Arrow to Heavy??

[stick hunter]

I just wanted to know your thoughts on this set up I have a 46 pound bob lee that shoots a 29 1/2 2018 with a 200 grain head bare shaft and fletched shaft perfectly! The arrow weighs about 612 grains I dont shoot past 20 yards in hunting situations. THANKS!!

[Terry Lightle]

I am shooting 49# and my arrows weigh in the 690 area

[larry]

thats the weight I shoot, and I try to stay around 530-550 grains, but if you are happy with the trajectory and you've got great flight, I'd say you're good!

[WESTBROOK]

Did you weigh that shaft? I just weighed a 30" 2018 w/200 pt and it was 600g even. At 600 thats 13 gpp, some would call that heavy. If your comfortable shooting that arrow it will certainly get the job done.

Eric

[JamesKerr]

There is no such thing as to heavy of an arrow lol. I would consider that being extremely heavy for a 46# bow and would probably opt for something a little lighter. I shoot 650 grain arrows off of my 55# bows and it is really about maximum weight I would personally consider for a 55# bow. That said my bows handle it well with 160-165 fps so I still get decent trajectory out to 30 yards. For what it's worth the majority of deer I have killed with a bow have been with a 48# longbow shooting 580 grain arrows.

[sawtoothscream]

my hunting weight arrows I want to be around 500gr.   3d I want as light as possible.  

I dont want a arrow that drops like a rock

[ericmerg]

i shoot 650 out of my 72# bow haha but thats zipping, i cant handle a super huge trajectory i get hung up at 25 yards after that accuracy suffers too bad

[Night Wing]

Your 2018 arrow has a .464 spine weighing 12.3 GPI (grains per inch).

If you want a lighter arrow with a very flat trajectory in your spine range, try a 2213 with a .460 spine and it weighs 9.9 GPI (grains per inch). You'd have to experiment with point weight to give you the best optimum performance with this setup.

You won't get the same penetration as with your 2018 due to the larger diameter, but the 2213 will penetrate quite far because you're going to have a much faster and flatter shooting arrow.

Speed (FPS) will compensate for the lighter arrow weight when it comes to penetration and you just might surprise yourself in how far a light arrow can penetrate.

With my 30" draw length, this is why I shoot a 2212 arrow out of my two light poundage recurves which you can see in my signature. Weight isn't the sole factor in penetration, speed also kills when it comes to penetration and this is based on lots of experimentation by me shooting both heavy and light arrows GPP (grains per pound) wise.

[Jason R. Wesbrock]

What are you planning to hunt? If it's whitetails, I'd probably take 150-200 grains off that arrow weight. There's no need to lob an arrow with a mortar trajectory at them. Accuracy kills.

[swampthing]

A wise man once said,  " A slower bow will be easier to shoot."  
I put 575g on my 50# longbow. I pretty much have always hunted with the heavier shaft. They shoot smoother, quieter, more forgiving than the fast shaft. Speed is cool but I do find myself just staying with Ol'e Reliable, 575-600g

[stick hunter]

Thanks guys!!

[drewsbow]

mine are 735 out of a 42 # bow though I draw long and get closer to 50 out of it and that arrow weight is down a hundo from last year.

[frassettor]

With my setups listed below, I shoot 750 grain CX Shafts,

[Wild Bill MCP 808]

That set up should do just fine with a really sharp broadhead. Keep it 20 yards and in. the heavy shaft will help with penetration.

[Kris]

Bare shafting perfectly...perfect!  Outstanding, weight for white-tails, go for it!

Kris

[Longbow917]

What Kris said!  Excellent penetration, quiet bow, and everything is shooting well..... don't change a thing!  

[Archie]

I shoot full length 2117s with 175 - grain broadheads out of a 48@31" longbow.  I draw around 30.5", and my arrows weigh around 625 grains.  They shoot fine for me, and I have no desire to change.  It shoots nice and quiet, too!

[RLA]

Mine came in at 585 grain, nice an quiet shooting arrow.

51#@27" 1/2" 585gr. about 11.4gpp.

If it's working for you and in tune, stick with it.

[Terry Green]

It COULD be to heavy..... normally no...but there is such a thing as too heavy of an arrow if you are going to hunt in TX over a feeder.

[awbowman]

I shoot 591 grains at 47#s