If you shoot lightweight bows, what does your arrow weigh?

TxAg · October 16, 2013, 10:15:00 PM

I'm not trying to stir the pot, I promise. I know all the arguments for one versus the other....not looking for discussion on that. Just curious how much your arrow weighs when pulling around mid 40s

WildmanSC · October 16, 2013, 10:17:00 PM

I try to get mine at 9 GPP, no matter what my draw weight is. That would be 405 gr for a 45# bow.

Bill

RIng · October 16, 2013, 10:18:00 PM

45-50lb. at 28" arrow 490-500gr.

macbow · October 16, 2013, 10:19:00 PM

Shooting between 47 and 50 pounds arrows are 530 grains.

I think as you go down in draw weight more GPI are a benefit.

Wannabe1 · October 16, 2013, 10:20:00 PM

I'm pulling my Howard Hill Red Hawk at about 46#'s and my AD Trad Lites, cut 29.5" b.o.p. tipped with 165gr tip are weighing in at 480 - 485grs. Not sure what that is in gpp.

awbowman · October 16, 2013, 10:24:00 PM

47#s, 500 g total weight carbon, 589g total weight Douglas fir

Friend · October 16, 2013, 10:54:00 PM

For whitetails - my own personal comfort level utilizing a 2 blade BH @ 45#'s starts at just under ~11 gpp.

Fletcher · October 16, 2013, 10:57:00 PM

I've found 11-12 gpp, with a 500 gr hunting arrow minimum, to work well for me. It's quiet, shoots nicely and has a reasonable trajectory.

VictoryHunter · October 16, 2013, 10:59:00 PM

I shoot a 44# bow and my arrows come out right at 440 grains or 10gpi.

October 16, 2013, 11:08:00 PM

I shoot just a bit higher DW than you are asking about but I always strive for 10gpp when I am seting up arrows for a new bow. That being said, correct tuning is most important to me, so if they tune in a little less or a little more than 10gpp, I'm not too worried about it. My current draw weight is 50# at my 29.5" DL and my arrows weigh in at 530gr. If I had to drop draw weight I would probably try to get to 10+gpp.

Bisch

Gen273 · October 16, 2013, 11:11:00 PM

I shoot 10-11 GPP, and I shoot bows between 50-55#

Crash · October 16, 2013, 11:34:00 PM

41 pounds and shooting 550 grain cedars. I like heavy arrows.

BWD · October 16, 2013, 11:48:00 PM

Shooting low 40s, arrows weigh in at 485 to 520grs. depending on which set of arrows I choose to shoot.

yth-mnstr · October 17, 2013, 12:01:00 AM

47#'s and 700gr arrow last year. This year's arrow weighs in at 600gr. We will see, but those 700's wrecked a few big pigs.

mcgroundstalker · October 17, 2013, 03:23:00 AM

My draw weight is 44-45# @ 26"... For deer hunting, 3D and just about anything else it's 550 grains w/ 2016's and 525 grains +/- on woodies.

... mike ...

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slowbowjoe · October 17, 2013, 03:23:00 AM

Currently shooting 440-445 grains, which come in at 10gpp for me, and shoot fast and flat. I need to shoot sitka spruce to get that weight. The spruce don't seem to hold up well for roving though, so have mostly shot doug fir, and will go back to those, which come out around 470 grains, around 10.5- 11gpp. That's the lightest I can get with the (parallel) fir. May try them tapered, which would bring me back down to around 10gpp. I find the difference noticeable, but have more confidence with the fir, and the trajectory is still reasonable.

pitbull · October 17, 2013, 04:40:00 AM

11-13 gpp. depending on which arrow set-up I use.

Cecil · October 17, 2013, 04:54:00 AM

I shoot 440 = 480 on my bow that is 41#

RC · October 17, 2013, 05:47:00 AM

525-560

Rob DiStefano · October 17, 2013, 06:03:00 AM

there are no pat, universal, cookie cutter "absolute" answers to these kinda questions. trad bowhunting is a personal thing, thankfully.

use the heaviest arrow, with the sharpest broadhead, that produces the best arrow flight and most consistent grouping *in the field* for a specific bow's holding weight that's commensurate for a specific game type hunted at a specific distance range.

"yeah, but what arrow weight?" - personal selection as it applies to the above statement, with your personal testing.