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Author Topic: hunting gpp?  (Read 1825 times)

Offline sticks&stringz

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hunting gpp?
« on: March 05, 2016, 06:15:00 PM »
what is your arrow weight and bow poundage? whats your foc? im probably going to buy some aluminum arrows for hunting and im trying to decide on what size i want.
browning medallion 38#@28
carsage 45#@28
superjet 45#@28
homemade/custom ilf bow 45-50#@28

Offline jt85

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Re: hunting gpp?
« Reply #1 on: March 05, 2016, 06:22:00 PM »
Somewhere around 495 grains out of my 49-50 pound bows.
Black Widow PCH 58" 48#@28"
Mohawk Sparrowhawk 62" 49@28
Mohawk Sparrowhawk 62" 52#@28
Wengerd Ibex 58" 50#@28

Offline newhouse114

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Re: hunting gpp?
« Reply #2 on: March 05, 2016, 06:34:00 PM »
I shoot a 60 lb long bow. My woodies are an 80 lb spine 32 inch doug fir shaft with a 190 gr cutthroat BH. Total weight about 650gr. My carbons are a 32 inch GT 7595 with a 150 gr point adapter with a 200 gr Grizzly Kodiak BH. Total weight around 750 gr.

Offline Biathlonman

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Re: hunting gpp?
« Reply #3 on: March 05, 2016, 06:39:00 PM »
I like about a 600 grain arrow off a low 50s pound bow.

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Re: hunting gpp?
« Reply #4 on: March 05, 2016, 06:46:00 PM »
Last year was carbon express heritage 150 shafts at 29 inches with 200 gr cutthroat broadheads out of a 45 pound 59 kodiak, total arrow weight of 525. This year will be a 46 pound wesley special with a 470 grain arrow, 250 grain cutthroat broadheads

Offline Curtis Haden

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Re: hunting gpp?
« Reply #5 on: March 05, 2016, 07:46:00 PM »
This will be my first year hunting with a low(er) weight bow. I'm shooting a 42@28 Super Shrew, and settled on 29" Gold Tip Traditional 600's, with a 6" wrap, 4x4" feathers, 50 gr insert, and a 150 gr broadhead. Weigh out at 460 grs / 10.9 gpp / around 20% foc / & about 32.5 lbs ke (or whatever its called) -- All the math according to Stu's calc.

They fly great and I'm shooting as accurately as I ever have. Just did some broadhead testing tonight, and very happy. We'll see how the deers like them here in about 6 months.     :)
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Re: hunting gpp?
« Reply #6 on: March 05, 2016, 08:16:00 PM »
Just over 10gpp for me off my 50# bows.

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Re: hunting gpp?
« Reply #7 on: March 05, 2016, 11:31:00 PM »
I like 9gpp for 3-D a little more if I was hunting
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Offline KyStickbow

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Re: hunting gpp?
« Reply #8 on: March 05, 2016, 11:56:00 PM »
Im at 11 gpp....40# bow and a 440 grain aluminum shaft.
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Re: hunting gpp?
« Reply #9 on: March 06, 2016, 05:14:00 AM »
For deer and turkeys...perfer 11+ gpp...25+% EFOC...2 blade BH's @ 45#'s at my draw length.
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Re: hunting gpp?
« Reply #10 on: March 06, 2016, 05:51:00 AM »
oh about 450-500 grain all up  shooting river cane out of my horse bow  with knapped heads at #50 at my draw of 27''
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Re: hunting gpp?
« Reply #11 on: March 06, 2016, 08:16:00 AM »
50# @ 26" longbow.  520 grain carbon arrow with FOC of 27.5%
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Offline michaelschwister

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Re: hunting gpp?
« Reply #12 on: March 06, 2016, 09:05:00 AM »
for glass lam bows around 65# and 650 grain arrows, for osage selfbows around 60# and 675 grain arrows
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Offline CoachBGriff

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Re: hunting gpp?
« Reply #13 on: March 06, 2016, 09:32:00 AM »
I'm shooting about 530 grains out of a 55 lb. bow.
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Offline Butchie

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Re: hunting gpp?
« Reply #14 on: March 06, 2016, 09:42:00 AM »
563 grains from 47# longbow.
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Re: hunting gpp?
« Reply #15 on: March 06, 2016, 09:45:00 AM »
Usually my arrows fall into 550-700 Grains.  My hunting bow is 55 lbs.

I dont really pay attention to GPP as long as its over 9.  I never figured out FOC because frankly, its irrelevant if my arrows are flying good.
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Offline ISP 5353

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Re: hunting gpp?
« Reply #16 on: March 06, 2016, 10:30:00 AM »
Shooting 54 pounds at 30'.  Arrows are 488grs, so right around 9gr per pound of draw weight.  Plenty for whitetails in the Midwest.

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Re: hunting gpp?
« Reply #17 on: March 06, 2016, 02:47:00 PM »
570 grns

53# longbow
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Re: hunting gpp?
« Reply #18 on: March 06, 2016, 04:20:00 PM »
525 from 47 lbs. RC

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Re: hunting gpp?
« Reply #19 on: March 06, 2016, 04:37:00 PM »
550-695 from 53# longbow
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