New Bow!!

[JLeMieux]

Well, thanks to my good friend Fred (AWBowman), I will soon be the proud owner of a 58" BW SAG. I will be bringing it to Colorado with me in Sept for elk, so I want to get a good arrow set up. The bow is 58# @ 28 and I draw just over 29". Using Stu's calc, I came up with a 30" GT 7595 with a 100 gr insert and 125 gr point putting total arrow weight at 509 gr. Does this sound like a good starting point to you guys? Weight tubes are also an option and may very well be added later.

[Gen273]

Congrats!

[StickBowManMI]

Congratulations on the bow. Sorry that I cannot help you with the calculations since I shoot 54 lbs@28" and use 100 grain inserts and 175 grain tips for a total arrow weight of 550 grains for Gold Tip 35/55 kept full length. I like using the extreme forward of center for my arrows.

[RM81]

Congrats.  Let's see some pics when you get it in.  Stu's calculator always gets me close but it's never dead on.

[Trumpkin the Dwarf]

That sounds a bit stiff. I shoot a full length GT 7595 with a 100gr insert and 250 point out of my Toelke (centercut) which I draw to 31 inches so our draw weights are pretty close. Bare shafting this indicates just slightly weak and the fletched arrows fly like darts. I would recommend a test kit and expect to be closer to 225 than 125 for your point weight. Good luck!

[JLeMieux]

Thanks for the feedback guys. I have a bunch of 5575's I'm going to stick with now but I'll see what I can do with the 7595's before elk season.

[m midd]

I had a  #60 @ 27 PSA i went with a 30" 55/75 GT 150 behind the insert and a 125 head. Shot great and weighed in right at 600.

[wislnwings]

I'm shooting 5575's with brass inserts and 315 gr heads, no weight tubes, cut to 29".  My bow is 66@28.  Total arrow weight is a hair shy of 700 grains.  This is what I'm using for elk this year.

[R. W. Mackey]

At your draw that bow will be pulling around 62# with a 509 gr. arrow thats only 8.2 grains per # of bow weight. Way too light for that set up. in fact Black Widow will not honor guarantee for bows shot under 9 grains per pound of bow weight.
Now if you replaced the 125 head with a 200 to 250 gr. head, you would get the weight up and drop the spine in those arrows, would probably shoot much better. I shoot a 56# bow at 29.5" arrows are GT 55/75 100 gr. inserts, 250 gr. head for total weight of 670 gr. good speed but most inportant is penetration, bad to the bone.  RW

[JLeMieux]

Thanks! I'll get my hands on some heavier tips and start building some heavier arrows. I'll shoot for 700 grains and see if I can get something flying well close to that weight.

[shedhunter]

BW will warranty down to 8 gr per pound.  ron