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At the trad shoots I attend, most folks don't pay much attention to fps. Extremely rare to see a chronograph. I'm thankful for that.
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My 50# at 28 will loose them at 179 at my 29.5 draw. Thats a 615gr arrow.
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In the past when I chronoed bows. I had a 67# Heritage 64" longbow, 2115 drawn 29" 211 5 times consecitivly and witnessed by an astounded proshop owner, 247fps with a 80+ Proline compound riser with Dickie Roberts recurve limbs again with 2115's
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You can shoot 250 with a trad bow @ 5 grains per pound. Sounds like a .22 rimfire and bow won't last long but you can do it if you want to ...Van
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Yeah they are not too pleasant to shoot at 5 gns either Van. Or none I have tried it with were. Posts: 4075 | From: Durham ,NC | Registered: Mar 2003
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I shot a bow ( Bear Kodiak) that was 74 pounds at my draw; with a 2216 31 inch long arrow; 5 inch feather fletch with an insert and a 125 grain point .... and it flew at 219 on average of 3 shots.
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I had a 56@28 Predator that shot a 28 3/4 inch 2216 with 145 up front at 176 fps. Thats pretty good considering I draw a smidge over 27 and 2216's are in the neighborhood of 12 grains per inch.
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I have an A&H ACS CX, 62" limbs on a 16" RC riser that makes a 64" bow 50@30. With 460gr Goldtips, 9.2gr per pound, I consistently get 205 with my 30" draw.
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I can't say IBO spec is the most logical way to test a trad boy as it wont last long at those specs 70# at 28", 350 grain arrow.
But the new Belcher bows SSR limbs averaged 255 fps. Can't wait to see what it can do at 53#ish and at least a 450 grains. I think it will be even more smokin on a Monster Bows Aluminum Riser.