2117 shooters, whats your set-up?

[ThePushArchery]

Wondering what you fellow 2117 shooters are using for tip weight, bow weight, and arrow length.

Search tool isn't bringing up much on this.

Thanks!

[Covey]

I have a 54# silvertip! I draw it to 30" though. It's 60", fast flight. I shoot full length 2117's with 125grn muzzy phantom's. I paper tune and this setup with good release will shoot a perfect hole from 0 to 20 yards. Plenty good for me! Jason

[J. Holden]

I received some 2117's on a buy from the classifieds.  I shot them to see how they would work.  I shoot a 53# recurve at 28".  I draw the bow to 28".  They were shooting so well out of my bow I accidently broke, felt good until I realized I broke an arrow.  Anyway, upon closer inspection I noticed the previous owner had mounted a screw to the back of the insert and wrapped a little electrical tape around the end where the head had been.  I took it out, weighed it and it was around 115 grains.  I was wondering why they were smacking the target.  I shoot a 29" arrow with a 145 grain broadhead or field point.  The shoot really well.  I haven't paper tuned them or anything like that.  But according to Stu Miller's calculater they're the right set up.  Good luck.

-Jeremy  

[**DONOTDELETE**]

50#@28" PSE Kingfisher 60" Recurve Full Length w/200 grn

[TSHOOTER]

57# @ 29.  full length 2117 with 150 gr head.  fly great.

[Nosight]

WhippenStick Draw 31" use full lenght with210 grains up front. Shhot like laser beems for me if I do everything right...

[McGeeM]

64" longbow and recurve both 63# at 28 1/4 length. They fly great with a 160gr snuffer.

[inrut]

#57@26" recurve - 27" 2117 with 175 grain point weight.

[Cal bow]

59@27 although I draw 29. I shoot 30 1/2 inch arrows with 200 gr. points. Very durable arrow and shoots great.

[bosteldr]

57 @ 28 BW, 60 @ 28 Hunter and Dream Catcher arrow cut to 29" with 130 to 150 grains up front. Very durable and straight flight.

[Night Wing]

For a person who likes a low poundage recurve bow and very heavy aluminum arrows, it's good to be a knuckle dragger.

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Bow Type: Recurve
Bow Make: Blacktail
One Piece or Take Down (TD): Take Down (TD)
Bow Length: 66"
Bow's Shelf: Cut 3/16" Past Center

Bow Weight at Draw: 42#
Archer's Draw Length: 30"
Brace Height: 7 9/16"

Bowstring: Flemish
Material: Dyna97
Strands: 12

Arrow Material: Aluminum
Arrow Length: 32"
Spine: 2117 (Easton Camo Hunter)

Fletching: 3, 5" RW Parabolic Feathers (Gateway)
Straight, Offset or Helical: Helical
Cock Feather: Out

Tip Weight: 200 Grains
Broadhead: STOS 160 Grain 2 Blade Glue On
Broadhead Adalpter: 11/32" Magnus 42 Grains
 
Arrow Weight: 637 Grains
GPP (Grains Per Pound): 15.16
FOC (Front Of Center): 15.4%
Speed: 153 FPS (Feet Per Second)

Tuning Method: Stu Miller's DSC Program, Paper Tune

[Ron+dog]

55 # bear grizzley
31" arrow lenth
125 gr. heads
for stumping and small game

[Moooseran]

I shoot Bear T/D's both A & B in the 55# to 60#
range. Also Shoot 58" Shrew's  55#,56#,58#  
3 Black Widows PAV 55#, 56#, 58#.

All these bows shoot 2117's Autumn Orange shafts
cut 28 1/2 " with 145 gr target points or Magnus
heads 145gr. Arrows weigh 530 gr

I guess I'm lucky these arrows were all bare shaft tested which each bow and came out winners.

That's my case and may not work for some else.

[Bow Bum]

45#@28" Bear Kodiak Hunter drawn 29.5.  Easton legacy 2117 cut 30.5 BOP with 200gr up front. Bareshaft group w/ fletch to 30 yards.

USed Stu miller's calc to get the spec's and confirmed them in the Back yard.

B

[ThePushArchery]

Thanks guys, all good info. Appreciate it!

[boog21]

Bob Lee Signature, AMO 62", 60# @ 28", 29" draw length, 30 inch arrow with 200 grains up front.  According to Stu's spine calculator, I'm badly underspined, but my 2117s fly great (better than 2216s and 2219s).  Go figure.

[ronp]

44# @ 28" Black Widow PTFX with a D97 string and an Asbell grip.  Cut 3/16" past center.  Arrow length is 29-3/4" with a 125gr point.  I draw 28".  I thought this is way too stiff an arrow but they bare shaft real well.  I have another, similar Black Widow (46# PA) with a standard grip and shoot 1816s best with it.  With 200gr up front.  Quite a difference.

[Daz]

69# @ 28" D-Style longbow. Arrows cut to 28 3/4 inches (i draw 28), with the shafts weighted the full length with plastic brake hose with a single layer of fabric tape to snug to I/D of arrow. I use 145 gr points, and get a finished weight of 765gr.

It's not a true EFOC arrow, but the extra arrow mass makes that bow a pleasure to shoot.

[joe skipp]

All my 2117 Aluminum are swagged. They are 28.5" to the end of the swage, I draw a true 27". I shoot 125, 135 and 160 gr broadheads, my bows range from 53-58# at 27".

[bowslinger]

Pronghorn longbow:  60", 59#@28", with 29-inch draw.
Easton XX75 with unibushing: 31 inches
150-grain Wensel Woodsman, 3x5-inch turkey feather fletches

This same arrow flies very well out of a Bear Kodiak Special 55#@28".