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Title: Arrow weight .......
Post by: kibok&ko on August 27, 2007, 11:24:00 AM
Hello

i'm from france and use to shoot a Border Khan of 60 Pounds power with 20/20 legacy and zwyckey or magnus ....... get some nice trophies with that setting but also some pain in my back from a old car accident .....

I sold my khan and baught a Predator td bow in 55 pounds last year and shoot with 2O/18 with magnus broadheads

Even it's a very very smooth bow to draw my back was still painfull and the training session shorter and shorter

Finally i order and just recieved a Tomahawk TD desert fox long bow in 50 pounds ...

I can shoot many more times with this bow without hurting too much my back but the opening season is coming and i have doubt about the weight of the arrow i have to shoot with this bow for "sanglier" (russian boar)or alpine chamois

I'm shooting with carbon arrow 150 for a total weight of 510 grs with zwickey ? do you think is enough ??? do you with this type of setting i can shoot a tri blades broadhead like the woodsman ???

The 20/18 are flying well too for a weight of 540 grs .

Thanks for our help because here everything below 60 pounds is not consider strong enough to kill a big game

K&K
Title: Re: Arrow weight .......
Post by: Hot Hap on August 27, 2007, 11:55:00 AM
I think that you are good to go! Get the grill warmed up. Hap
Title: Re: Arrow weight .......
Post by: BamBooBender on August 27, 2007, 11:59:00 AM
I think you'll be fine with the setup you described.Lot's of folks here shooting boars, deer, and even elk with bows in the mid to high 40# range.

imho you're much better off shooting a bow that you can shoot well, than going up in weight and having problems.
Title: Re: Arrow weight .......
Post by: robslifts on August 27, 2007, 12:28:00 PM
you will be fine I shot through a 300 pd boar with a 125 magnus 2 blade and a cedar arrow.

total weight was about 520  and I was shooting a 50 lb longbow
Title: Re: Arrow weight .......
Post by: insttech1 on August 27, 2007, 01:08:00 PM
I would use that setup with no concerns!!

Good luck this year!
Marc
Title: Re: Arrow weight .......
Post by: kibok&ko on August 27, 2007, 04:29:00 PM
thanks you for your advices ..... one more question do you think that with that set up a Two blades broadhead is a necessity to increase the penetration or a Woodsman wil do quit the same with a better bloodtrail ??????
Title: Re: Arrow weight .......
Post by: Shawn Leonard on August 27, 2007, 06:23:00 PM
A Woodsman would do the job with that set-up. I shoot a Snuffer ouit of my 50-54# bows and arrows from 480-520 grains and would hunt pretty much anything with that. Shawn
Title: Re: Arrow weight .......
Post by: Pinecone on August 27, 2007, 06:55:00 PM
Looks like a good set-up.  Your arrow weight per pound of draw is at least 10 grains, so you should have no problem with penetration under most circumstances.  Good Luck!

Claudia
Title: Re: Arrow weight .......
Post by: woodslinger on August 27, 2007, 07:42:00 PM
You will not have any issues if you put the arrow where it belongs. Let us know how big he is when you get him!