Elk Arrows for a Griffin

[MSwickard]

Well everything is tuned to perfection and ready for this friday's departure. Arrows are flying like lazer guided missiles ....they just need a target zone. Yesterday, I was able to run some arrows thru the chrono at RMSG. Couriousity, definitely killed the cat, I finally had enough and had to know what these arrows were doing. So here's the deal:

Bow:
60" 53@28 McCullough Griffin LB w/450+ 6 strand string.
(I'm pulling 28.5" thinking I'm around 55#)

Arrow:
CX Terminator Select 45/60
100 gr Brass insert
160 gr head
125 gr steel adapter or
75 gr steel adapter for a 235 gr set-up
3-5" Shields

Weight:
681 +/- 2 grains EfoC....27% 12.4 GPP
635 +/- 2 grains EFoC....25% 11.5 GPP


Velocity:
680 gr arrow ............165 fps

635 gr arrow.............175 fps

Also shot a 29.5" BOP Gold Tip. Arrow weight was 585 gr, 10.6 GPP, FoC 23%.

Chrono'd 185 fps.

So it looks as if for every 50 grains of arrow weight, velocity is changed 10 fps.

Anyway, thought it was interesting, not sure how these results stack-up to the rest of the heap, but i do know that the arrows out of this bow fly true and should have no problem anchoring an elk if given the opportunity.

Mike

[StanM]

Sounds like a good set up to me!  Good luck, Mike, hope you kill a big one  

[MSwickard]

Thanks StanM

I just hope I get to loose one and see the end results!

Mike

[Yellow Dog]

End results------------Dead Elk          

[artelkhunter]

good luck, should be a great hunt!               scafer silver tip  custom big horn  Curry mad dog

[Shinken]

Lookin' very good with either set up Mike!

I might pick one over the other depending upon what you are sportin' for your terminal tackle - could be the same BH in both cases just different adapters?

Have a great 2010 huntin' season!

Shoot straight, Shinken

[Steve O]

Well, my arrows were100-150g lighter than yours, shot out of basically the same bow and they managed to trip this bull up enough for me to take a couple pictures.

 

AND believe it or not, I used a 3 blade broadhead.

I think you are going to be in great shape.  Elk steaks all around!

[legends1]

On saturday i shot a 6x6 bull useing 51# @ 31" AD Lites shaft 508grns Magnus 2 blade.Stuck that shaft in him all the way to the feathers.

[StanM]

Originally posted by legends1:
On saturday i shot a 6x6 bull useing 51# @ 31" AD Lites shaft 508grns Magnus 2 blade.Stuck that shaft in him all the way to the feathers.

Aw come on now, man, where are the pics?  

[MSwickard]

I forgot to list BH...Orginal Elburg 160 gr Grizzly's (circa 1988). On the 125 gr steel adapter...285 gr head for the 680 gr arrow and using 75 gr steel adapter on the same head ( 235 gr head) for the 635 gr arrow.

Steve O....Nice bull there!  Way to go.

Mike