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Offline kbetts

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Re: What arrow weight do you prefer?
« Reply #20 on: October 22, 2010, 08:54:00 AM »
Wood, 125.  GT 55/75, 100 grain brass + 200gr. bh.  GT 35/55, regular inserts and 175.
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Re: What arrow weight do you prefer?
« Reply #21 on: October 22, 2010, 10:39:00 AM »
I like a high FOC and shoot for a total weight of 12 gr. per lb. of bow weight. This gives me a quiet arrow, fairly fast, with alot of penetration. I use a 250 gr. BH, and inserts of 50 to 100 gr. up front, according to the bow weight I am shooting.  R.W.
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Re: What arrow weight do you prefer?
« Reply #22 on: October 22, 2010, 10:55:00 AM »
I shoot 29" GT3555 total wt. 481 gr. (210gr. up front) 19.8 FOC - from my 66" 52#@28" longbow.

I shoot 29.25" GT3555 total wt. 413 gr. (140gr. up front) 14.6 FOC - from my 52" 46#@28" recurve.

(I use 125gr. field tips and broadheads on both and add screw-in weights for the longbow.)
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Re: What arrow weight do you prefer?
« Reply #23 on: October 22, 2010, 10:57:00 AM »
I'm trying to keep my setups at about 13 grains per pound and FOC as high as I can get it.Most of them are a hair over 700 grains.
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Re: What arrow weight do you prefer?
« Reply #24 on: October 22, 2010, 11:54:00 AM »
Been killing animals with 175 grain heads since the mid 80s.(135 grain Zwickey Delta 4 blades on 42 grain adapters plus the weight of the glue - Aprox 175 grains)  From bunny's to bison with that weight.....never seen a reason or need to change.  From 2 pounds to 2000 they work for me.
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Re: What arrow weight do you prefer?
« Reply #25 on: October 22, 2010, 12:52:00 PM »
About 11-12 grains per pound for me.Arrows are from 575 to 650 grains finished out typically.

Been shooting CX Heritage 250s with 200 to 250 grains up front cut to 31 inches for over a year for my hunting arrows
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Re: What arrow weight do you prefer?
« Reply #26 on: October 22, 2010, 01:22:00 PM »
always 175 up front no matter what the arrow.
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Re: What arrow weight do you prefer?
« Reply #27 on: October 22, 2010, 01:33:00 PM »
145-150 total arrow wt:510grns
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Re: What arrow weight do you prefer?
« Reply #28 on: October 22, 2010, 01:41:00 PM »
125-160 with total arrow weight around 550 - 650 grains for a 50-55 lb bow .
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Re: What arrow weight do you prefer?
« Reply #29 on: October 22, 2010, 02:50:00 PM »
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Originally posted by Terry Green:
Been killing animals with 175 brain heads since the mid 80s
Terry those are some smart arrows ...  :laughing:  

Here's my newest set up (430gr up front total)

Toelke Whip 2pc T/D 62" and 59# @ 29"
Victory V-Force HV .300 shafts
Bohning signature Double nocks
3 - 3" A&A Style Fletch
100gr brass insert
205-207gr (after sharpening) Grizzly El Grande's RW with 125gr steel BH Adapt. (330-332gr total weight)
29 7/8" throat to Back of Point
~652gr +/-2gr total arrow weight
33.1% FOC
3-fingers under with a tab.
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Re: What arrow weight do you prefer?
« Reply #30 on: October 22, 2010, 02:58:00 PM »
I've been using more up front on woodies lately. It worked well this year for me with a pass through on a moose. 150 grain phoenix 3 blades with 45 grains internally footed= 195 grain head. Makes the wood arrows heavier too. 680 grains out of 62# longbow. Quiet and hits like a train.
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Re: What arrow weight do you prefer?
« Reply #31 on: October 22, 2010, 03:01:00 PM »
Sorry Chops....that's what I get for trying to post from my cell phone.     :banghead:

And I also noticed his thread title and thread question were different.  Just add this to my 1st response....

585-630 grains from 60-70# bows seems to be a great all around weight for anything I've shot at.  If I only hunted whitetails exclusively....I would shoot around 500 grains all the time.
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Re: What arrow weight do you prefer?
« Reply #32 on: October 22, 2010, 03:07:00 PM »
125 up front on 2016 legacy shafts cut to 28" and shooting of a fox royalcrown longbow man they are good. or axis 500 same length same head same result.
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Re: What arrow weight do you prefer?
« Reply #33 on: October 22, 2010, 03:26:00 PM »
I'm liking the lightest commonly used wood I can find with the heaviest glue on point I can find relatively cheap.

Now my combo is spruce and 190 Grizz.
ends up about 540 grain out of a 43# @28" bow.
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Re: What arrow weight do you prefer?
« Reply #34 on: October 22, 2010, 03:28:00 PM »
GT 35/55 shafts with a 175 grain broadhead.
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Re: What arrow weight do you prefer?
« Reply #35 on: October 22, 2010, 03:45:00 PM »
I shoot wood arrows. So, I find that with 145-160gr heads on Surewood Shafts tune up really nicely. Total weight is about 585-600grs. I like the tradgetory and the flight.
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Re: What arrow weight do you prefer?
« Reply #36 on: October 22, 2010, 03:50:00 PM »
I fall between the two.  I prefer 175-200 grains upfront with a total arrow weight of 450-500 grains.  53# @ 26"
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Re: What arrow weight do you prefer?
« Reply #37 on: October 22, 2010, 03:52:00 PM »
I have wood with 125 snuffer's at a total weight of 596 -605gr I have 160gr heads also.
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Re: What arrow weight do you prefer?
« Reply #38 on: October 22, 2010, 04:03:00 PM »
Extreme…even up to 375 grains (200 Griz, 75 steel BH adaptor, 100 gr. brass insert) up front for 28% EFoC, total arrow weight of 625 to 675 grains.  Not that you need that for deer, but I like exit holes and abundant blood trails.  This type of arrow setup provides me with a lot of confidence.   My arrow trajectory is NOT greatly compromised with this setup.  I would choose to error on the side of “too much penetration”.  For me, there is no cost, just benefit.  Come November, I like to be setup to shoot diagonally thru a 200# plus Wisconsin white-tail buck, should that be the shot angle.

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Re: What arrow weight do you prefer?
« Reply #39 on: October 22, 2010, 04:32:00 PM »
125 grain head with 50 grain brass insert.
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