Carbon Express Heritage 250 or 350??

[Mike Burch]

I need some help...

I bought a Horne T/D Mountain Bow, 62" AMO 56# @ 28". I draw right at 30", so it should be around 62# at my draw. FF string. Cut to center.

I want to shoot a 200 gr. tip/bh and a Carbon Express Heritage shaft at around 31" long.

Anyone with similar setup shoot these shafts? If so, which one do you prefer 250 or 350? I have read where some shoot 250 with 200 gr. tips, but I'm worried that it might be weak with this bow.

The 350's will be heavier, which I would like even better, but I would'nt want to sacrifice great arrow flight for the heavier shaft.

Any help and opinions will be appriecated.

[cjones]

I would go with the 350's. I shoot the 250's out of my 58# recurve. They are cut to 29" and fly great with a 150gr head. I think they would be too weak at you weight and length. The 350's should be about perfect.

[**oneshot**]

I'd lean toward the 350's.  I'm shooting 250's with 225gr up front. 53#@28" recurve.

[Mike Burch]

ttt

[Gitnadoix]

I am shooting 250's with 190 BH at 29"  and they fly like a laser.  If I drop very much tip weigh they start to show signs of being too stiff. So I am right on the lower edge I think.

Long Bow being drawn to 52 pounds.

[Mudfeather]

I've got a wicked quest shooting 55# @ 29". I draw a tad over 29 cut the 250s down to 30" and shoot 200 gr and they are a tad weak. I would do the 350s. You can always weaken a shaft......not near as easy to stiffen one. Just my .02

[rthompson]

I'm shooting 250's cut to 30 1/8" with 250 grain tip out of 53#@30" Centaur (cut to center).  I'd go with the 350's for your set up.

[Hamish]

Hi people, Did a search and this thread was the closest to what i wanted to know but would like to get some comformation. I shoot a Predator classic 59#@28" and draw 29" so pulling around 62#@29" and would like a 30" shaft minimum i will be using 100 grain inserts with 125 grain points total of 225 grain up front. Will the CXH 350s do the job or should i go with the 250s? Any advice would be great.

Cheers

Hamish

[Molson]

Hamish-  350's.

Raw Hide-  I'll send you back a couple 250's at 31" if you want to try them.  You're probably going to need the 350's though with a 30" draw.

[Hamish]

Thanks Molson, Not sure if Raw Hide is around i dragged this thread up from the depths of over 2 years ago.

[Molson]

Oops...  Didn't look at the date.

[beachbowhunter]

Originally posted by **oneshot**:
I'd lean toward the 350's.  I'm shooting 250's with 225gr up front. 53#@28" recurve.

Man, I don't understand this stuff. I have some 250s and shooting my 58# center cut recurve, they shoot well full length with 250 grains up front. That's too long for me with a 27 inch draw so I need weaker shafts. It seems impossible that you could shoot these out of a 53 lb bow with only 225 up front...

[Molson]

I'm with you Beach.  It just seems to be a trial and error thing, even from brand to brand and bow to bow.  Some folks are shooting combos I couldn't possibly get to fly because they'd be way too stiff for me.

[Hamish]

Beach is that 58#@28" and your drawing 27" making it around 55#@27"?

[TNstickn]

If you have an archery shop near you, thats the way to go.(and not waste your money). I found out the hard way(money spent). I ended up at the archery shop bare shafting full length arrows, cutting off a 1/4" at a time with someone else watching my arrow flight(experience really helps here). I thought I could determine good flight, but the carbons just recover to fast for me to really tell. I didnt realize how good my flight was until I got home and my arrows penetrated 3" inches deeper into my target. My biggest mistake from the start was thinking I had to shoot a certain length arrow. Amazing the things you learn from an empty wallet!LOL!(with tears). Best of luck!!!-Greg

[beachbowhunter]

Nope, 58@27....

[Flatshooter]

Hey Mike, definitely go with the 350's. I'm  shooting the 250's out of all my bows in the 50-53# range with 200 gr Phantom broadheads. i get great arrow flight with this setup. I think you'll find the 250's too week out of you bow even with lighter broadheads. By the way, how ya been?? Michael

[Gordon martiniuk]

250s for sure 350 are good to up to way more poundage I shoot n30.5"  250 with 350 gr up front @ 55lbs the fly perfect I have tryed 350 way too stiff even for my 62lb recurve

[Ol'school]

I'm shooting the 250's cut at 30.25" with insert and 200gr points out of my 70#@29" Abbott longbows and 65#@29" Bob Lee recurve. I like them alot.