Carbon for #42 longbow ?

[granny]

I have a #42@ 28" Bob Lee longbow. I draw 28". I want to try a gold tip 3555 in the woodgrain finish. Is that a good arrow for this weight bow?
Any thoughts or suggestions?

[Onions]

should work? You might have to throw some weight either 50, or 100gr insert on the end. What weight head are you going to shoot?

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[jacobsladder]

youll definitely need 100 grain inserts and probably another 150 grain point..... you'd be better of with the vapor 2000s from sipsey

[JRY309]

Another choice you might try would be Easton Epic 600's.

[Big_Al]

I'm gonna go against conventional wisdom on this one.  My two "go to" bows are a 43# Lost Creek longbow and a 45# Samick Stingray.  Both of them are tuned perfectly with a Gold Tip 35-55 Traditional blem shaft, 29.25" long, with a 145 grain head and the regular inserts.  I can slam bareshafts into a fletched group, shoot a bullet hole through paper, and shoot broadheads like lasers out of either bow with this setup.  Don't ask me how it happened - I thought for sure I'd need at least a 50grain insert added, but I tried that and the arrows were flying weak out of either setup.  With the regular inserts the arrows are perfect out of either bow.

[TomMcDonald]

I WANNA SHOOT LASERS!!

[George D. Stout]

Rick, they should work but I think you will need some more weight on the front end.  Even the 35/55 are stiff for 42#@28".

[Mr Green 740]

I shoot a 64" 42# @ 28inch one piece Morrison Dakota.I shoot 31.5" Beman mfx classics with 100 grain inserts,125 grain 2 blades, arrow wraps, and 3, 5 inch shield cut feathers for total arrow weight of 555 grains.This setup shoots hard and fast with perfect arrow flight at 13 grains per pound.Try it and you'll be surprised.If you send me a pm i'll mail you a couple to see what you think.

[granny]

Thanks for all your input. I had thought i would probably need 100 gr inserts with 125/145 points. The bow is cut to center and has a TS-1 string on it.

[scriv]

As if you didn't have enough info already...I am partial to carbon express heritage 150 from my 43# long bow.  You draw a bit shorter so you may try the 90's and tune them with point weight.  :confused:

[jacobsladder]

if the riser is cut to center you can definitely get away with a wider spide range....but when its shy of center you typically have to shoot full length or bump the point weight up big time.

[James Wrenn]

The Hertage 90s 29" should work fine with regular weight points.Would be a little heavier than the 3555 but you would not have to mess around with extra weights to shoot them.A lot better shaft than the gts too.JMHO

[Big_Al]

Jacobsladder, maybe that's what happened with my setups.  Both my Lost Creek and my Samick are cut really close to center.

[Cherokee Scout]

I suggest you consider the Vapor 2000s. They are physically lighter and also lighter spine than the GT 3555. They are also cheaper.

[Slasher]

My GT 35-55 are cut to 29.5 and i use 100grn head with 70 grn weight screwed into the back of the inserts... shot out of 42# Toelke LB