Couple of Arrow Questions

[ATXorion]

I have a few questions regarding my arrow weight and broadheads.

I shoot a 45# recurve. My draw is 28.5". What is a good total arrow weight to have for hunting TX whitetails and hogs? I have heard the 450-500 range is good. Any ideas help. Currently my arrow weight is around 357, is that to light or Ok?

Second, i currently shoot the 125gr Rage BH on my compound, will that BH work well on my recurve, or is a mechanical not recommended for that draw weight range.

thanks

[centaur]

Lots of us shoot arrows in the 10gpp (grains per pound of bow weight) range. I'm shooting 600-650 grain arrows out of a 56# bow.
You probably won't see a bunch of support for mechanical broadheads in this forum. Most everybody shoots some kind of fixed blade. I really like Magnus 2 blades and/or STOS or Zwickeys, but there are a bunch of people on here that are fans of 3 blade designs, too.

[lpcjon2]

Trad gear and Mechanical heads are like hermaphrodites they just don't fit in.

  You can always bump up the head weight,if the arrows will handle it(not make them to weak in the spine) download Stu Millers dynamic spine calculator and put in your bow stats and play around with the arrow set up.It's going to help you so you won't be dropping money on trying different setups.

[ATXorion]

I am probably not going to use the Rages, but was curious if anybody here shot them. I have been looking the Magnus and Zwickey.

The 10gpp rule is a good idea.

[Stumpkiller]

I shoot about 10 to 11 gr/# of draw weight for whitetails (620 gr arrows +/-).  Single, fixed blade cut-on-contact broadhead on a cedar shaft.  I don't trust any broadhead with moving parts, but then they won't hold up to stump shooting or bunny hunting so they wouldn't survive my "practice" sessions, anyway.

Hogs have a gristle plate as hard to get through as a deer's scapula.  If they were regular targets I'd go to a 160 gr or better broadhead and make the arrow that much heavier.

[Mike Most]

I like using the Zwickeys, as it was pointed out to me you can use them over and over year after year.

Sometimes the mechanical broadheads won't do that, (havent tried them myself)

 some hog hunting places here in Tx prefer you shoot a non mechanical  tip when hunting their places.

Your current weight is 7.9 grains per pound not sure if your shooting wood, carbon or aluminum. If you try some heavier arrows I think you will find them  a little quieter

My 2 cents good luck

Mike

[Bonebuster]

The 10 GPP rule is not set in stone, but few will argue that it is not a good rule to follow.

It gives you an arrow that has absorbed about as much of the bows stored energy as possible.

Bumping your arrow weight up to 450 from 357 will probably show you a difference in the way your bow feels when you shoot, and it will up the energy your arrow delivers to the target.
Any loss in arrow speed will be hard to notice at fifteen yards.

[RkyMtn Joe]

I love aluminum and cedar---it is what I know and have had good experiences with.  Fiberglass not so good for me.  And while I know carbon is supposed to be so much better *and different), I tend to think of it in the same way as I do fiberglass---just not for me.

When I find cedars or aluminums which spine correctly for my bow at my draw length, and when I use a glue on type of broadhead like a Zwickey 4 blade Delta, I have good arrow flight without even knowing for sure what the final weight happens to be, but I know it is close to the 10gpp total.

Using this kind of set up I shot a P&Y Muley out in Kansas that weighed 298 on the hoof and blasted through  one shoulder blade and ribs, exiting so fast that it was lost in the prairie grass far on the other side of the deer.

Speaking of cedars and aluminums only---it is my belief that when you find a shaft of either material that flies right from your bow with a good broadhead attached, your arrow will be pretty close to the good weight needed.  I know nothing about carbons and have no interest in a skinny shaft that I have to add weight modules onto the front to get some sort of decent flight.  No offense to those who do it and I'm sure they get great results, just not for me.  

Find a shaft the right length that is spined to your draw weight and length---put on some helical feathers, a good solid broadhead, and go hunting.  Just my opinion.

[Rob DiStefano]

no no no no - this is a trad bowhunting forum, and not a venue to discuss compounds and mechanical heads.  end of discussion.