Experimenting with arrow weight

[Henry Hammer]

I had some arrows laying around and decided to try a few different things. I footed the arrow shaft with a two inch piece of aluminum arrow. I then added a two inch screw to the back of the standard insert and ended up with 225 grains total with a 125 grain tip. I then used contact paper for an arrow wrap and fletched them with three five inch feathers. I then added a piece of rope for weight and ended up with a 600 grain arrow. All the things that I did were ideas I had read about on here and then I just used stuff I had laying around here. I have a few questions though. I did this with a light arrow (Vapor2000). Could I shoot this arrow out of my 55# longbow without damage? I have been shooting them and they fly really well but will they hold up if I was shooting them into something other than a foam target? Each carbon shaft is spined for a certain draw weight but can you exceed that without trouble? Thanks..Henry

[wtpops]

Most bow builders want 8gpp and above. At 55# that would be 440grn , at 600 you are just shy of 11gpp (10.9), nothing wrong with that at all.

[Henry Hammer]

Thanks pops. Anybody have an opinion on my question about exceeding the reccomended draw weight on carbon?

[wingnut]

You can go as heavy as you want.  It's the real light arrows that can cause damage too the bow.

How does your combo shoot?

Mike

[Henry Hammer]

It shoots real good. I just have a friend of mine who was saying that I would be taking them past there breaking point, so they would just break if they came in contact with bone or something hard when shot.

[mooseman76]

No problems exceeding the weight recommendation on it.  I think they are only on there for compound shooters to determine what shaft they need.  The spine is the only information that is useful to us.  I wish carbons came marked with the deflection instead of these other numbers (ie...150, 2000, etc...)

Mike

[Henry Hammer]

I agree mooseman, but it was in the back of my mind wondering if I was going to have trouble with these. Thanks for all your advice I can always count on everybody on here..

[drewsbow]

yep you should be fine if they are shooting good for you. I have some beman mfx .500 full length with 505 gr up front that shoot great out of my 55# longbow . Shoot what flies best and don't worry about it. Drew