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Steel
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 586
Arrow weight
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January 10, 2009, 02:30:00 PM »
What is your hunting arrow weight for deer/turkey/hogs? I am shooting 46lb to 50lb longbows with 490gr total arrow weight.
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flounder pounder
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 79
Re: Arrow weight
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January 10, 2009, 03:07:00 PM »
620gr out of both my recurve and longbows, recurve is 53# and the longbow is 54#.
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frassettor
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Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 4677
Re: Arrow weight
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January 10, 2009, 03:34:00 PM »
690 gn Arrow Dynamics with my 58# longbow
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Jason R. Wesbrock
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 2507
Re: Arrow weight
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January 10, 2009, 04:20:00 PM »
500 grains, from squirrels to moose.
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flatlander37
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 487
Re: Arrow weight
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January 10, 2009, 05:05:00 PM »
54# longbow, 565 grain arrows
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cahaba
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 1773
Re: Arrow weight
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January 10, 2009, 05:07:00 PM »
530 grains out of a 50 lb. D style longbow.
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Lone archer
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 152
Re: Arrow weight
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January 10, 2009, 05:11:00 PM »
590 to 650 from a 56# D-longbow.
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Coonbait
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 1070
Re: Arrow weight
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January 10, 2009, 05:20:00 PM »
55# Predator recurve shooting 620gr. from 3D to bears.
GLENN
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jimmerc
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 920
Re: Arrow weight
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January 10, 2009, 05:37:00 PM »
650 to 690 from a d-style 61 lb longbow!!
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oldskool
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 647
Re: Arrow weight
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January 10, 2009, 05:41:00 PM »
670 out of my 57 lb Black Widow
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BobW
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Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 2318
Re: Arrow weight
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January 10, 2009, 05:43:00 PM »
My 3-Rivers "Thumb Scale" says 825g....35" woodie tipped with an Aboyer "Whitetail" for a 59#@32" Shrew CH and a 56#@32" ChekMate LB.
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Broken Arrow 1
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 481
Re: Arrow weight
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January 10, 2009, 05:56:00 PM »
500-575 out of my 56@28 Kota Lb
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MikeW
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Re: Arrow weight
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January 10, 2009, 08:05:00 PM »
540-630 out of a 54# recurve
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drewsbow
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Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 5902
Re: Arrow weight
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January 10, 2009, 08:08:00 PM »
600 - 700
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Orion
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Re: Arrow weight
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January 10, 2009, 09:15:00 PM »
600-700 grain woodies out of 52#-60# longbows.
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30coupe
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 3114
Re: Arrow weight
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January 10, 2009, 09:24:00 PM »
This year I used 510 grains out of my 51# Kanati, but I think I'm going up to 600-650 carbons for next year. They seem to shoot well and should penetrate even better.
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Bob Sarrels
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 307
Re: Arrow weight
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January 10, 2009, 10:17:00 PM »
550 grains at whatever will stop
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Tommy Leach
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 94
Re: Arrow weight
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January 10, 2009, 10:47:00 PM »
550-575 gr rivercane, 59# Osage selfbow.
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Buckeye Trad Hunter
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 1096
Re: Arrow weight
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Reply #18 on:
January 10, 2009, 10:53:00 PM »
I'm right around 490 myself out of 47#
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Schultzy
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 276
Re: Arrow weight
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January 11, 2009, 01:42:00 AM »
561 grains out of my 61lb recurve.
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