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I hunt with a 45lb longbow,450-500g arrows,bear Razorheads. Red deer,wild goats,wild pigs. No worries.
Posts: 154 | From: New Zealand | Registered: Jun 2006
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The 400s should be way stiff out of that bow with 125 grain head, even the 500 you should need 225 grain point weight for good flight. 45#s will do good on most anything we hunt in North America as long as ya shot'em 20 and under and use around 10gpp. with a sharp head. Shawn
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I have had good luck with taking whitetails with bows in the 45# range. Five of the last six I have tagged also had exit holes. These were taken using a 46# takedown longbow. At my draw length, I probably only pull about 42#. These were all shot with 1816 aluminums and using 90 grain First Cut 2 blade broadheads. These are some pretty good little broadheads in my opinion.
Posts: 1014 | From: Iowa | Registered: Dec 2005
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WELL I WOOD LIKE TO SHOOT WODDIES OUT OF IT WITH ZWICKIES OR MAGUSES I HAVE SOME 50 55 SPINES WORK OR WOULD I BE KILLEN MY TRAGETRY THANKS SCHNIT
Posts: 136 | From: illinois | Registered: Feb 2007
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I have shot 4 elk with a 50# recurve but it's old and shoots slower than most of todays 45# bows. It shot a 590gr. arrow at 155 fps when I checked it but that combination has put BHs all the way through my elk. All of my shots have been between 25 and 40 yds. (I didn't know it was that far until I stepped it off :^). The key for elk is: 2 blade cut-on-contact heads and (more importantly in my opinion), you need HEAVY arrows. The heavier (that you can shoot accurately) the better. I like 600 gr.+ for elk. I know...that's 13 grains per pound with a 45# bow, but if you keep your shots close...closer than my crazy 40 yd shot, you don't really notice the weight difference and I know it will out penetrate a 350 gr. arrow going 300 fps, esp. if you hit a rib. Hope this helps.
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Great post. I have a "new to me" 49# Hoyt Pro Medalist Hunter recurve that I am going to try and kill a deer with this September. I've wanted/hunted/looked for a good condition PMH for over five years. This bow was made the year I was born (1967) and is in like new condition. At my draw I pull right at 45#. I have not shoot it outside yet due to nasty weather; but inside it seems to like a 27 1/2" 2018 with 175grn field point. Arrow total weight is 550 grains. Man, did Earl Hoyt know how to make a bow !!!
John III
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i found an old Wards standard hunter bow got pretty cheap 45 28 in real good good shootin little bow but i dont know because its a older bow or not but it seems to shoot wood arrows the best are some bows like that going to try to shoot a deer this year with it
Posts: 136 | From: illinois | Registered: Feb 2007
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Keep in mind, those Wards,Sears,ect bows are contract bows. They were built by established archery company's and the stores names were silk screened to them. Often, they will resemble a poular model in that company's line with minor changes. They shoot well.
I have a #47 1965 Kodiak that I'm making it a point to take deer with this year. I shoot 2016's out of it with 125gr steel force heads. May shoot 35/55's out of it also if I can quiet it down with those arrows.
It would hard to imagine just how many deer have fallen to a 45 pound bow.
It's not about the bow, it's about the shooter behind the string. Keep your heads sharp and arrows flying true. That bow will take care of business.
JL
-------------------- Don't use time or words carelessly. Neither can be retrieved... Posts: 2147 | From: Wandering somewhere up on Third Hill Mountain | Registered: Mar 2003
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