Post your set-up for this year....

[Red Boar]

Here's why....my cousin is new trad archery.  He has a K-Mag at 50 lbs., 2016 29 inch arrows.  The guys at his shop are telling him to shoot 125 gr broadheads and that he needs nothing heavier.  I disagree. I'd like to see him get his FOC up.   Post your set-up so that I can get an idea if I don't know what I'm talking about. List and add pics if you'd like.  THANKS for the help.      

Bow/Draw weight
Arrow and length
Broadhead
Total weight up front

For me:

Super Shrew/57 lbs.
Beman MFX 500/27.5 inches
Silver Flame 210 gr.
No extra weight

 

[allan f]

59# Chekmate Hunter
Carbon Express 250 arrow with 35gr internal hardwood footing, 100 grain brass inserts and 250gr Tusker Concorde broadheads

Can't give you the arrow length as I am tuning and cutting tomorrow.
A.

[Red Boar]

Wow...so you have 385grs up front. That should put the pile driver on something.    

[Andrew Wesley]

all home made. except the "shaggie."
bow is #46 at 28"
still working out what broadhead i'm going to use though...probably going to go with 160 up front for total of about 620 gr


 

[DesertDude]

At this time:
Hoyt Tiboron
55# @28"
GT 55/75 29"
W/250gr points/Broadheads

[champ38]

Super Shrew Samuri
62@28
GT 55/75,29",w/ 250 up front

[Jwilliam]

Zipper SXT 60" 51@28"
2018 Legacy's 28 1/2"
150gr Woodsman or 150gr. Silverflames
Not sure if it will be the recurve limbs or the longbow limbs I have on order.


Bill

[bowmaster12]

im new to this but heres my set up 50# @ 28" cx hertiage cut to 29" 125 magnus stingers 463 gr total flys great

[Bowhunter4life]

Morrison Shawnee/64 lbs./62"
Gold Tip 55/75 / 31 inches
Silver Flame 185 gr. and 180 gr. XL (1 7/8" wide)

or...

Morrison Cheyenne/69 lbs./58"
Gold Tip 75/95 / 31 inches
Pearson Deadhead 250 gr. (1 5/8" wide)

or...

Morrison Shawnee/60 lbs./62"
Gold Tip 55/75 / 31 inches
Silver Flame 185 gr and 180 gr. XL (1 7/8" and 1 1/2" wide)

or...

Morrison Shawnee/58 lbs./62"
Gold Tip 55/75 / 31 inches
Magnus 1 250 gr. (1 1/2" wide)

or...

Morrison Cougar/58 lbs./62"
Gold Tip 55/75 / 31 inches
Magnus 1 250 gr. (1 1/2" wide)

or...

A&H ACS-CX / 70 lbs. / 64"
Gold Tip 55/75 / 31 inches
Magnus Snuffer and Wensel Woodsmsn 250/260 gr. (1 1/2" and 1 1/8" resp)

Haven't narrowed down to just one as of yet, kind of depends on what I'm hunting as to which I'll grab... All shoot where I look and I'll shoot which ever one I choose to use exclusively for a while before the hunt.

[leatherneck]

Morrison Shawnee Arapho 54@27
680 grain Arrow Dynamic arrow 29"
125 Snuffer BH,125 Steel insert, 100 brass insert for a total of 350 up front

or

Whisperstik longbow 53@27 with same arrow

[Danny Rowan]

62" Zipper SXT longbow 61#@28"
CE Heritage 250s,29.5",100gr brass insert and 300 Xtreme broadhead.

62" Brack Quest recurve, 64#@28"
Same arrow

62" Cari-bow Taiga recurve, 58#@28"
Same arrow

Yep, gonna use all three.

Course I also have my Sunbear,Dye medicine point and Bear Type 1 A riser takedown to choose from also,LOL. Yep, same arrow.

Danny

[frassettor]

(2) Black Widow PLX longbows 64" one at 58#, the other at 62#

Arrow Dynamics Traditional arrows cut to 31" BOP

160 Gr Zephyr Sasquatch,mounted on a 100 gr steel adapter, with a 100 gr brass insert in the arrow. 360 Gr up front...Total arrow weight 715 GR.

[bushytail]

Newer style Bear Super Kodiak
55#@28
Herritage 250,175gr. points,total weight-560gr.Tryed the brass inserts but it made the shaft spine to weak.Although i liked the weight,the arrows flew funny.Right now they real nice.  

[ishoot4thrills]

Bow/Draw weight: ^60" Predator II Recurve/55#@26.5"
Arrow and length: 2016 Easton Legacy(w/wraps) @ 28"= 581 gr. total weight
Broadhead: 145 gr. vented two blade
Total weight up front: About *260 gr.(including hotmelt)

^This bow is cut -1/8" past center. But, I built it out at the strike plate to about +1/8" to +3/16" positive of center to cause the shaft to act stiffer because of the extreme amount of weight up front.

*Achieved by inserting a .257 caliber bullet, at 87 gr., into the end of the shaft, immediately behind the insert, and secured with hotmelt.

Getting superb arrow flight with this setup. But this would not be possible without adding material to the strike plate area because of the very weak spined arrows with extreme FOC weight. I had already made the arrows that way to shoot well out of a slower bow that wasn't cut-to-center. Then, I just tuned the predator, to shoot those same arrows well, by adding the material to the strike plate area, to counteract the very weak spined shaft. Much time involved, but I love the results: high FOC weight with very good total arrow weight.

 

Doug

[GingivitisKahn]

I'll play.

Bow/Draw weight:    HH Halfbreed 60# @ 29"
Arrow and length:    Griz Stick Alaskan - full length
Broadhead:           125 grain Magnus
Total weight up front: Nada extra

Here we all are on a chilly day...
 

[Red Boar]

Great replies. Thanks and keep them coming.    

[wollelybugger]

Shooting a Martin Savannah,55 at 28 inches, for spring gobler. Catquiver and cedars with bear heads.
or a Silvertip, 56 at 28, same arrows and quiver. Both bows are 62 inches.

[Shawn Leonard]

RER Arroyo 54#s at 28.5"s Heritage 150 cut to 29.5"s and 175 up front. I shoot this out of my other two RER bows as well, a 53# at 28.5" XR recurve and a 57# at 28.5" LX longbow. Shawn

[La. bowhunter]

Dan Quillian Patriot 56 @ 28
Acadian Woods Recurve 57 @ 28
Carbon Express Heritage 350 @ 31 in. long
50 gr. brass insert
150 gr. Magnus Stinger or
150 gr. Steelforce Hellfire 150
Total arrow weight is about 635 gr.

[George D. Stout]

Shakespeare Necedah,  45#,  29 1/2"  2016, 125 grain points.  It will kill anything in  North America wih many a pass-through.