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Author Topic: arrow selection  (Read 465 times)

Offline Don Stangeland

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arrow selection
« on: October 25, 2011, 10:27:00 PM »
I  have  50  pound holm made longbow.   I am shooting at a little  over 27 inch  and 45 pounds ,  29 inch arrow What arrows would shoot the best    out of this bow.  what size and  weight. wood , aluminum or carbon. thanks  for the help

Offline David Yukon

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Re: arrow selection
« Reply #1 on: October 25, 2011, 10:56:00 PM »
What do you want to shoot, wood, alu, carbon??

Offline Thebear_78

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Re: arrow selection
« Reply #2 on: October 25, 2011, 11:01:00 PM »
I'd try some gold tip 35/55 with weight tube and 200 gr points, left 30" long.

Offline Stumpkiller

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Re: arrow selection
« Reply #3 on: October 25, 2011, 11:02:00 PM »
I don't think anybody chooses wood for ultimate performance . . . but I don't know why folks use aluminum or carbon.    :D
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Offline njloco

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Re: arrow selection
« Reply #4 on: October 25, 2011, 11:11:00 PM »
I use carbon because of the toughness of them and mostly because I don't have time to make sure the wood arrows are still straight after I shoot them.

But charlie, just for you, I do use traditional carbon so at least they look like wood arrows and I still have the cool factor going on.
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Offline gonzoso

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Re: arrow selection
« Reply #5 on: October 26, 2011, 12:23:00 AM »
Use the stu miller calculator and foot your arrows.

Footed tuned carbons are the cats meow!
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Offline hvyhitter

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Re: arrow selection
« Reply #6 on: October 26, 2011, 11:35:00 AM »
1916s or 2014s ought to be about right on, 2016s with 190+ total point weight.
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