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Author Topic: Full Metal Jacket Dangerous Game any one tried them  (Read 346 times)

Offline Troy Breeding

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Full Metal Jacket Dangerous Game any one tried them
« on: July 31, 2011, 04:40:00 PM »
These may be more shaft than I'll ever need, but I'd like to find out afew things about them before wasting my $$$$.

I tried to do a search on them and the search went crazy flipping from page to page.

Still I'm curious as to how they shoot. At 15.5gpi on the 300's and even higher on the 250's they should make some heavy thumpers.

Troy

Offline buckeye_hunter

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Re: Full Metal Jacket Dangerous Game any one tried them
« Reply #1 on: July 31, 2011, 04:57:00 PM »
I didn't use them, but a guy at the last shoot I attended was shooting those shafts. Maximum penetration would be an understatement versus the rest of our arrows!

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Re: Full Metal Jacket Dangerous Game any one tried them
« Reply #2 on: July 31, 2011, 05:20:00 PM »
I get vastly improved penetration over my woods or aluminums. Plus they are significantly more precise in spine and weight than a pure carbon. The only downside in my mind is the expense. I've broken enough carbons that I don't brag on any materials durability but these maybe less tough than pure carbons. I also don't know yet how they maintain their straightness over time. From a purely performance and accuracy mindset though these are tops.
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Re: Full Metal Jacket Dangerous Game any one tried them
« Reply #3 on: July 31, 2011, 06:04:00 PM »
I have them and shoot them out of  61 and 65 lb. Widow recurves.  The are the Dangerous game 300,s with 100 grain brass inserts.  Fly great and penetrate even better.  Drop pretty good beyond 30 yards.  Like all full metal jacket shafts once bent and they do bend, they are shot.

Offline Troy Breeding

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Re: Full Metal Jacket Dangerous Game any one tried them
« Reply #4 on: July 31, 2011, 06:28:00 PM »
Thanks fellows,,,,

I tried FMJ 400 afew years ago and liked them. Currently I'm shooting Beman Bowhunter 300's with 250gr up front for target and Beman Black Max 300 with 250 up front for hunting. The Bowhunter shafts weigh in at alittle over 600gr and the FOC is something like 22%. The Black Max weigh in around 650gr. but I haven't checked the FOC on them. I know it should be about the same if not slightly less.  I could possibly shorten them alittle more and carry 300grs up front, but I'd have to change me broadhead set and I have too many heads to be buying more.

Toejammer,

Bending and remaining bent was my biggest problem with the 400 FMJ.

bigbadjon,

Penetration and EFOC is what I'm shooting for. The cost is a BIG drawback.

Charlie,

Was that the last OSTA shoot? If so I wish I had known. I'd like to try one if possible before buying.

Thanks again Fellows,

Troy

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Re: Full Metal Jacket Dangerous Game any one tried them
« Reply #5 on: July 31, 2011, 08:08:00 PM »
Yeah, but I can't remember the guys name. I shot with him and 2 other guys but only actually knew 1 other person in my group.

Sorry.

Offline Bill Carlsen

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Re: Full Metal Jacket Dangerous Game any one tried them
« Reply #6 on: August 01, 2011, 09:17:00 AM »
Hey Troy...I just got my wife some FMJ...but just for hunting. I like the Beman MFX and Axis. Really don't see any need to change over to FMJ unless I make them up just for hunting purposes. I shoot thru everything I have killed in the past 6 years or so that I've been using them.

By the way, glad you are back and posting. I assume you stopped the arrow business.
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Offline Troy Breeding

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Re: Full Metal Jacket Dangerous Game any one tried them
« Reply #7 on: August 01, 2011, 02:23:00 PM »
Yep, retired....

My wife doesn't say retired she just snikkers and mumbles retarted.. :-)  :-)

Enjoyed the business for years, but after that it became too much.

I've got acouple dz Beman Black Max I plan to hunt with this fall.

The reason I was asking about the FMJDG was to get feedback from those that had used them. I like my arrows to run somewhere in the 650 -700gr range. I also wanted to experament with more FOC than I'm currently getting.

The more I punch figures into the calculator and think about it the more I'm about to deside the FMJDG will be way too much for my needs.

Troy

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Re: Full Metal Jacket Dangerous Game any one tried them
« Reply #8 on: August 01, 2011, 04:07:00 PM »
i got 6 300's that are 28 3/4 that came in on trade with another bow if you want to try them. I will never use them unless i stick a small figerglass dowel down them and make deepwater bowfishin arrows out of them.
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Offline Troy Breeding

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Re: Full Metal Jacket Dangerous Game any one tried them
« Reply #9 on: August 01, 2011, 06:50:00 PM »
Thanks for the offer smoking feathers, but they are too short for my draw.

Troy

Offline Shawn Leonard

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Re: Full Metal Jacket Dangerous Game any one tried them
« Reply #10 on: August 01, 2011, 07:28:00 PM »
I shot them out of a 73# Widow a few years back in 300's with 325 up front and like 29.5"s long. Could not pull them out of a 3D target unless you sprayed them before each shot. I have some I think, I will look for them and if Ya want them you can have them! Shawn
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Offline Troy Breeding

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Re: Full Metal Jacket Dangerous Game any one tried them
« Reply #11 on: August 01, 2011, 08:31:00 PM »
Shawn,

Were they the standard 300 or 300 dangerous game.

29.5" will be close, since I draw 29".

I'll happly pay the shipping to give them a try.

Troy

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Re: Full Metal Jacket Dangerous Game any one tried them
« Reply #12 on: August 03, 2011, 08:45:00 AM »
I have shot the 0.250 during 3 years with my [email protected]" ACS ...very good shafts, indeed...since I have jumped to the 0.200 GT kinetic for increasing my FOC...you can't be wrong with both of them....however if you choose the kinetics, the new inserts break very quickly !

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Re: Full Metal Jacket Dangerous Game any one tried them
« Reply #13 on: August 03, 2011, 09:08:00 AM »
I do like them a bunch!
I am shooting them from my 86 lb longbow with authority.

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Offline primitivealltheway

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Re: Full Metal Jacket Dangerous Game any one tried them
« Reply #14 on: August 03, 2011, 07:25:00 PM »
im shooting them ..the .250 and 300 grains up front out of a 64# black creek banshee longbow.makes one heck of a sound going in the target
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Re: Full Metal Jacket Dangerous Game any one tried them
« Reply #15 on: August 03, 2011, 08:12:00 PM »
Troy, I've got some really good-penetrating arrows that a real good arrowsmith in Alabama made me several years ago---made of hickory
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Offline Troy Breeding

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Re: Full Metal Jacket Dangerous Game any one tried them
« Reply #16 on: August 04, 2011, 09:40:00 AM »
Joel,

Think I heard about the fellow. Wonder what happened to him....  :-) :-)  :-)

Troy aka the fellow  :-)  :-)

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