arrow weight

[dirtyleg]

i need some help from the guys that have been there. going to rsa for plains game in june. working up a arrow combo. going to grizzly head and beman ics 300. adding weight to shaft and / or either end to correct spine if necessary. currently shooting 580 gn at 162 fps out of new habu vyperkahn and accurate to 25 yds. at what weight to i worry about how slow it is becoming. i wanted 600 gns. bow is new hybrid from chris cox and shoots great. 62 in 62 lbs @ 27 inches... bow is fairly quiet thank....tom

[Rick McGowan]

Really don't worry about speed, as long as you can shoot it well the heavier the better. The fastest bow is not shooting half the speed of sound, so quiet is better and heavy arrows generally shoot quieter and penetrate better. They do need to fly well to penetrate well, so concentrate on that and forget about how fast or how slow they are. Rick

[dirtyleg]

thanx rick,  just how heavy should i try to get to. i mean elk and deer are no problem at 540 plus. tom

[T-Bell]

I'm headed to RSA in July and I am planning on using 700gr hickories with a 58lb recurve. I have some made up and they seem to be working for me. I am not sure of the speed but the heavy arrows sure do quiet the bow down alot and hit hard.

Been shooting these 700gr hicks for a couple of months and I'm good on accuracy to about 20yds - after that I notice some drop and my accuracy starts to dwindle. So, I will be only taking shots in RSA within 20 yds with this setup. My PH has confirmed that this should be no problem as he indicated that the average shots should be 12-15 yds.    

Regards and Good Luck

T-Bell

[Rick McGowan]

Tom, how big of animals are you hoping to shoot?
If you have everything flying perfectly and of course put the shots in the right place, you could take all the antelope species including eland and of course warthogs. Personally for me I would rather have a bit heavier arrow as you said in the 600 grain range or even a bit more, but not at the expense of poor arrow flight. For zebra, wildebeest and eland, I'd make sure it was a 100% ideal shot or pass on it. Rick

[dirtyleg]

nothing bigger than zebra , kudu waterbuck etc
of course you always worry if the animal will be in same place when the arro gets there. going to use grizzly head instead of my usual 140 magnus. any tips on getting good edge loking at 140 or 160 with steel adapter...t

[Rick McGowan]

Tom, the most important thing is a quiet bow, if they hear it, ain't no bow fast enough to met that arrow there in time. Grixzly's are easy to sharpen, AFTER you learn how, up til then they will give you fits. Follow the instructions on the package, I lower the angle a bit on new heads with a good 8" mill file, after you get the bevel right turn the head over and with the file flat, just remove the burr. Rick

[dirtyleg]

thanx again...t