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Title: 11-12 gr. per pound
Post by: mec lineman on March 22, 2015, 12:19:00 PM
How many shoot 11-12 gr. per pound. I got about 3.5 dozen of Beman MFX Classics 500. I use the 75 gr. insert and my heads are 150- 170 gr. Just picked up a nice Timber Ghost that is lighter in draw than what ive been shooting.  would like to keep trajectory close to my other bows.
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Post by: Biathlonman on March 22, 2015, 12:59:00 PM
I shoot at least that.  I like 600ish grain arrows out of 50ish pound bows
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Post by: damascusdave on March 22, 2015, 02:34:00 PM
I sometimes shoot over 15 gpp...all depends on what works

DDave
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Post by: Bjorn on March 22, 2015, 04:03:00 PM
630 and 50# bow. Works great for me.
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Post by: cacciatore on March 22, 2015, 05:27:00 PM
It is what I use in my 57-60#
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Post by: mec lineman on March 22, 2015, 06:30:00 PM
Thanks brothers!
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Post by: Butchie on March 22, 2015, 06:48:00 PM
563 grain arrow from 47# longbow....11.9787 gpp.  
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Post by: Butch Speer on March 22, 2015, 07:57:00 PM
560 from a 44lb. Longbow.
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Post by: slowbowjoe on March 22, 2015, 09:38:00 PM
Usually 11-12gpp for Doug Fir's, 40-48#'s. can get 10-11 with spruce.
So I guess 10-12, mostly around 11.
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Post by: Bowitis on March 22, 2015, 10:19:00 PM
11-12 seems like the perfect combination of speed, trajectory, penetration and noise.  It brings out the good manners in any bow that I have owned.
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Post by: timbermoose on March 22, 2015, 10:44:00 PM
All mine range 12-14gpp. Works for me.
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Post by: Wudstix on March 22, 2015, 11:20:00 PM
Personnally with woods 10-11 is good.  63-67# bows.
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Post by: **DONOTDELETE** on March 22, 2015, 11:24:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Bowitis:
11-12 seems like the perfect combination of speed, trajectory, penetration and noise.  It brings out the good manners in any bow that I have owned.
It's hard to argue with this statement....    :thumbsup:
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Post by: Fletcher on March 22, 2015, 11:41:00 PM
I'm shooting Doug Fir at 570+ from 50@26.  That's about 11.5 gpp.
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Post by: KyStickbow on March 23, 2015, 12:10:00 AM
I shoot a little over 11 gpp...works great for me.
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Post by: LB_hntr on March 23, 2015, 12:45:00 AM
a little over 12 for me. 57# bow 705 grain arrow.
Quite, stable, forgiving and hits hard.
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Post by: Gooserbat on March 23, 2015, 01:22:00 AM
I shoot 610 gr out of a 55# recurve, like me some weigh behind my bh
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Post by: myshootinstinks on March 23, 2015, 08:29:00 AM
For hunting I'm using 650gr out of a 51# bow = 12.75.
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Post by: OregonTom on March 23, 2015, 12:21:00 PM
I am shooting cedar arrows that are 30 inches  with a 125 grain zwickey up front out of a 45# @ 28 recurve.  They weigh from 495 to 511 grains total.  If I calculated right they are 16 grains per inch total
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Post by: Longbow58 on March 23, 2015, 12:40:00 PM
550gr. out of a 50# @29in. bow
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Post by: Tradcat on March 28, 2015, 10:39:00 AM
I shoot 565 grains out of a 54 lb longbow. I tried adding some 1/4" nylon braid cord to the inside of my carbon express heritage 150's to add some extra weight and to quiet things down since switching to 3 fingers under... and WOW ! The noise was gone and the arrows are stealthy quiet and really penetrate. I also noticed how much better they fly in windy conditions too. I have no idea how much extra weight that I've added to the arrow, and really don't care since this setup will be used only for hunting in Missouri this fall at distances of less than 20 yards.
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Post by: ron w on March 28, 2015, 11:19:00 AM
525 gr from a 46# bow ........ 11.4 seems to be the right set up for me.
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Post by: cahaba on March 28, 2015, 12:17:00 PM
550 gr from a 50# bow.