Arrow help?

Keb · March 26, 2013, 07:34:00 PM

Got a 40lb recuve cut past enter, 40 at my draw. 10 strand string. Been shootin wood, gonna try carbon. Got 2 gold tip, trad 15/35 cut to 28.75, standard inset 145 grain point.

I draw 27, paper tunes bullet holes. I at shot much till Friday. Does that shaft sound weak.

Shawn Leonard · March 26, 2013, 07:39:00 PM

Nope not at all, you may even be able to go up to 175 grain point weight!! I would say 175 will even be better. Shawn

Keb · March 26, 2013, 08:18:00 PM

Thanx, slowly recovering from shoulder surgery, don't want to get buck wild shooting yet.

May cut them to 28 and see what they do.

JamesKerr · March 26, 2013, 08:54:00 PM

Correct me if i am wrong but a 15/35 is a 600 spine shaft. With that point weight you should be close. If it were me though I would use a long 500 spine shaft with more point weight

Shawn Leonard · March 26, 2013, 09:04:00 PM

Most guys do not want 4"s of arrow hanging past front of the bow though and you will be over 8gpp. if you go to 175 grain head. Shawn

Keb · March 27, 2013, 07:38:00 AM

I had some 500s at one point, they just never shot right even heavy points. I then switched to wood.

The 15/35 weighs 410 grains with the 145 point, so I am a touch over 10gp. Which I am happy with.

Shawn Leonard · March 27, 2013, 08:42:00 AM

What shafts are they? That seems heavy for 15/35s! I am shooting 35/55 with 190 IP front and they weigh only 450. Shawn

Keb · March 27, 2013, 09:27:00 AM

Gold Tip, trad arrows, maybe my scale is off.

bearsfeet · March 27, 2013, 09:48:00 AM

QuoteOriginally posted by Keb:
Gold Tip, trad arrows, maybe my scale is off.

I would think it may be off. I just checked the specs on the GT trads. The 15/35 is 7.6 gr/" so that x 28.75 = 218 + 145 tip = 363 + your nock, standard insert and feathers you might be around 380? Still that's plenty GPP for your 40lb bow so as long as its tunning good like you say I would call it good!

Shawn Leonard · March 27, 2013, 07:21:00 PM

Yup, plenty of weight and if they shoot good be done with it! Shawn

JamesKerr · March 27, 2013, 07:46:00 PM

That is plenty of weight for whitetails and the like. I myself like a heavier arrow so I do usually end up with a stiffer spine arrow at around 30" with around 250-300 grains up front.

Keb · March 28, 2013, 08:05:00 PM

So I went out and did some tuning, the 15/35 flew ok, my wood flew much better.

I had 35/40 and 40/45 spine. To my surprise the 35/40 shot the best. They are both 28" 100 grain point.

I'm shooting a talltines w/ 10 strand sbd string, seems very stange. I'm gonna stick with wood, but the spine has me confused.