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perry f.
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How heavy are your turkey arrows?
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January 29, 2011, 09:07:00 PM »
Just curious how heavy of an arrow you all shoot for turkeys. Let me know what your set up is. I'm trying to put together a good arrow for turkey this spring
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joe skipp
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Re: How heavy are your turkey arrows?
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January 29, 2011, 10:04:00 PM »
Sitka spruce, with 160 gr Snuffers...545 grains.
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Rob W.
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Re: How heavy are your turkey arrows?
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January 29, 2011, 10:33:00 PM »
CE heritage 150's, 125 steel force, with 100 gr. brass inserts....515 grains
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Skipmaster1
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Re: How heavy are your turkey arrows?
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January 29, 2011, 10:33:00 PM »
I always shoot exactly what i'm shooting for deer season. No sense switching everything up and learning the new trajectories. so the answer for me is 588grains
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Re: How heavy are your turkey arrows?
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January 29, 2011, 10:52:00 PM »
Victory HV 350 shafts (6.7 gpi)
28.5 " long
100 grain insert
300 grain Big Jim BH
32.4% Ultra-EFOC
608 gn - total wt. (Just above the turkey bone threshold- LOL!)
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OkKeith
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Re: How heavy are your turkey arrows?
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January 29, 2011, 11:26:00 PM »
I am with Skipmaster1. I shoot the exact same thing I use for deer.
I use a full length Goldtip 5575. I fletch with 3, 5.5 inch high-back trad cut feathers. My broadheads are MA-IIs (125 grain) with 25 grain inserts for a 150 grains total.
I suppose the whole arrow weighs in at around 550-575 grains.
I don't see how you would need a special arrow just for turkeys, or even a particular broadhead. Use what you shoot with the most accuracy and make sure they are sharp and you will do fine.
Good luck!
OkKeith
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Re: How heavy are your turkey arrows?
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January 30, 2011, 12:29:00 AM »
Same as my deer and elk arrows, 584 grains.
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mnbearbaiter
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Re: How heavy are your turkey arrows?
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January 30, 2011, 12:21:00 PM »
Same for me too, 640-680gr depending on what shafting im shooting!
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wtpops
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Re: How heavy are your turkey arrows?
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January 30, 2011, 01:52:00 PM »
I shoot what tunes the best. For me its around 10 gpp. 580 grains.
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Re: How heavy are your turkey arrows?
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January 30, 2011, 02:24:00 PM »
745 grains
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CRS
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Re: How heavy are your turkey arrows?
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January 30, 2011, 02:35:00 PM »
I use the same arrows for turkeys that I use for deer/elk. I shoot for 10gr/lb give or take. Two blade heads.
I try to have one arrow setup per bow.
Robertson 60# is Beman MFX 340's @ 620gr.
60# TD longbow is 11/32 doug fir 70-75# @ approx 600-630gr.
Super Kodiak 50#@28 shoots Carbon tech 55-70# that weigh 520gr
My 48# longbow breaks the philosophy with 11/32 60-65# maples that weigh 720gr. Need to get some more woodies made up in the 10gr/lb range.
I usually play with all of them, but come July/August, I pick the bow I am going to hunt with and dedicate practice solely to that bow/arrow set up.
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Earl Jeff
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Re: How heavy are your turkey arrows?
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January 30, 2011, 02:45:00 PM »
Victory HV 350 shafts (6.7 gpi)
28.5 " long
100 grain insert
300 grain Big Jim BH
32.4% Ultra-EFOC
608 gn - total wt. (Just above the turkey bone threshold- LOL!)
That a awsome setup Scott
Easton Acc 390 Snuffer weighted to 225gr. Total 525gr
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perry f.
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Re: How heavy are your turkey arrows?
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January 30, 2011, 04:02:00 PM »
Thanks for the info. My uncle gave me an older shakespeare recurve, and I was just wondering what everyone else was shooting. I usually just shoot my deer/elk setup, but I on't have one for this bow. Thanks again.
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Jason R. Wesbrock
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Re: How heavy are your turkey arrows?
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January 30, 2011, 04:11:00 PM »
For turkeys I use the same arrow setup I use for deer, elk, moose, et cetera, a 500-grain carbon tipped with a 125-grain 2-blade head.
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Re: How heavy are your turkey arrows?
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January 30, 2011, 04:20:00 PM »
My second choice set-up that shoots nicely and should work well is as follows.
Victory HV 350 shafts (6.7 gpi)
29.6 " long
50 grain insert
300 grain Big Jim BH
31.1% Ultra-EFOC
550 gn - total wt.
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Swamp Yankee
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Re: How heavy are your turkey arrows?
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January 30, 2011, 04:26:00 PM »
Yup, same for turkey as deer. I've actually had arrows bounce off of a turkey; but never a deer. They may be just birds but to me they are a lot harder to kill. Deer don't fly away!
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Re: How heavy are your turkey arrows?
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January 30, 2011, 04:31:00 PM »
Same arrow as for elk, same broadhead as for elk.
10.6 gpp
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featherhorn
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Re: How heavy are your turkey arrows?
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January 30, 2011, 05:01:00 PM »
yep the same as my deer and elk arrow 835gn out of my 84# longbow lol
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