Ok, I have my 55lb recurve shooting 2020's with a 150gr two blade magnus perfect.
I have always hunted with carbon and not sure what to expect from aluminum on them tough ole pigs. Shot around a 525gr carbon on hogs befroe and never had any problems with pass thrus.

What do yall think about a 593gr aluminum and hogs?

you will have to pick up your arrow on the other side if you hit very well.  Good luck.

oh, and watch out for that beefy plate on their side.

You'll have no problem. I have had excellent results with a 50# Hill longbow and 2018 arrows weighing around 550 grains.

If you know the vitals on a hog you should have no problem.  http://www.texasboars.com/anatomy.html

I guess it's not just me.  I still like aluminim arrows.  But then again, I like carbon and wood too.  I'm currently shooting wood shafts....I guess I just like them all.

Should work great.


Bill

Last one I killed was with an alum (2213), and all he did when I double lunged him was run 50 yards & die...

These pigs have really heavy shields, I've killed some with shields close to 3in thick.
My carbons always got full pnetration, but not always a pass thru.
Just wonder on the ones that didn't pass thru how aluminum would have done.
Guess I just have to shoot one to find out...hopefully within the next week or so.

Aluminum does everything carbons will do with a lot less hassle. So do woods.

QuoteOriginally posted by Mike Gibbs:
Aluminum does everything carbons will do with a lot less hassle.

Amen, brother.    

Far easier to get adequate weight w/o a lot of fiddling, tune, fletch, and far, far easier to tune broadheads on...

Thats why I am going to them.
Tired of finicky carbons. Everytime I get a set tuned they quit making that particular arrow.  

Should work fine, just hit the sweet spot.

Aluminum is a relatively soft metal and chemically "donates" atoms fairly easily.  If this donated aluminum gets into the pigs circulatory system, it can be very harmful to their health.  8^)

Last time I used an aluminum arrow on a pig, he ran thru the brush and the arrow just laid over and broke off. I find my wood arrows a tad tuffer in that department.

Good one Dick!

Unless I'm mmmmmmissing something here, the material doesn't matter but the total weight does. I promise that pig won't care if it's aluminum or graphite :-)

QuoteOriginally posted by Biggie Hoffman:
... I promise that pig won't care if it's aluminum or graphite :-)

... or wood or glass or ... ?  :D