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Title: Over Shafting arrow to gain weight?
Post by: Pettit877 on March 06, 2012, 06:58:00 PM
Just wondering if anyone over shafts them selfs and adds more weight up front to get correct arrow fight aswell as creating a heavyer toatal  arrow weight.

Eric
Title: Re: Over Shafting arrow to gain weight?
Post by: Biathlonman on March 06, 2012, 07:09:00 PM
Yep.  Shooting 400 spine with 300 up front to get my weight up out of a 50 lbs. Bow.
Title: Re: Over Shafting arrow to gain weight?
Post by: Guru on March 06, 2012, 07:15:00 PM
It's very common now to do this with Carbons.

Some folks are doing it with Alum. and woodies as well.
Title: Re: Over Shafting arrow to gain weight?
Post by: JamesKerr on March 06, 2012, 08:28:00 PM
I shoot a 400 spine carbon cut to 29.5" with 275 grains out front from a 55# d/r longbow.
Title: Re: Over Shafting arrow to gain weight?
Post by: Rustic on March 06, 2012, 09:18:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Pettit877:
Just wondering if anyone over shafts them selfs and adds more weight up front to get correct arrow fight aswell as creating a heavyer toatal  arrow weight.

Eric
Yep, full length 400 spine GT5575s, 225gr tip, 100gr brass insert and 3 X 4" RW feathers. FOC is approx 21%. I like this set up.
Title: Re: Over Shafting arrow to gain weight?
Post by: old_goat2 on March 06, 2012, 09:38:00 PM
most everybody that hunts here as opposed to just target shooting does that. I pretty much have too, I have such a long draw length that I need the stiffer spine then have to front load the hell out of it to fly right and have a decent FOC. I primarily do it with 100gr brass inserts and then 125gr heads, I could just shoot heavy heads and use regular inserts, but like the vast assortment of 125gr heads on the market including bullheads for turkeys.