How many of you shoot 70# or more?

[longbowman]

The other post about 50# or less got me thinking that there has to be more of us out there than I think.  I shoot my Bear Custom T.D. 70# a little but usually shoot my 80# longbow for 90% of my shooting and hunting.

[robtattoo]

I shoot between 70 & 80# for 3Ds & for garden practice, but for hunting I prefer a lighter bow around 57-60# The lighter bows I shoot are, pound for pound, better performers than the heavyweights, so the trajectory out to 25yds is virtually the same. I'd rather have abow I'm 100% at ease with in a hunting situation, rather than something I may inadvertantly short-draw.

[Tim Schoenborn]

I shoot nothing under 75lbs..................

And if I were to shoot a bow less than that my accuracy and confidence would suffer. My go to hunting bow is a 60" 75lb Silvertip. Squirrels or Whitetails are all getting the same thing.

It's what I shoot

It all is a matter of what works for you.

Tim

[longbowman]

Tim,

     I couldn't agree more.  I tried a couple of years back to shoot 60# but I had no confidence in the bow and I couldn't hold still enough to shoot and hit anything.  Like you, I've never had a single animal complain that I wasn't shooting enough bow from bunnies to bear.  I know the  contingent is the old accuracy thing but I just wondered if there were others who have trouble with accuracy shooting light.

[Dirty Bill]

I do normally. I'm at 60# right now since I just started hunting again.    

[NorthShoreLB]

Yep, I like shooting a bow in the 70+ range, it just feels right !

[Dirty Bill]

Originally posted by NorthShoreLB:
Yep, I like shooting a bow in the 70+ range, it just feels right !

Yeah it does,and I'll be back there by spring.  

[Trooper]

I shoot and hunt with a Fred Bear t/d with 65# limbs but am looking for 70 to 75# newer limbs; my hunting longbow is 73#.

[Texarkanatrad]

all i got to say is yall are buff my longbow is 58 pounds ....even though id like to get a hevier one thats what ive got so

[Grant Young]

I like bows in the 70-75# range and haven't had any problems in hunting situations with them. I will probably drop poundage as I grow older but for the time being my confidence/comfort zone is around that point. I wouldn't hesitate to shoot whatever weight I was comfortable with, however, and I don't see any particular virtue in any personal selection of weapon or method.       GY

[Sixby]

I shoot whatever I feel like shooting and depending on what I'm doing. From 55 to 75 lbs or better. I simply cannot understand healthy  men insisting on hunting moose with a 40 lb bow. It is a total lack of respect for the game and for the sport to advocate that in any way. If a person is disabled or young or simply not strong enough to shoot a bow that is adequate for the game being hunted then perhaps they might consider hunting something else. When I can not shoot at least a 50 lb bow. If that day ever comes then I will stop hunting elk and hunt deer. I mean it. My wife even worked up to 50 lbs to hunt elk and I never said a word to her about it. When she hurt her shoulder in a car wreck she stopped hunting with a bow and took up a rifle. Lord forbid that we think about something other than ourselves. Like a bull moose running around with an arrow hanging out from his rib and the effect those thing have on the animal and on the sport.

[kawika b]

The guy asked a simple question,,, keep on track. Don't turn this back into a "my ethics" thread.
As for me,,, I wanna work my way up to at least 65# by the years end,,, I can shoot 58# with good form. I'm shooting a 52#@25" (59#@28" but scales as mentioned on my scale) ACS CX for now,,, I'd be happy getting a set of 60# limbs later on.

[heydeerman]

I used to shoot 60-78 pounds. I only have one 70@28 right now and it's on loan from a buddy of mine. If we can come together on a price I'll buy it.

[SOS]

70 lbs meant I had to take two shots!  Busted my bow elbow as a kid.  Much over 50 hurts after a few shots over that.  More power to youse guys....geesh!

[foudarme]

I hunt with bows between 80# and 90#...the past season I hunted with a french 87#@28 recurve...for this hunting season I have used a 80# silvertip and for the next it will be a 90# hexV black douglas...

[Flesner]

I'm comfortable with up to 75 lbs.
That means I can shoot a 30 target 3-d shoot without wearing out at that weight.
Trouble is, I'm always gettin' the hankerin' to build another osage selfbow. Sometimes they don't make weight but are a pleasure to shoot or they're pretty or I just like the new one for some reason. So..., I often hunt with less as long as it's got umph enough to shoot through a whitetail.
Then I'll find a reason to trade it or give it away and start another bow build with the intention of ending up over 70 lbs.
It's a vicious circle. I think I have issues!
 

[Sixby]

I apologize, I am new here and this is the first time I have ever seen trad shooters advocating shooting moose with a 40 lb bow. I guess it shocked me. Again I apologize to the forum. I did not consider whether it was personal ethics or not but you have a point. I should have just simply said I shoot 70 lbs. We should all just say I shoot 70 lb. and then everyone on the thread will be happy.

[kawika b]

Sixby,,, you NEED to be starting threads showing the bows you've bulit!!! (if'n you're the same sixby from the wall)

[Str8Shooter]

Everything I own is between 63-73# at my drawlength. I don't honestly see much difference in accuracy, on paper and at the range, between 50-75# so I stay with the heavier bows for hunting. If I get much above 75# I do notice a drop in accuracy so I know my comfort zone. I guess I've always believed to stick with the heaviest weight you can accurately handle.

Chris

[longbow111]

The longbow I shoot is 75#, not a big deal if thats the weight you shoot all the time.I belive if you stick with one bow or at least bows in the same weight range its not a problem.Like Chris said shoot the weight you can ACCURATELY handle.
 Mike