Carbons for a Bear

Bigjackfish · August 31, 2013, 02:55:00 PM

What carbon for a Bear Super Kodiak 40lb @ 28 I draw around 30''. I will be target shooting mostly for now.How are the 3 rivers Traditional carbon arrows.Need suggestions please.

Shawn Leonard · August 31, 2013, 03:28:00 PM

I would say a .500 spine 31"s long and 175-200 grains of point weight will have ya close. Shawn

reddogge · August 31, 2013, 03:32:00 PM

If it's an older Bear and you are using B50 string then you could get by with a GT3555 arrow or .500 spine class. If you do some bare shaft tuning I'd start out with 32" shafts and 125 gr points and standard inserts and start cutting until you get good flight or slightly weak flight. If only 30.5" shafts are available you may have to bump the point weight up to 145 grns and a 50 gr insert.

If it is a new Bear with fast flight you may have to bump the arrow up to a GT5575 (.400) and start full length and 145 gr points.

Sorry but I don't know a thing about 3 Rivers arrows.

Frank V · August 31, 2013, 04:18:00 PM

A Bear deserves WOOD!

VictoryHunter · August 31, 2013, 05:29:00 PM

The 3rivers traditional only arrows are nice, I shot them for three years but way over priced now! I won't buy them anymore for that reason. Get some Gold Tip trads from big jim. He sometimes has blemished ones that are very affordable and put together better than any other arrow I've shot.

Shawn Leonard · August 31, 2013, 06:23:00 PM

Reddodge that is way to light of a point weight. You will need quite a bit more than that 125 ecsp. if it is a dacron string and any silencers on the string will all add up to needing more point weight. Shawn

Bigjackfish · August 31, 2013, 06:55:00 PM

This is a2012 Kodiak 64'' long with fast flite string ,sorry iam a newbe

reddogge · August 31, 2013, 10:47:00 PM

Just depends Shawn. On some 3-D arrows I'm shooting GT3555 30.5" with std inserts and 100 gr points out of a 47# Wes Wallace which I'm probably pulling 45#. Surprised me too. Normally these arrows carry a 125 gr point and are shot out of an ILF of about 45#.

Bigjackfish · September 01, 2013, 06:01:00 AM

Thanks for info but I still dont have an answer as to what I should shoot

ISP 5353 · September 01, 2013, 10:50:00 AM

Shawn's advice is usually pretty spot on. I would start with his recommendation and adjust with point weight for good flight.

I draw 30", and using your bow specs I would start with a .500 spine ICS or Goldtip shaft cut to about 31". Screw on a 200gr tip and see what the bareshft does. Then tune from there.

Nock fit, silencer type and location, and your individual release play a big part in tuning and shaft selection. Good luck!