10 to 15 grains

[daveycrockett]

Just wondering if anybody thinks 10 to 15 grains on the point makes a difference? EX. FP weighs 250 and finished BH weighs 260 to 265 gr. Asking cause I haven't tried it yet . I'm tuned now with 250gr. BH's(125gr. adaptor w/ 125gr. head)But I have a buttload of 160 gr, BH's and thought about getting some 100GR. adaptors and using these. Should finish out around 260gr. or so.

[bowmaster12]

i dont have any experince with that kind of wieght but i would think it would depend on where your arrows fit in the spin area for yoru bow if they are close to the edges of the ok range 10 to 15 grains i woudl think would make a big difference if they are right in the middle probably not so much

[Steve O]

A dollar bill weighs 6 grains.

[BlkDog]

Add a 10 to 15 grain insert to the 250 gr broadhead and you should be about 265.  

How about the 100 gr. tapered brass broadhead adapters with the 160 heads?  This should put you at 260.  Or, go with a long aluminum adapter and a 50 grain brass insert will put you very close to 255.

I like  my weights to be as close as possible.  With a finnicky setup, I sometime notice a diffence with 15 grains.. with other setups, I don't see a change.

[JRY309]

It depends on the bow and how the shelf is cut and the arrow.I feel carbon arrows can handle a slight difference better then other arrows.I changed the point weight by 50 grs. on some AD Trads and they both shot in the same grouping.

[Timberghost]

In my experience, just 5 grains can make a difference.

I had a BW MA 1 piece which is 52#@30" and a BW PMA II which is 54#@30".

Both bows shot a 30 & 3/8" long 2114 with 4 feathers extremely well. The heavier bow put the arrow spot on with a 145 gr point.  The lighter bow placed the arrow slightly to the right of the spot.

Solution was a 5 gr washer. Bumping the point weight to 150 gr on the arrows for the lighter bow artificially reduced the spine of the arrow allowing it to recover just a tad more to the left. Now the heavier pointed arrow shot from the lighter weight bow was spot on.

An additional note,  watch out for those fancy cap wraps. Some brands are extremely heavy and can impact your arrow flight as well - even 5 or 10 grains worth! So use them sparingly or when you use them, remember to offset that extra weight by putting a little more on the business end of your arrow.

[Deadbolt]

my 2016s fly with 145g field point but when I stump I shoot 125g judo/hex and ive hit targets out to 60 yards.  I dont see enough of a difference to bother me.

my carbons front loaded with 275g can shoot anywhere from 260g-285g w/o many problems at all.

depends on the bow the setup and the shooter i guess.

just try it out and see what happens

[Onehair]

Last week I shot some 125. 145 and 160 field points, same arrow and bow. Very little difference between the 145 and 160. 125 was a little lite for my set up. The 145 and 160's shot the same to 30 yards. At 40 the 160's began to show a little more drop

[swampbuck]

I'm guessing your shooting carbons???

If so it's not likely anybody will tell the differance in twice what your concerned about under 30yrds.....maybe just maybe the best of the best LOL but it won't likely make a big enuff impact to worry about and most wouldn't be able to tell

[Terry Green]

My opinion is if 15 grains does make a difference you are probably close bordeline on your spine.

[daveycrockett]

Shot 'em today. Wasn't as much weight Diff. as I thought. 100 gr. steel adaptor w/ a 160 gr. Magnus l weighed out at 258 grains on my scale. Works great just 8 gr. difference. I can't shoot the difference and flight w/ BH's still great!!!!