Light arrows and 45# recurve?

[Wheels2]

I was looking for info from members who have harvested whitetails with a 45# recurve.  What is the broadhead you used and how light of an arrow did you use?  Trying to settle in on an arrow.  My choices run 400 and 485 grains.

[TxAg]

I'm not an established guru, but when I started out a few years back I had pretty god luck with a 45# bow, 460 gr arrows, and a Magnus 4 blade stinger/buzzcut. Shot deer, pigs, squirrels, and coons all with plenty of blood

[The Night Stalker]

46@29. Axis 400's with 175 grain head, total arrow weight 480 grain.  Deer, hogs, turkey shot with this set up. Wouldn't hesitate shooting something bigger like an elk. Shot placement is key.

[Duncan]

I used a 47# at 28" Bear Alaskan to take a whitetail doe at 13 yard. Complete pass through with Easton 2016 cut 29" with 145 gr Bear Razorhead. Was a little far back clipping the back of the lungs recovered after about 80 yard tracking job. Also took an 8 pointer with same arrow setup and a Bear Grizzly 50# at 28". At my 26" draw subtract 6 pounds from either of those setups and I was less than 45#.

[A.S.]

Due to a shoulder injury, I dropped weight this past hunting season. I killed this buck with a 43# bow. The total arrow weight was 377 gr. It was tipped with a Thunderhead 125. The shot was 20 yards. I got full penetration. A properly tuned set-up is the key!

[VictoryHunter]

I shot a buck last year with a #45 bow and a 150 grain tipped arrow that weighed about 440 grains total.

[Wheels2]

I would like to shoot three blade heads, maybe a Snuffer, but do have concerns about the effectiveness of a two blade Zwickey vs that three blade.  
The bow is 42#@28 but I am getting almost 29" thus 45-46#, depending upon the scale.
I would prefer a heavier arrow but I want to keep trajectory reasonably flat.

[larry]

45lbs at 27" 525grain axis arrows with big ol' magnus 1's. two hole are common out to around 23yrds.

[Red Beastmaster]

I killed my deer this year with a 47# bow and 420gr arrows. Not a problem.

[Stumpkiller]

47# yes, but my arrows were 580 grains.

[Ssamac]

I have a 49# bow but I draw 27 inches so that's like 47#. I used a 2016 shaft for a long time but I found that for hunting using a 2020 shaft gave the arrow more power. I used a 125 grain Woodsman 3 blade head and I found that using a 4" fletch gave me much better  speed and a quieter arrow (after missing a beautiful doe that ducked under my "noisy" arrow). that one hurt
The 2020 made the most difference to me. The smaller fletch made the most difference for the deer. Took quite a few with this setup.
and keep those broadheads razor sharp.

sam