43# @ 28"

[Brian P.]

I just acquired a RER  XR Recurve in a trade. I was told it was a few weeks pounds heavier than what my scale shows. I love RER bows and this one is really pretty. Shoots smooth and quiet.
 Who on here hunts with bows in the  42-44# range. What sort of set up do you use (gr per pound of arrow weight etc), and what sort of performance and penetration do you get on whitetails?
I know it is adequate if I do my part. I have just never hunted a bow in this range before.

[mark Willoughby]

I shoot a psa 42 @ 29 gt 400 with 165 grain landsharks with 3 5 grain weight washers equals up to right at 500 grain total arrow weight I personally get clean pass throughs with this set up and she's not slouch in the speed dept either

[Buckeye1977]

I hunted last season with a bw PLV 50@28 and I draw about 26.5 so pulling around 45#'s or so with gold tip 500's and a 175 grn vpa 3 blade broadheads. Had a complete pass through on a buck with no problem. This was the first bow I had shot that was below 55# at my draw and I was very impressed. So much easier for me to shoot with bad shoulder

[ron w]

I have a RER Arroyo 43# @ 29", likes 55-60 cedars 125-140 up front and 45-60 carbons with 200 gr up front. Several of my hunting bows are in this class and sent an arrow right thru the bear in my Avatar.

[Roy from Pa]

Not a thing wrong with 42 to 44 #...

[Bamboozle]

Killed three deer last year with 44 @ 30 and a 600 grain Arrow Dynamics arrow. 175 grizzlies. Not an issue....At all! Now I wonder why I shot heavy for sooo long.

[KyStickbow]

My last 7-8 whitetails have been killed with a 40# Montana longbow...and I only draw 27". I have had two holes in everything I have shot with it....shooting 440 grain aluminums.

I have a 43@27 Treadway longbow coming in a few weeks. Plan on shooting 1916's out of her.

[Brian P.]

Thanks for the replies. Always good to hear other people's set ups.
I need to shoot it more before I decide on arrows. Right now my GT 500 are coming in around 550 gr. Might drop back from 200 gr up front to 175 and see how it goes.

[KSshrewman]

Hunt #44-45 all the time for Turks, whitetail, and bear.
No issues.

[fishone]

I have shot alot of Ohio deer with this approx. poundage. With the right arrow and sharp broadhead, you will be fine.

[Biggamefish]

I shot my first two deer with a 43@28 Ben Person Mace. I was shooting 2117 alums cut to 29 inches with 125 grain muzzy heads. Nothing else other than 5" parabolic feathers. The first deer I remember was a back ling liver shot and being young I got right down and pushed him so he went a lot farther than he would have if I had just left him alone.
 I would think with a sharp broadhead you would have no problem getting pass throughs and killing deer.

[highlow]

Heading to ID in Sept. for elk. I'll be using my new Centaur Triple Carbon Elite t/d. 46# @28 and I'm drawing a tad over 27"s. I'll be shooting a GT Nugent blem 400, 31"s with a 50gr insert and a 175gr Simmons Tiger Shark, FOC about 20%.
I've been corresponding with Basinboy (Corey) who took a nice elk last year using basically the same setup as mine and he buried an arrow into that animal up to the fletching.
So to answer your question, your bow is more than adequate for what you'll be hunting.

[Yooper-traveler]

All my bows are 42 "ish" lbs with a 27 "ish" draw.  My arrows are 500-600 grains.  I've had zero issues with penetration.  In fact my largest whitetail was taken with 36 lb limbs (no minimun draw where I was hunting) on my bear T/D.  I almost got the broadhead through the opposite side.  The deer went less than 150 yards.

[BowMIke]

I shot a nice 9 point this year with a 62" Morrison Shawnee longbow, 41@28" and a 635 grain arrow. I got 2 holes and a short tracking job!
You should be good to go with a tuned arrow and sharp broadhead.

[the rifleman]

42 pound Toelke Whip.  I've been using 485 gr arrow with good results on our Ohio deer.  Made up some new 430 gr arrows.  Think they'll be fine also.  TimelL  tell.
I like 2 blades.

[Brian P.]

Good info here guys. Thanks

[tracker12]

I hunt with an RER LX 43 @ 28.  I have killed deer and hogs with it.  Love the bow.