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Offline beaver#1

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first "heavy" bow
« on: March 16, 2009, 10:52:00 PM »
i just got my first heavey long bow. i call it heavey its just 65# but that is heavier than anything i have shot.  great northern critter gitter.   my question is would be a good wood arrow/broad head setup to get it over 700gr?
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Re: first "heavy" bow
« Reply #1 on: March 16, 2009, 11:07:00 PM »
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Re: first "heavy" bow
« Reply #2 on: March 16, 2009, 11:21:00 PM »
I Like lam birch for heavy arrows. I have had lam birch finished arrows weigh in at 685 with a 145 eclipse up front.
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Re: first "heavy" bow
« Reply #3 on: March 16, 2009, 11:22:00 PM »
are they pretty tough? i am rough on stuff.
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Re: first "heavy" bow
« Reply #4 on: March 16, 2009, 11:27:00 PM »
They are one of the toughest wood arrows Ive shot.
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Re: first "heavy" bow
« Reply #5 on: March 16, 2009, 11:29:00 PM »
thanks
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Re: first "heavy" bow
« Reply #6 on: March 17, 2009, 12:00:00 AM »
A 160 grain broadhead and Douglas fir shaft should get you over 700 grains. I highly recommend these shafts from  www.surewoodshafts.com  . They also have the stiffness required, whereas other shafts don't.
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Re: first "heavy" bow
« Reply #7 on: March 17, 2009, 12:03:00 AM »
thanks ben. i am wanting at least 700 grns. with these.
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Re: first "heavy" bow
« Reply #8 on: March 17, 2009, 05:19:00 AM »
No worries, mate. You'll be fine with Douglas fir.

My set-up is a 30" arrow wearing a 160 grain broadhead / tip, and each one weighs a total of 775 grains. The spine I use is 105# (I shoot about 83# of cut-past-centre Schafer Silvertip recurve).

My mate has some 95# spine Douglas fir, and with a 160 grain head, and at 29", they weigh 740 grains.
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Re: first "heavy" bow
« Reply #9 on: March 17, 2009, 09:15:00 AM »
this bow is not cut to center but i figure if i put enough weight up front it will take care of that.  is my thinking right here
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Re: first "heavy" bow
« Reply #10 on: March 17, 2009, 10:32:00 AM »
Great Northerns are amazingly forgiving re spine.  A 75# spine in an 11/32 shaft with 160 grain head should work well if you're drawing 28 inches.  May be able to drop down to 70# in 23/64.
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Re: first "heavy" bow
« Reply #11 on: March 17, 2009, 11:08:00 AM »
Great options above. The fun is discovering your own setup IMO. Any woods spined to your weight will work especially with heavier heads. JMO, try making your own. Can't beat cedars in 11/32 if your peak weight isn't excessive.
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Re: first "heavy" bow
« Reply #12 on: March 17, 2009, 11:09:00 AM »
Compressed Maples....now there's a 700 plus grain train wreck.
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Re: first "heavy" bow
« Reply #13 on: March 17, 2009, 12:24:00 PM »
I get my hex shafts & arrows form Bob Burton  www.whisperingwindarrows.com  They can be had in very heavy weights & are very tough. Frank
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Re: first "heavy" bow
« Reply #14 on: March 17, 2009, 12:32:00 PM »
Tapered Hickory worked for me, with a 160 gr magnus 1
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Re: first "heavy" bow
« Reply #15 on: March 17, 2009, 02:27:00 PM »
All the ones mentioned in the posts above are good ones, I would look for the best deal on any of those shafts. I shoot Lam birch at 31" 125gr head I get 725gr. 60-65 spine from a 51# bow.
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Re: first "heavy" bow
« Reply #16 on: March 17, 2009, 07:18:00 PM »
i shoot a 31# arrow so i will look around and see what i find
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Re: first "heavy" bow
« Reply #17 on: March 17, 2009, 10:42:00 PM »
Beaver, assuming you mean a 31 inch arrow, lam birch will put you well over the 700 gr mark.  I have 26.5" x 21/64" 55-60 lam birch that go 700 w/ a 160 point.  Braveheart Archery has the Surewood Fir and you will be able to get that weight.

Congrats on the Critter Gitter, Great Bow!!    :thumbsup:
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Re: first "heavy" bow
« Reply #18 on: March 18, 2009, 12:13:00 PM »
If you want tough....why not carbons???
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Re: first "heavy" bow
« Reply #19 on: March 18, 2009, 01:25:00 PM »
carbons cost way too much on my small budget.  plus i like shooting wood soo much better.  it might be just me but they seem to hit harder for some reason.  it does not make me cry when i shoot a wood arrow into the brush like it does when i shoot a 20 dollar carbon.
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