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Author Topic: Hunting arrow weight for those who shoot #40-45?  (Read 7701 times)

Offline RedShaft

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Hunting arrow weight for those who shoot #40-45?
« on: January 22, 2020, 12:32:58 PM »
Those of you who shoot lower poundage in the #40-45 range what do you like your arrow weight to be or ggp when setting up that bow for hunting?
I was thinking around the 500g?
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Re: Hunting arrow weight for those who shoot #40-45?
« Reply #1 on: January 22, 2020, 12:40:21 PM »
Nine to ten grains per pound with sixteen to twenty percent front of center.

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Re: Hunting arrow weight for those who shoot #40-45?
« Reply #2 on: January 22, 2020, 01:05:08 PM »
I'm shooting a 42# Holm Made Osprey. My arrows are Easton Axis Trads. 600 spine cut to 28". I have 50Gr. inserts and 150 gr. Wasp Sharpshooters up front. Total arrow weight is 440 grs.
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Re: Hunting arrow weight for those who shoot #40-45?
« Reply #3 on: January 22, 2020, 01:05:50 PM »
Ive used as little as 9 w two holes.  But i prefer 12 gpp in part due to the tighter gaps.

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Re: Hunting arrow weight for those who shoot #40-45?
« Reply #4 on: January 22, 2020, 01:13:15 PM »
I prefer over 500 gns at 45#'s

I prefer even heavier as the draw weight decreases.
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Re: Hunting arrow weight for those who shoot #40-45?
« Reply #5 on: January 22, 2020, 04:58:24 PM »
I shot 500 grains out of a 42 pound Whistler at a 28" drawlength for the last 2 seasons, 6 deer and all of them had exit holes.
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Re: Hunting arrow weight for those who shoot #40-45?
« Reply #6 on: January 22, 2020, 05:58:07 PM »
9.5-10.5 GPP as it works out.  Carbon and wood.
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Re: Hunting arrow weight for those who shoot #40-45?
« Reply #7 on: January 22, 2020, 07:35:33 PM »
Mine are a bit different by todays standards.  First off they are all Arrow Dynamics.  That said, let me be clear, I spent a bit more on these shafts and as Terry has mentioned in another post....  I got the matched sets and bought likely over $1000.00 of them in several different models.

One set I use on a 45Lb Widow MA Dacron string, old frost finish is as follows...  What is now called the Lite model, 28.5 inches +/- .250, 135 gr Zephyr Scirocco w/o bleeder, 100 gr adapter and aluminum insert and allowing for three 5" feathers, hand painted etc. I come out at 441 gr. or roughly 15.45 gpi. with my calculations I am close to 20% foc.  This set up as shot through several deer at the 20 to 30 yard range. 

My second set of Trad Hunters is for a heavier then 40-45 so I will not elaborate on them other then to say the shoot through stuff.

For my 45lb Widow PL I chose a straight walled shaft and followed the recipe from the MA save for a change in shafts make.  I was able to come up with similar performance criteria with just a bit of fiddling using the same broad head but changing up some of the bits and pieces.  Still had 20% foc.  I even carry a good luck arrow in the quiver on this bow tipped with a 1960's Bear Razor Head that I had on arrows way back then.   Good enough for me.

Yea, I like my Widows and my AD shafts.

The recipes for these arrows were all worked up a good number of years ago but are still good to go.

 
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Re: Hunting arrow weight for those who shoot #40-45?
« Reply #8 on: January 22, 2020, 07:44:23 PM »
Thanks guys!
Plan on having them setup with the cutthroat broadheads I shoot.

I don't hunt much with traditional gear any more but I set my bow to to be able to if I have the hankering.
I don't shoot as often like I used to and I must just be a weakling, cause bows over #45 wear me out quick anymore.
 I like to be able to go grab a bow and head out and shoot a bunch without fatigue, even if I have not shot for a while.
 I also shoot much different now and like to hold at full draw a while and execute a shot. Usually around 6 seconds or so and that can wear me out quickly doing that. I keep dropping bow weight to shoot very comfortably.
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Re: Hunting arrow weight for those who shoot #40-45?
« Reply #9 on: January 22, 2020, 09:06:57 PM »
I hunted most of this past season with an old Ben Pearson Raider, which was around 40# at my DL. My hunting set up was:

Gold Tip 600 Traditional Blems (full length)
125 grain Magnus Stinger w/ bleeder blades
100 grain Gold Tip insert
561 grain total arrow weight

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Re: Hunting arrow weight for those who shoot #40-45?
« Reply #10 on: January 22, 2020, 09:28:29 PM »
Out of curiosity, if any of you reference your point. What was your point on distance? Would like to have a point on of about 30yds. Even 25 would be okay I guess.

Today I was shooting #45 curve and with a 586gr arrow I was point on about 25yds.
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Re: Hunting arrow weight for those who shoot #40-45?
« Reply #11 on: January 22, 2020, 11:51:30 PM »
RedShaft:

I dont think I can give you a straight answer ie. "reference your point" because I shoot 3 under and gun barrel very high under my right eye and tight to my nose.  I have been shooting this way for so long I think it has just become subconscious to my sight picture to adjust without even referencing any thing... sort of like a modified instinctive method.  I will say that out at about 30+ yards I think I seem to look a bit higher.

Just my method.  Seems to work for me 
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Re: Hunting arrow weight for those who shoot #40-45?
« Reply #12 on: January 23, 2020, 09:17:00 AM »
I like 500 - 550 grains I think it is plenty and shoots great.
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Re: Hunting arrow weight for those who shoot #40-45?
« Reply #13 on: January 23, 2020, 01:02:50 PM »
I am shooting 45# at 29" these days.

I have one arrow formula that is 475 grains that shoots great -- I am completely confident with this one for deer and bear.

I have another at 520 grains that shoots great -- This is my hog arrow.

I am running 3-blade broadheads on both. The two formulas are identical except for the brand of shaft, which accounts for the weight difference.

I am working on a formula that will be a touch over 560 grains with close to 30% FOC, but I don't have it perfected yet.
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Re: Hunting arrow weight for those who shoot #40-45?
« Reply #14 on: January 23, 2020, 01:22:22 PM »
488 Grains out of my 44# Bear 67' Super K. 17% FOC....worx great...!!
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Re: Hunting arrow weight for those who shoot #40-45?
« Reply #15 on: January 23, 2020, 02:04:17 PM »
 Bows are 41-46 pounds, arrows 565, 2 blade broadhead !!
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Re: Hunting arrow weight for those who shoot #40-45?
« Reply #16 on: January 23, 2020, 02:28:50 PM »
My bow is #45 @28.  Arrow...31" XX75,  3- 4" Helical Fletch, Zwickey Eskimo, 550 gr., 19%FOC.
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Re: Hunting arrow weight for those who shoot #40-45?
« Reply #17 on: January 23, 2020, 08:04:58 PM »
I'm now shooting bows in the 45-48# range for hunting.  I try to keep my arrow weight about 525 to 550 grains

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Re: Hunting arrow weight for those who shoot #40-45?
« Reply #18 on: January 24, 2020, 04:01:43 PM »
I generally hand make my own cedars with 3 X 5 " fletching and 125gr Zwickey Eskimos. I don't add weight other than painted-on cap dip and cresting and shoot them as they are.
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Re: Hunting arrow weight for those who shoot #40-45?
« Reply #19 on: January 24, 2020, 04:45:31 PM »
My arrows for this years elk hunt were 597 gn for my 45 # Caribow

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