880 Grain Arrows!

[snag]

The jury is still out on these.  I am fletching up some Forgewood Battleshafts that with a 160gr. broadhead will weigh about 880 grains. That's 16 grains per lbs of draw weight! My usual combo is 600gr. for 10.9 gr. per lb. These Battleshafts at 20yds. might just break ribs and gut the elk all in one pass thru!      

I will post further results and some pics after I get them finished and have a chance to shoot them.

[mp]

curious to see!  what will you be shooting them out of?

[frassettor]

I like it!!!!!!    Hard to stop a train

[Apex Predator]

Awesome!

[tradtusker]

sounds like they should do the job

[Bjorn]

Good luck with those Snag!!

[Kevin L.]

I made a set of maple arrows this year in hopes of drawing a Maine moose tag. They ended up 810gr w/ 160 up front. Not the fastest arrow in the quiver, but they don't slow down for anything. I think you setup will be just fine.

[Jerry Jeffer]

Did you say you fletched up some telephone poles?       Those will be some slammers if your bow shoots them well.

[reddogge]

You could test them on an engine block.

[snag]

They are going to be launched out of a Blacktail Elite VL 55#@28" recurve. I usually shoot 80#-85# POC arrows out of it. These are spined at 85#-90#. That's one nice thing about a cut to center recurve, it will shoot a lot of different shafts.

Jerry, the telephone pole or fence pole came to mind as I was making them! lol

The other day I shot one without fletching, cutting it down to see what kind of arrow flight I could get with 160gr tips. It flies like a 747. But they really thump the target!

[WESTBROOK]

WOOF, 880g, thats alot of smack there! That'll quiet down any bow.

Eric

[SteveB]

880!
Thats twice what I shoot out of my 55# DAS.
I can't picture the trajectory.
Steve

[frassettor]

Originally posted by snag:
[The other day I shot one without fletching, cutting it down to see what kind of arrow flight I could get with 160gr tips. It flies like a 747. But they really thump the target! [/QB]

I shoot a 740 gr tapered Hickory out of a 58 lb Black Widow...I know what you mean....plus they are deadly quiet

[mikecc]

Can anyone say rainbow. It should make your bow quiet but hopefully the elk won't stop feeding and bed down by the time your arrow gets there.

[James Wrenn]

It should be as easy as shooting carp if you can get that close to an elk.

[AdamH]

I to have accidently stumbled upon some what I call heavy shafts, was playin around w/ some CX Heritage 350 shafts, 30.5'' long 100 grn. inserts, 145 grn. head, weighin in at 650 grn. shootin excellent out of my 56#-57# L/B, didnt think they would work at all, but they fly great, bow is super quiet, still plenty flat shootin out to 25 yards, I love em ... Try a heavy shaft folks, you MAY just like it ...

[wihill]

Originally posted by frassettor:
 

Originally posted by snag:
[The other day I shot one without fletching, cutting it down to see what kind of arrow flight I could get with 160gr tips. It flies like a 747. But they really thump the target! [/b]

I shoot a 740 gr tapered Hickory out of a 58 lb Black Widow...I know what you mean....plus they are deadly quiet [/QB]

Those arrows of yours are scarey - both on impact and while shot.  Still they fly awesome out of that widow!

[WESTBROOK]

My tapered ash are 780g, they have plenty of hang time. Not bad out to 25yds, but 30+ its like shootin a 3 pointer. They DO rock the target when they get there.

Eric

[elkbreath]

I shoot 790 grains with 370 up front out of a 57# longbow.  Despite what the naysayers say, at hunting distances the POI is negligibly different.  You won't even notice it, but your intended targets will.  Good luck with it!  that is a hammer your throwing there.

[Glenn Newell]

I cant see you having any trouble with those arrows. I have been hunting with 16 grains per pound arrows for a few years now and wouldn't go back to 10gr for a hunting arrow. I like to barrel taper my arrows and have plenty of FOC as well...Glenn...