brand new trad shooter

[Herbert]

Well I know this topic is bound to pop up every time a new shooter comes on the board. But I could use some help.
I shot recurves a long time ago and really enjoyed it. Abot a year an half ago I purchased a compound to hunt with. Well I never was really satisfied and just had a longing for another traditional bow. So today I came across a very lightly used bear montana.
I need arrows to start with. The bow pulls 55@28 by the writing on the bow. I have not scaled it yet.My anchor point is going to put me about 26 inches of draw. What arrows and wieght of tips should I start with?
I would like to use cedar arrows. I am thinking 125 grain points but not sure of that. Any suggestions?
How bout a good book to walk me thru the beginning steps.
Thanks
Herbert

[Frank V]

Herbert Welcome to the forum. If the charts are correct your bow will pull about 49lb at your 26" draw. You will loose about 3lb for each inch under 28" you draw. This is given the bow actually weighs what it says. If that is the actual weight I'd start with arrows spined 50/55lb, a 125 gr point should be just fine. Hope this helps. someone who actually builds arrows as a profession may be able to help more. Good luck Frank

[Terry Green]

Moving to the PowWow..

[BigRonHuntAlot]

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[Shawn Leonard]

Welcome, I would say go ten pounds over draw weight with the arrows and cut them to 28"s, that way if your draw increases ya will be OK. I would say 55-60 should work well for ya. The rule for wood an a LB of that design is 10#s over weight at your drawe and than add 5#s of spine for every inch over 28"s the arrow is and subtract 5#s for every inch under 28"s. Have Fun!! Shawn

[sticshooter]

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[4runr]

Welcome Herbert!

[JEFF B]

welcome to the family herbert      

[Hot Hap]

Hi there. Hap

[draco]

Your running with a better class of sportsmen now and we are glad to have you. Welcome.

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[fish theotherone]

hello from england!

[Artur]

Herbert;

Welcome to the forum. Now, I do not claim to know a whole lot about arrows... Generally, for every inch under/over 28 inches of draw length (for most bows - some are measured differently, such as XX#@26") you need to subtract/add 2.5 or even 3 lbs of draw weight to find the correct spine for your arrows. Since your bow is rated 55 lbs at 28 inches and your draw length is (according to what you report) about 26 inches, you should *start* with shafts spined 45-55 lbs; the closer to 50 lbs you can get them, though, the better (if the actual weight is what it has been rated at) -- especially if the bow you have has little or no arrow shelf (it's ok to use stiffer shafts, but they might not be optimized for your bow/draw length). I use a Martin longbow rated 50#@28" with minimal shelf, draw to 29.5 (approx.), and use 125g. tips on Cedar shafts spined to 50-55 lbs. There are others here who know a lot more about the subject than I do, and I hope they will chime in...

By the way, I have read that some newer bows are measured from the string to the arrow plate (or equivalent) at full draw, instead of from the string to the back of the bow at full draw. If in doubt, ask the manufacturer of the bow.

As I said, I am not an expert on the subject, even though I have been making my own arrows for the past nine years.