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Offline 3Feathers

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field point weight??
« on: November 28, 2015, 02:20:00 PM »
Decided on a 165gr, broadhead with a 75gr. steel adapter for total of 240 up front.Question is which field point to use 225gr. or 250gr.??
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Offline Alexander Traditional

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Re: field point weight??
« Reply #1 on: November 28, 2015, 02:21:00 PM »
I would use the 250.

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Re: field point weight??
« Reply #2 on: November 28, 2015, 02:36:00 PM »
I make custom weight field points for situations like that,using glue on field points and steel adapters.An example would be:a 100 gr adapter,125 gr field point and 15 grs of lead in the broadhead adapter's cavity.

Offline Msturm

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Re: field point weight??
« Reply #3 on: November 28, 2015, 04:33:00 PM »
250, if your concerned with the 10 gr. Hit it with a dremel grinding bit and take ten grains off the tip. Cut the rest similarly and you should be pretty close on all of em.
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Offline damascusdave

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Re: field point weight??
« Reply #4 on: November 28, 2015, 05:39:00 PM »
I have some nominally 100 grain steel adapters that actually weigh 105 grains...if you check you might find yours to be over too

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Offline AZ_Longbow

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Re: field point weight??
« Reply #5 on: November 28, 2015, 05:47:00 PM »
Don't forget you glued the broadhead so that covers the extra weight for your points. I personally do not worry about 15-20 over or under. Never seems to make a difference under 30yards to me.
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Re: field point weight??
« Reply #6 on: November 28, 2015, 07:29:00 PM »
250 and don't look back.
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Offline ISP 5353

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Re: field point weight??
« Reply #7 on: November 29, 2015, 02:09:00 PM »
Weigh your finished broadheads and then use the 250gr field points.  Grind them down to match the weight.

Offline sfh761

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Re: field point weight??
« Reply #8 on: November 29, 2015, 07:24:00 PM »
I've put my target points in a drill press and held a file against them beveling either the back end or front end until I hit my target weight. Removing ten grains is no big deal. Just keep your grain scale handy.

Offline Stump73

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Re: field point weight??
« Reply #9 on: November 29, 2015, 09:21:00 PM »
You can get some brass washers that 5gr and put 2 on a 225 fp and youll only be by 5gr
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Re: field point weight??
« Reply #10 on: November 29, 2015, 10:00:00 PM »
You can get some brass washers that 5gr and put 2 on a 225 fp and youll only be by 5gr
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