's hunting stick bow arrow ...

9gpp, consistent accuracy at sane hunting distances, great flight, uber sharp coc broadhead.  

looks like yer good to go ...    :thumbsup:
Title: Re: am i shooting enough weight
Post by: rolltidehunter on September 20, 2011, 01:25:00 PM
yes! more than enough. i shot a bull elk this year with a BW recurve pulling 53 lbs at my short draw 26 inches. i had a 550 grain arrow. i burried the arrow up to the fletchings. he ran 200 yards.

that is plenty of power stroke to kill anything in North America
Title: Re: am i shooting enough weight
Post by: stevewills on September 20, 2011, 02:16:00 PM
last year i shot 720 grains..wasnt impressed with the arrow drop,but all the deer i shot never went over 45 yds.
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Post by: Bowwild on September 20, 2011, 02:19:00 PM
LLAD!

Lord Love a Duck!  I'm confident with a lot less.
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Post by: LV2HUNT on September 20, 2011, 02:29:00 PM
Easily for any of those.
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Post by: KentuckyTJ on September 20, 2011, 02:58:00 PM
Great setup go get 'em.