Opinions please from ACS-CX owners

[vermonster13]

Now you can go hunting for dump-trucks!

[Lewis Brookshire III]

WOW!!! That is extremely fast for such a heavy arrow. Beware....well pretty much any large game in the world should beware of such a bow! LOL

[Elk Chaser]

I spoke to Larry and will be getting another ACS CX in a 66" model.
 Larry said highest right now is 72# at 28" I draw about 29 so it will pull approx 74# as a guess.
this is the highest poundage they make to date.
I have had a 64" ACS CX that is 67@28 and its pulling right at 70# for my 29" draw.
I have had to change arrows  as I only hunt Elk  " try to hunt Elk". I had to try 3 different ones and the reason is that the bow is so fast.
At 70# I ended up with full length Carbon Tech Safari's these are marked 70 to 90# 15.5 gr per inch
they have a 175 gr point on them and they still might be a bit on the stiff side but I wanted to hunt with a 700 gr arrow min. this year. these are about 725 and they still move right out .
I will chrono them this week and let you know but I estimate easily in the 170 fps range.
the 66" is 5 pounds heavier and these arrows may be perfect for it and just slightly off for the 70#
I am lloking at increasing the tip weight to weaken the spinr a liitle and using 210 gr broadheads.
In Short BUY THE BOW it will get an Elk
 I just like a little more UMPH
Bill

[stykshooter]

Interesting I've got one that should be ready in a couple months, 62"65@28, can't wait.

[JC]

I wonder what they are doing differently now to make those weights....they were adament when I ordered mine that they would not do any that high. Oh well....sigh...too little too late.

[Dr. Ed Ashby]

JC, they were just waiting until you bought your bow before offering them in heavier draw weights. Look up. See the small black cloud?    

Ed
TGMM family of the Bow

p.s. I gave Keith a sample of the 'turbulator' for you. Give it a try.

[foudarme]

Originally posted by Elk Chaser:

 Larry said highest right now is 72# at 28"  

73#@28 in fact and I am pulling it not far from  29"...got a 199fps at 9.2 gpi...and 178 fps
with my 900gr arrow...GTBG 100+ shaft; 1516 easton shaft inside; 100gr brass and 250gr point...after bareshatf tuning I had to replace the 8gpi weight tube by a 1516 alu shaft, they were too weak...19% FOC.

 

[foudarme]

[Dr. Ed Ashby]

Chataigner,

There are some GrizzlyStik Safari shafts available in .100 deflection. They are heavy, and work well off very high weight compounds with high point weight, and they would give you a bit more FOC. Might be worth checking them out. I don't think they show up on the web site, so you'll need to give Ed Schlief a call or email.

Ed
TGMM Family of the Bow

[foudarme]

thanks Doc I really appreciate all what you do for us and I am preparing a water buffalo safari according to your teaching that are amazing but I got some very bad experiments with the safaris shafts and never will use it again...but you are true, with a 29" safari shaft,a 250gr point, a 70gr brass insert, one obtains a  850gr arrow and a 19.8 FOC...

[Terry Green]

Boy do the new limbs sure look different than the original ACS I had about 4 years or so ago.  Not as flimsy in the tips either.

[Terry Green]

foudarme,...is yours for sale?

[foudarme]

Originally posted by Terry Green:
foudarme,...is yours for sale?

if you are talking about the 64@28 sorry but she is not for sale...there are many archers in my country who would like to get it but i prefer to keep she as a backup one...the 73#@28 has arrived last week of course she is not for sale too...

[foudarme]

Elk
 I saw that you are waiting for your 70# hexV limbs...I recieved mine, 84#@28...

[JC]

Doc, yep that's exactly the way I feel about it...it wouldn't bother me so much if I hadn't literally begged multiple times and was flatly told "NO" in no uncertain terms. I'm happier with what I ended up with anyway.

Thanks for the sample, I'll certainly give it a "shot"  :D

Jean, have you tried the carbon tech safari shafts? .1 deflection and 15gpi...tough suckers too (I'm not a fan of the griz styks either).

[foudarme]

Originally posted by JC:


Jean, have you tried the carbon tech safari shafts? .1 deflection and 15gpi...tough suckers too (I'm not a fan of the griz styks either).

not yet, that could be a good idea..I don't know if they are avalaible in my country, but in fact... there are many things which are not avalaible in my country        ...but they look like very expensive !!!!

[Ricker]

Well, I gotta put my two cents in here I guess.  I have a set of 66# limbs and a set of 54's too.  I had a heck of a time getting a shaft to bare shaft tune.  I ended up with the gold tip big game 100+ shafts.  Carbon Express 350's were too light !  
The 54#ers are great with cx250's.  I can say that from the many different bows I have shot, the ACS is all it's cracked up to be.  I myself would not be afraid to Elk hunt with your 59's....
Good luck chasin' Elk !