goldtip set up?

[nybowman]

Who is using goldtip arrows this year hunting. what is your setup on the arrow. I've been expermenting as far as different weights (foc etc), and broadheads. Trying to find a hard hitting, good flying arrow. I'm shooting a 58" navajo stick 50# @ 28".   Thanks

[Eugene Slagle]

For my Zona T/D Recurve 60" 51# @ 28" {draws 49# @ 27.5"} I'm using these:

Gold Tip Trad 35/55's 30"
5" Parabolic feathers.
Standard insert w/ 10gr. weight adapter on the insert.
1" piece of 2117 shaft to foot my carbons.
125gr. point.

Total weight up front is 148gr..
FOC is 16".
Total weight is 446gr.

[Prairie Drifter]

35/55's
27"
100gr .243 bullet glued behind the standard insert
125gr Magnus stinger
21% FOC
4 1/2" Banana fletch
500grs total

[Mechslasher]

out of my 45# james parker turk i'm shooting the following:

35/55
full length
190gr. simmons interceptor
18% foc
5" shield cut
490gr. total

this combo shoots the same from 13 out to 25 yards with the same hold.

[dave19113]

3555 28" 200gr up front for my 58" 52# Bob Lee recurve

[SkottyBoy]

Mine are 3555 cut to 29"
165gr. Zwickey
50gr. insert
5" shield cut on 8" reflective wrap
about 510gr. total weight

[huntin_sparty]

Originally posted by SkottyBoy:
Mine are 3555 cut to 29"
165gr. Zwickey
50gr. insert
5" shield cut on 8" reflective wrap
about 510gr. total weight

Skotty
What bow, lbs and draw are you using?
I find it interesting still doing some fine tuning but my best flyers are GT 55-75s cut to 28.5, 175 tip, 50 grain brass insert, 4-4inch parabolic feathers on the end with reflective wrap about 35 grains 20% FOC.  I only shoot a 50# bow GP Swift Recurve and these should in theory be way stiff!  I also tried CE heritages 150 but couldnt go more than 150 up front and didnt care for the FOC of 12%.  Anyone have similar experience?

[rice]

Mine are 55/75 with 100 grain brass inserts and a 145 grain tip or broadhead. Shafts cut to 30 inches. Shooting them out of a black widow bow pulling 48 # at my 29.5 inch draw length.
Total arrow weight is 525 grains more or less.

CKR

[Buckeye Trad Hunter]

depends on your actual draw length.  if you're not drawing the full 28 then you're not pulling the full 50 which affects what spine arrow you need.

[inthere10x]

From Leon Stewart 60" Longbow 49@28", my draw 28":

35/55 cut to 29.25".
61 grain insert - standard 11 grain insert with 50 grain screw in insert attached.
5" shields on top of wraps.
150 grain Mangus Stringer 4 blade also been shooting 150 grain Mangus two blade.
FOC 18.6%.
Total weight about 490 grains.

[WPAtrapper]

45# @ 28" Pearson Recurve, I draw 28".

3555 GT Trad blems. 30"
3x4" shield cut feathers
100gr insert with 100gr Magnus Stingers
19% FOC, total weight around 480gr.

[brinkwolf]

I'm using for different bows all 30" GoldTips

30" 3555 5" parabolic feathers weighted to 406grn. 125 grn points
30" 5575 5" parabolic feathers weighted to 540grn. 125 grn points with gorgeous Tradgang cap wraps.
30" 7595 5" sheild cut feathers weighted to 750grn. 195 grn points
and now looking to get a dozen GoldTip target arrows to play with.

[huntin_sparty]

Originally posted by brinkwolf:
I'm using for different bows all 30" GoldTips

30" 3555 5" parabolic feathers weighted to 406grn. 125 grn points
30" 5575 5" parabolic feathers weighted to 540grn. 125 grn points with gorgeous Tradgang cap wraps.
30" 7595 5" sheild cut feathers weighted to 750grn. 195 grn points
and now looking to get a dozen GoldTip target arrows to play with.

What bow and pounds for the 55-75s?

[brinkwolf]

I'm shooting these right now thru a 60lb at my draw Habu. I also have some other 5575 shafts weighted less(about 480-500grns) that I shoot thru Black Widows from 54-56lbs. The 7595 shafts I shoot thru my BW 72lb and Ferguson 74lb longbows.
I try to stay anywhere from 9-11lbs per grn.

[John3]

Draw length and tip weight or added weight up front make the difference...

For my Dryad- 3555 cut to 27 3/4" with a Zwickey and adapter 145grns NO added weight up front fly perfectly..

[Benjamin199]

Bow, BW PSA 48# @ 30"
GT 5575 Arrows 31.5"
Practice 125 gr field points with 90gr added to the back of the insert.
Hunting- 145 gr abowyer bonehead with 43gr adapter comes out just over 190gr (still playing with adding 20 gr on insert or not.
3-5" shield cut feathers.
Weight is right around 540gr.
FOC about 19%

[57Loader]

54@27" Monarch Royal Longbow,  I draw about 26.75"

GT Trad blems 3555 full lenght.  6" wraps, 4x4" feathers.  100 grain insert, 100 grain broadhead adaptors and 100 grain 2 blade magnus heads.
Footed with 3/4" 2117.  Just under 600 grains.

[Tom]

For my h'bird lb,58#@29.5" am using the GT 55/75,100 gr. insert and 150 gr. stinger. Arrow cut to 31".

[sbschindler]

for my 60lb predator recurve with 29 inch draw the arrows that fly the best are goldtip 3555 cut to 30 inch's with 100 grain insert and 175 grain broadheads, these arrrows weigh in at 535 grains, they also spine out at 32 lbs on stu's Calculator yeah I think its weird too but they work very well. For my moose hunt this fall i will be using Carbon Express 250's cut to 30 1/4 inch with the 100 grain inserts and 175 grain broadheads, these weigh in at 640 grains and fly very well also

[kennyb]

NY-
I shoot a Black Widow T/D, 47# @ 28.5 inched
GT 35/55 @ 29.5
50g + 20g brass weight (up front)
20g brass @ the nock
145g field tips
5" feathers
total weight about 548g
Shoots great for me!
Not sure how to calculate the FOC! ? Any help here? Thanks and hope this helps.
Kennyb