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I shoot a 38# abbott longbow with an 1816 shaft and a 3 blade snuffer weighing 125grs. and have been quite successful with them. A good sharp!!!, 3 blade BH. will work for you.
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A heavy arrow with that set up using a shaving sharp broad head in the right place either head will do. I prefer a 2 blade myself but you can use either.
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ALSO a 2 Blade guy!!!I think a skinny shaft and a sharp 2 blade will be a plenty!!!
I messed up a few years ago and had to rehab the shoulder...I used 42# whip (I call it a turkey bow...) with eclipse 2 blade (lots of efoc) and had plenty of penetration on whitetails...
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I think I understand that you are looking for blood on the ground to quicken your urban deer recovery. A deer shot in the heart/lungs is going to be just as dead just as quickly with a two or a three blade head. I am not the game killer that a lot of people on this board are, but from my experience three blade broadheads DO absolutely spill more blood than two blades do...BUT they have to pass through to do it. For that reason I lean towards the 2 blade camp for the poundage you are talking about. Personally, I have been impressed with the Magnus stingers and I think that they would make a great broadhead for your wife to shoot.
Good luck and be sure to post pics!
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Use 4 blade Stingers or 4 blade Phatheads. Both are essentially 2 blades with bleeders. I shoot low weight too and the last couple deer I shot didn't go more than 50 yards and I got complete passthru's.
Shooting low weight due to rotator cuff problems, I tried 3 blade Razorcaps once. Once and never again for my 35-42lb shooting.
I hit a doe in the heart at about 15 yards and the arrow only went in about 6"-8". Sure, I got the deer and she didn't go far, but my Stingers and Phatheads would have zipped thru on that same shot.
In my opinion, I'd suggest the counter-intuitive and go heavier with the light weight bows, instead of looking for a 400gr-ish arrow to gain some zip. I'm shooting about 550gr's out of 40lbs and getting super results.
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Don`t know what kind of bow your wife shoots but if it is a fairly efficient one at her lbs it will probably sling an arrow a little better than some of the straight bows I`ve shot.I gotta wonder how many folks have shot a deer with the poundage mentioned? Some things to consider and one that would be first for me is how high will she be in a stand if in a stand. If a close downward shot is gonna be the rule I would shoot a narrow 2 blade. If not I would shoot a woodsman in a minute if thats what you want to shoot. Personally I would shoot a BIG two blade like a Simmons Tigershark. I would and will hunt with that poundage if thats all I can draw as I "mature" and will be happy and confident. Good Luck.RC
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I don't mean to HiJack this thread, however, I just picked up a dozen Wensel Woodsmans, I'm shooting 45lb Static Tip curve, with perfectly tuned arrow and razor sharp, am I o.k. with these?
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I have some experiance with 42lbs . I used abowyer brown bears with awsome results. 6 deer and 4 hogs with the same head. max recovery was 32 steps. two blades have less tramua on the animal than 3 blades. That said, I get more blood on the ground with 3 blades or wide (2") 2 blades. but out of 50lb bow.
Tracey Dunn shoots in the high 30lbs I think and she has had great results with the brown bear. check out the zipper website.
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For what it's worth, Owen Jeffery killed a lot of deer and pigs shooting a 38# recurve and a 160g snuffer.....at his age(I think 80 then) that was all he could pull.
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2 blade. 3 has no more killing capability than 2 blades. Sharp and hit the spot. Urban, mountain, etc. 3 does not cure a bad shot in any way.
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I'd say whatever head you settle on, get a front loaded Easton Axis shaft to put in on (they make a 600 size for light bows). Skinny shafts and high FOC will help as much as a an narrow 2 or 3 blade head. Get it flying perfectly straight whatever it is.
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Ever considered 4 blade stingers? Bleeders are only 3/4" wide total.
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