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5 gr

Started by Weekend Warrior, May 28, 2008, 09:56:00 PM

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Weekend Warrior

I shoot 160 gr...I got some 165 gr simmons heads. Will 5 gr make any difference?

This is the first time I seen 165 simmons tree Shark heads. They are HUGE !!!  
 Looks like they would split a deer into..I can't wait to use them this fall   :jumper:

Deadsmple

I don't think it would make any difference at distances less than 30yds.
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rg176bnc

Youll never notice the diff.  If you put all your finished arrows on a grain scale I bet you would find a larger diffrence than that in the heaviest to lightest.  Split'em in two!!

alligatordond

+/- 5 grains is no big deal. For those who shoot wood, +/- 5 grains is about as good as it can get on an arrow. If it does make a noticeable difference then what you are shooting now is just giving you marginal flight at best.
DonD

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LEOPARD

I don't think 5gr will make nay difference....
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Rob DiStefano

QuoteOriginally posted by Weekend Warrior:
I shoot 160 gr...I got some 165 gr simmons heads. Will 5 gr make any difference?

This is the first time I seen 165 simmons tree Shark heads. They are HUGE !!!  
 Looks like they would split a deer into..I can't wait to use them this fall    :jumper:  
Won't mean diddly squat.  Neither will 10 grains.  Heck, after some diligent sharpening you could lose 5 grains.
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Dave Lay

sharpening usually leaves a bigger diffrence that that or glue can weigh that. you wont be able to tell the diffrence at all. for me its closer to about 20 grains to tell any kind of a diffrence and that is usually in how it affects spine
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mike g

I was going to say what Rob said, sharpening will remove 5 grains....
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Sharpster

Have to agree with Dave, from a practical standpoint anything less than 20 grains is really insignificant. If you think of a 600 gr. shaft/head combo, 20 grains is only 3.33% of the total weight. Hardly enough to cause any noticeable variance in flight. JMHO

Ron
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swampbuck

@ 20 yrds the best wheel shooter witha release will not be able to tell 5 grs I dought any stick shooter  even HH could tell
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Roundbelly

In one of the traditional Bowyer's Bibles, Jay Massey has a chapter about arrow making. He said he couldn't tell the difference in arrow weights till the difference was avover 50 grains.

Butch
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