13-14 GPP

[BUCKY]

Anybody shoot 13-14 gpp? I shoot 13.5 and 14. My bows are very quiet. My hunting distance is 15 yds. Anybody else?

[Orion]

I'm starting to shoot 13-14 gpp.  I shoot Sweetland forgewoods a lot for hunting, but have had to drop down in bow weight over the years.  Luckily, most of those arrows still shoot fine out of my lighter bows, but it has upped the gpp to around 13-14 gpp.  I usually don't shoot much beyond 15 yards at critters, but would given the right opportunity. 

[BUCKY]

Orion what are your bow weights?

[LoneRanger]

I’ve been at 13.3 grains per pound for four years now. 730 grain total arrow weight out of 55 pounds. Interestingly, it isn’t quite where I set out to be, but where I ended up after bare shaft tuning. I like them, as evident by the fact that I’ve shot them for four consecutive years now with no intent on changing. I do wish I had a flatter trajectory, though. It would help with instinctive shooting at further distances.

[Adirondack Bowman]

Bucky what are your bow weights ?

[BUCKY]

38 and 40. 530 gr and 560gr. GT warrior and trad. 300 up front. Two Kanati longbows

[Orion]

Low 40s -- 42-43#. Some of the forgewoods reach 15 gpp. I also shoot skinny carbons at 11-12 gpp.  Not much difference at 15 yards, but becomes progressively more noticeable after that.  Not a big deal to adjust my aim accordingly.   

[Trond]

Close, but not all the way. Shooting 12 gpp out of a Sasquatch Hybrid from Bigfoot Bows 44# @44» No bowhunting here, but works just fine. GT trad Classics with 125 gn points.

[Friend]

Hunted with 13 gpp on 66 hunts last deer season.

Bow: TG TGX 50@28
Arrow: BE Carnivore 350, 150 gn insert, 250 gn VPA Single Bevel…13gpp…654 gn total

[Maclean]

I shoot 13.2 gpp for elk with a 52 lb. Toelke Chinook. For smaller game I'm in the 10 to 11 gpp range, depending on the bow and the animal I'm hunting.

[Bobby Sikes]

I've never seen the need for anything over 10. Not slamming anyone, but passing though animals with 3 blades for decades makes me stay at around 10.

[Rob DiStefano]

I'm doing 12GPP with 42lbs holding @ 28" for the Montana.  Dark Timber 600s, 250 grains up front.  The important thing for me is that feathered and bare shafts all fly well together (if I do my thing reasonably correctly).

Not too good, but not all that bad @ 22yds.

[Rob DiStefano]

I've never seen the need for anything over 10. Not slamming anyone, but passing though animals with 3 blades for decades makes me stay at around 10.

I agree, if you can get the arrow, bow, and archer to also all agree.  In fact, I wish 10GPP would work for me and the several longbows I'm currently shooting.  There's something about heavier arrows with lighter holding weights that's noticeably more "stable", maybe more "forgiving" that inspires confidence and somewhat better accuracy in creating a good on-target shot.  The problem can be in the lighter holding weight as arrow speeds will diminish as greater critter target distances increase, whereas heavier bow holding weights will have flatter arrow trajectories and less instinctive arrow gray matter aiming computing.    

[Wudstix]

I have been shooting around 65# since I could drive.  Still shooting low to mid 60's for hunting.  Have a couple 70#ish bows just to work out the kinks.  My arrows range from 635 grains to 700-800 grains, with some of the tapered and footed shafts with denser woods.  Most of my hunting bows are 60-63#, still like the 65-67# for hogs.  The 600 grain arrows really whistle, but I like the quiet thump I get with the heavier shafts.  My bows push them at a respectable pace.  Waiting for some Douglas Fir 65-70# to see how they work out of my Moosejaw Razorback, it seems a bit frisky.
 

[JR Chambers]

Agree with Bobby Sykes

[the rifleman]

Absolutely!  I've found 12-13gpp perfect out of lighter weight bows for whitetail.  Mainly because these arrows hit where I'm looking at closer distances very "instinctively " for me.  I've found 10gpp to give just as good results penetrative wise, but I find I need to stick with that weight for a bit longer time to be reliably spot on- probably because I've shot heavier arrows most of the time.  This year my 3d set ups are built around 10gpp so that'll follow me into the deer woods.  Hate to break it to some, but there really isn't any right or wrong gpp within the ranges discussed here provided you can place the arrow where it needs to be at whatever range you're shooting.

[RIVERWOLF]

My arrows always seem to be right around 12-13 gpp ...Using the same type shafts (Easton 2018's) 99.9% of the time likely effcts that some

I don't really care about high speeds. Fast enough is fast enough...most any advance in speed equates to some gain in noise/vibration that must be addressed ...Least for me it must be. To remove that excess energy one will have to add something which "almost always" ends up leveling the playing field with any advances in the speed department. 

Also, I want a very "hardy" arrow . 12-13 gpp have always equated that for me and my experience. Though your mileage may very .   

Shoot what you have complete confidence in period !  Lots of guys kill critters well below 9gpp..lots kill with over 15 gpp ...That pretty much sums it up ........

[Mint]

I'm 10-11grns for whitetails but I just tuned some old carbon tech rino 45/70 for my 50lb Palmer recurve. With a 90gr insert and 200gr point they fly really well and weigh in at 679grs. I'll be using them on my annual hog hunt since I limit my shots at hogs to under 20 yards and usually no more than 15 yards.

[Sant-Ravenhill]

I enjoyed this thread...thanks to those who posted!

[Terry Green]

Not me.. i have never seen an issue for it at all. I have plenty of pictures of hog.Shields and other animals to back it up.