Why the heavy points?

[featherhorn]

I hunt primairly Whitetails and I shoot heavy arrows Hunting and for 3d the same setup 75/95 GT's 100gn brass insert 300gn Head with weight tubes in the shaft coming in at 1078gn's out of a 80# longbow seems a little much for a deer but remember there is no such thing as overkill  

[sawtoothscream]

heavier arrow means more penetration.  archers want momentum.  arrows kill by penetrating vitals.  now with a gun KE actually means something, but ke and archery really dont mean much.

i shoot 250gr points on my arrows because i need that to get my arrows to work for my bow, and it allows me to ge tthe hunting wieght i want.  arrow flys great to 30 yds and i will only take a shot at deer 20 yds and under.

[Friend]

Having your own personal high level of personal confidence is a great place to be parked.

With well tuned shafts, sharp BH's and good shot placement, virtually all set-ups will work.

Do some adequate testing yourself to satisfy your curiousity.

Note: Typically there should be little if any discernable drop at 20 yards with a 75 gn increase at 20 yards with a 50# range bow if the arrow has been tuned properly.

We may be motivated for different reasons. My most recent motivation drove me to reduce my 400 gn - upfront 615 gn...32% Ultra-EFOC arrows...since I could not continually afford to replace targets. This set-up out of a 51# bow ate thru a Rhinehart BH target in less than a month, starting passing thru a new Eagle layer target in 3 weeks and has been quite abusive on my Morrell Outdoor range.

[Kentucky Jeff]

For me it wasn't a question of trajectory or penetration.  It was about adding enough mass to a lightweight carbon shaft so my bow doesn't get beaten up shooting a light arrow plus the heavier arrow means the bow is quieter and has less vibration.  

The rule of 10 grains per pound of draw means--for me about a 560 grain arrow.  My shafts are 31" long at 9 grains ~300 grains.  I need to add 260 grains to make weight.  The only way to do that is with the broadhead/insert.

[Friend]

A whole list of opportunities may be made easily available by experimenting with shafts such as the Victory VForce HV, weighted inserts a selection of different field point weights. Then one can disern for themselves.

HV 400....6.9 gpi
HV 350....6.7 gpi
HV 300....6.9 gpi

Note: The more experienced you are with tuning will enable you to reap the possible benefits. It is possible to hit a road block and not realize that a golden opportunity is actually  but a few steps away.