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Just picked up a beautiful Blacktail 64 50/29...for me that's about about 46/28 with my 27.5 draw. I'm curious what other blacktail owners use for nock and arrows for it. I was thinking GT 3555 29' and 145 points...just looking for input?
Posts: 981 | From: medina, ohio | Registered: Apr 2009
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Congrats on the new Blacktail. We're too much different in draw length and weight for me to recommend an arrow to you. I can say that my Blacktail likes a stiff arrow. I draw about 29", the bow is 54#@28", and I'm shooting 30" ACC 3-60s with 175 grain points. The shafts are a 340 spine. I have three recurves, all around 55#, and the BT needs the stiffest spine of the three.
My nock height, shooting three under, is right at 5/8" above level. Post some pics of the new bow if you get a chance.
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I shoot Easton Axis 500 out of my 50# at 30 inch blacktail. I have 175 grains up front. My nocking point is 1/2 inch above level.
Posts: 397 | From: Sioux City Iowa | Registered: Sep 2005
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With Norm's bows being cut to center they will take a wide range of spined arrows. I shoot a 54#@28" and it loves 80#-85# cut to 29.25" with 160gr tips. But I can go as light the 70#-75# range if I want to. I use to shoot CE Heritage 250's with 225 gr tips that came in at around 585grs as I recall. They had an equivalent spine of 85#.
I believe with those GT 3555 you might end up with 160gr tips if you are looking at 29"bop or you could length them to 29.25"+ and use the 145gr tips.
-------------------- Isaiah 49:2...he made me a polished arrow and concealed me in his quiver. Wilderness Custom Arrows Posts: 6778 | From: oregon | Registered: Nov 2005
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Both of my blacktails like a stiffer arrow. I shoot the CX Heritage 350 cut to 29 1/2" with a 300 gr point out of mine, 60# @ 27" / 60# @ 28". Both shoot great.
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Mine is 55@29. I shoot 70-74# spine, cut to 30", with 125 gr points. Nock height is 5/8".
Posts: 285 | From: Huntingdon, PA | Registered: Jan 2004
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All the ones I have owned have been 62" bows. They all seemed to have tuned up at 5/8" or slightly higher for nock height.
-------------------- Isaiah 49:2...he made me a polished arrow and concealed me in his quiver. Wilderness Custom Arrows Posts: 6778 | From: oregon | Registered: Nov 2005
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