250-300 up front

[BUCKY]

Anybody shoot 250-300 up front? If so whats your set up? Arrow length,spine bow weight etc. thanks. Just curious.

[Orion]

My elk set up this year is 300 plus up front (100 grain brass insert, 75 grain steel adaptor and 130 grain +/- Zwickey No Mercy broadhead, about 575-580 total arrow weight) on a 500 Axis cut to 29 inches BOP for my 28-inch draw. Works well for both my 51# Northern Mist Shelton and 45# Bear TD back-up.

[Josh H]

I shoot a Schafer Silvertip- 50@28 (draw 29 1/2)
340 Beman 75 grain brass insert- 100 grain steel adapter- 165 glue on treeshark
675 total arrow weight

I will substitute a 250 3 blade vpa or a 250 single bevel cutthroat

All fly perfectly

[Airy Mountain]

27in 2016 with 300 up front work at my draw length.   I'm guessing but pretty close to 50lb draw weight.

[Alexander Traditional]

I have some 5575 Gold Tip,which I think are 400 spine. They are cut to 29 inches,and I shoot them out of a 55 pound bow. They are really quiet,and they penetrate very well. Forgot to add they are 300 grain points.

[cacciatore]

Most of my bows are around 55# @28” I use FMJ 400 that I fine tune cutting some arrows at 28-1/2” or 29” depending on the bow poundage. Most of my BHs are at 250 grs they can be the Simmons tree Shark with a 100 adapter or the Abowyer Brown Bear, Cutthroat or 3 blade VPA. If I need a flatter trajectory I use the same arrow cut 1/2” longer and with a 200 grs BH. Only for big boars I use 60# 340 FMJ and 300 grs Tuffhead.

[Mike Bolin]

Black Widow PTF that is 43.5#@ 27" (46#@28") and I'm shooting a 28" to BOP Easton 500 6.5 carbon with 3-4" parabolic feathers and a 12 grain insert with a 250 VPA 3 blade. Total arrow weight is right at 500 grains.

[Ryan Rothhaar]

Shooting 61-62 at 29 1/2. Vapor VMAXX 5000's (they are .300 spine) 30 inches with 285 gr heads. Total arrow weight around 700 grains.

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[BUCKY]

Interesting how many shoot heavy heads. My set up is Kanati lb 40@26 with GT 500 spine cut at 28” with 250 up front. 515gr 12.7 gpp

[Whiteoak63]

I shoot a 29 3/4” Axis Traditional 500 with 260 total up front.  175 head, 85 grain footer and insert.
Shoots great out of 46# @ 27 Toelke Whistler.
I was shooting it with 285 total yesterday and it was only slightly weak.

[BUCKY]

My arrows are slightly stiff so i was going to try 300 up front.

[Wheels2]

I always enjoy seeing these big foc rigs.
I always end up just shooting my 125 tips...

[Gun]

I'm using a Bear "B" TD riser w #1 limbs marked 50# but 40# @ my now 27' draw. Hoping to be back to 50-55# next year. My arrows are old Patriot Carbons 45-60# cut to 28" with 190gr Cutthroat and 200gr VPA 3 Blade BH's. Aluminum adapter and 100 gr brass insert. Four 3" feathers. 560gr total weight.

[Wilderlife]

If it tunes and flies well, go for it. I've never gone above 300gn on the front but that's mainly because I haven't found the need and it would take some serious adjusting with components.

I shoot 265gn total on my PCH that I pull about 62# with.
Have tuned arrows with 300gn and 290gn up front of my ASL I pull about 65# with.

I use a lot of 200gn broadheads so it all comes down to component options for me.

[SS Snuffer]

My Kanati shoots a 29 1/2 in Axis 500 with 100gr brass insert 200gr Grizzly  out of a 40lb bow at 145 fps single bevel all pass thrus so far.

[BUCKY]

300 did it. 50 grains more made a difference. I didnt think it would.

[Friend]

Intended setups for this deer season:

Bows:
Bob Lee Ultimate w/Carbon Cobra Limbs…47@28
CD WF19 w/Uukha SX+’s…..46@28

Arrow: BE Carnivore 400...29 1/4"…150 gn insert…190 gn Timber Shark…29% EFOC…564 gn total…

[9 Shocks]

29” Black eagle x-impact. 100gr f.o.c.u.s insert-outsert, 200 gr vpa 3 blade.  7” wrap and three 4” shield cut feathers. 3 degree offset.  Shoots absolutely lights out from my 58” 51@28 primaltech longbow. I draw to just under 27”.

[BUCKY]

Finally got my set up all tested. #40@26 Kanati. Gold tip trads cut at 27.5 with 300 up front. 150 stinger bh with 150 insert.

[charles m]

I remember back when I started, everyone thought my 175 grainers were heavy.    Interesting thread.