How heavy are your turkey arrows?

[perry f.]

Just curious how heavy of an arrow you all shoot for turkeys. Let me know what your set up is. I'm trying to put together a good arrow for turkey this spring

[joe skipp]

Sitka spruce, with 160 gr Snuffers...545 grains.

[Rob W.]

CE heritage 150's, 125 steel force, with 100 gr. brass inserts....515 grains

[Skipmaster1]

I always shoot exactly what i'm shooting for deer season. No sense switching everything up and learning the new trajectories. so the answer for me is 588grains

[Friend]

Victory HV 350 shafts (6.7 gpi)
28.5 " long
100 grain insert
300 grain Big Jim BH
32.4% Ultra-EFOC
608 gn - total wt. (Just above the turkey bone threshold- LOL!)

[OkKeith]

I am with Skipmaster1. I shoot the exact same thing I use for deer.

I use a full length Goldtip 5575. I fletch with 3, 5.5 inch high-back trad cut feathers. My broadheads are MA-IIs (125 grain) with 25 grain inserts for a 150 grains total.

I suppose the whole arrow weighs in at around 550-575 grains.

I don't see how you would need a special arrow just for turkeys, or even a particular broadhead. Use what you shoot with the most accuracy and make sure they are sharp and you will do fine.

Good luck!

OkKeith

[Ragnarok Forge]

Same as my deer and elk arrows, 584 grains.

[mnbearbaiter]

Same for me too, 640-680gr depending on what shafting im shooting!

[wtpops]

I shoot what tunes the best. For me its around 10 gpp. 580 grains.

[frassettor]

745 grains

[CRS]

I use the same arrows for turkeys that I use for deer/elk.  I shoot for 10gr/lb give or take.  Two blade heads.

I try to have one arrow setup per bow.

Robertson 60# is Beman MFX 340's @ 620gr.

60# TD longbow is 11/32 doug fir 70-75# @ approx 600-630gr.

Super Kodiak 50#@28 shoots Carbon tech 55-70# that weigh 520gr
My 48# longbow breaks the philosophy with 11/32 60-65# maples that weigh 720gr.  Need to get some more woodies made up in the 10gr/lb range.

I usually play with all of them, but come July/August, I pick the bow I am going to hunt with and dedicate practice solely to that bow/arrow set up.

[Earl Jeff]

Victory HV 350 shafts (6.7 gpi)
28.5 " long
100 grain insert
300 grain Big Jim BH
32.4% Ultra-EFOC
608 gn - total wt. (Just above the turkey bone threshold- LOL!)

That a awsome setup Scott

Easton Acc 390 Snuffer weighted to 225gr. Total 525gr

[perry f.]

Thanks for the info. My uncle gave me an older shakespeare recurve, and I was just wondering what everyone else was shooting. I usually just shoot my deer/elk setup, but I on't have one for this bow. Thanks again.

[Jason R. Wesbrock]

For turkeys I use the same arrow setup I use for deer, elk, moose, et cetera, a 500-grain carbon tipped with a 125-grain 2-blade head.

[Friend]

My second choice set-up that shoots nicely and should work well is as follows.

Victory HV 350 shafts (6.7 gpi)
29.6 " long
50 grain insert
300 grain Big Jim BH
31.1% Ultra-EFOC
550 gn - total wt.

[Swamp Yankee]

Yup, same for turkey as deer.  I've actually had arrows bounce off of a turkey; but never a deer.  They may be just birds but to me they are a lot harder to kill.  Deer don't fly away!

[David McLendon]

Same arrow as for elk, same broadhead as for elk.
10.6 gpp

[featherhorn]

yep the same as my deer and elk arrow 835gn out of my 84# longbow lol