i dont know what im shooting

[jim phenes]

hey guys i dont really know that much about weight and size or any other of the technical terms being used on here so i would like to know what wiight arrow to use, im shooting a 60 lb long bow at 28 inches. i have been getting good enough groups out to 20 yds but im wondering if they would get better if i was matched right maybe im ok, the arrows are easton acc 349/30 i think i will double check again when i get a chance. thanks guys!

[Ragnarok Forge]

Lots of guys reccomend between 9.5 grains to 12 grains per pound of draw weight for you bow.  so a 60 lb bow at 10 gpp would have a 600 grain arrow.

[joe skipp]

Keep your arrow weight 8-10 grains per lb and you will be fine. For your setup, the max arrow weight I would shoot would be 600 grains.

[SEMO_HUNTER]

Originally posted by jim phenes:
hey guys i dont really know that much about weight and size or any other of the technical terms being used on here so i would like to know what wiight arrow to use, im shooting a 60 lb long bow at 28 inches. i have been getting good enough groups out to 20 yds but im wondering if they would get better if i was matched right maybe im ok, the arrows are easton acc 349/30 i think i will double check again when i get a chance. thanks guys!

It really depends on what your purpose for the bow is. Guys could quote spine charts and grains per pound all day long, but that's not going to determine what shaft is best for you. If you are a target shooter, the ACC's will work just fine as long as you don't shoot them in the dirt. My experience with them was they bend to easy just like aluminum, because the ACC's have an aluminum core, you bend it and it retains that shape.

If you want a good hunting shaft and intend to stick with carbon, there are some absolute "Tuff as Nails" brands out there that I would personally recommend.
My #1 pick would be Carbon Supremes from Bass Pro Shop, it's got their signiture on the shaft. I've abused and misused the ones I've got and I have yet to break one. I lose them before I wear them out or break them.

#2 Spot goes to Gold Tip carbon shafts. The Hunter XT models are dang tough! They claim to be the toughest arrow on the planet, while I cannot support that claim, but I'm sure they are right up there at the top.

#3 Spot would be your stand bys like Bemans, Carbon Express, and of course cedar shafts which is what I'm going with at the moment. I may end up switching back to carbons if it doesn't work out for me, but right now it's looking real promising.

Here is a  Carbon arrow  spine chart that may help you select.
 You can't use this for Wood Shafts , the deflection is wrong for wood and you need to spine wood shafts for your bow in particular.
 link >>--->   http://www.huntersfriend.com/carbon_arrows/hunting_arrows_spine_chart_by_deflection.htm

Hope that helps some.
~SEMO~