is my setup adequate?

[RUTANDSTRUT]

i am having a very hard time tuning my widows with any heavy arrow.  my setup is a black widow psax 51#@27" with a 28.5" gold tip trad 5575 and a 150 gr 4 blade stinger.  the total arrow weight is about 450 grains.  my bow loves this arrow and shoots it very accurately and straight out to 40 yards (hunting i shoot 30 yards maximum).  i am a little concerned with the weight of this arrow for big whitetails.  any thoughts on this setup?  thanks in advance

[Josh Perdue]

Im sure thats more than adequate. Sorry you couldn't get them shafts to shoot. Good luck this fall buddy.

[Josh Perdue]

Just ran into a thread on here with 40-45lb bow kills thats pretty awesome. After seeing that I dont think you will question your setup. It made me feel alot better.

[AngelDeVille]

The deer won't care how many times the arrow will pass through....

[Looper]

Yeah, that should work just fine. I bet it really zips along.  

Just curious, what heavier arrows did you try?

I'd be surprised if you couldn't add a lot of weight to the end of that 5575 and still get it to fly well for you, if you wanted to bump the weight up a touch. Did you try a 200 grain point?

[Jason R. Wesbrock]

You have more than enough to blow through any whitetail on the planet.

[Friend]

If still retaining concerns, then you may consider evaluating arrow flight utilizing a 300 gn point.

[The Whittler]

At 8.8gpi I would say your fine. Now go have fun lol.

[Smallwood]

yes      

[tradlongbow]

Absolutly!!! my 450 grain wood shafts blow through hogs with a 50lb bow, certainly it will a deer.

[Rossco7002]

More than adequate! With deer sized game I think accuracy wins out over arrow weight and that'll be one flat shooting, accurate set up.

[Dendy Cromer]

more than plenty... good luck this season.

[robtattoo]

Yes.


You know it's funny. I don't read 99% of these threads. I just answer 'yes' to the ones I open without reading.

So far, I've been right every time.....

[KentuckyTJ]

Thats the reason I shoot Carbon Express Heritage shafts. Their similar spined shafts are heavier. The CE 250's are 11 gpi and the GT 5575's are 9.3 gpi. That right at a 50 grain increase in 29"/ Started shooting them last year and had three pass throughs one with a major bone leg bone hit.

3 rivers sells a test kit so you don't have to buy a dozen to try them out.

[JamesKerr]

Yes you should have no problem getting complete pass-thru's with that setup.

[huntmaster80]

you will be fine!! better to have a lighter arrow that is flying good opposed to a heavy arrow that is not!!

I think that would work but I would still be looking to get to around 10gpp if it were my bow.

I would also think that you should be able to cut off about 3/4"-1" of the 55/75 shafts you are now using, add a 50 or 100gr brass insert (or just go to a heavier point/BH) and get that arrow to tune well.

Bisch