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Title: arrow selection
Post by: Don Stangeland on October 25, 2011, 10:27:00 PM
I  have  50  pound holm made longbow.   I am shooting at a little  over 27 inch  and 45 pounds ,  29 inch arrow What arrows would shoot the best    out of this bow.  what size and  weight. wood , aluminum or carbon. thanks  for the help
Title: Re: arrow selection
Post by: David Yukon on October 25, 2011, 10:56:00 PM
What do you want to shoot, wood, alu, carbon??
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Post by: Thebear_78 on October 25, 2011, 11:01:00 PM
I'd try some gold tip 35/55 with weight tube and 200 gr points, left 30" long.
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Post by: Stumpkiller on October 25, 2011, 11:02:00 PM
I don't think anybody chooses wood for ultimate performance . . . but I don't know why folks use aluminum or carbon.    :D
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Post by: njloco on October 25, 2011, 11:11:00 PM
I use carbon because of the toughness of them and mostly because I don't have time to make sure the wood arrows are still straight after I shoot them.

But charlie, just for you, I do use traditional carbon so at least they look like wood arrows and I still have the cool factor going on.
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Post by: gonzoso on October 26, 2011, 12:23:00 AM
Use the stu miller calculator and foot your arrows.

Footed tuned carbons are the cats meow!
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Post by: hvyhitter on October 26, 2011, 11:35:00 AM
1916s or 2014s ought to be about right on, 2016s with 190+ total point weight.