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Author Topic: If you had to pick an arrow to hunt, what would it be?????  (Read 1468 times)

Offline Hoyt

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Re: If you had to pick an arrow to hunt, what would it be?????
« Reply #40 on: April 16, 2012, 07:08:00 AM »
Beman MFX Classic.
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Offline carpsniperg2

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Re: If you had to pick an arrow to hunt, what would it be?????
« Reply #41 on: April 16, 2012, 07:12:00 AM »
AD'S for me with a good sharp deadhead!
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Offline Bill Carlsen

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Re: If you had to pick an arrow to hunt, what would it be?????
« Reply #42 on: April 16, 2012, 08:30:00 AM »
Beman MFX or Easton Axis (pretty much the same shaft). Currently my new Border limbs and my Stalker Tracker like the 400 spine and the broadheads  are 200 grain Razorcaps. If it wasn't Razorcpas I no doubt would be shooting Hellrazors or VPA;s (Woodsman Elite).
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Offline Easykeeper

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Re: If you had to pick an arrow to hunt, what would it be?????
« Reply #43 on: April 16, 2012, 08:53:00 AM »
Easton ACC, Easton Axis, Beman MFX.  All tipped with Woodsman Elites or VPAs.
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Offline ron w

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Re: If you had to pick an arrow to hunt, what would it be?????
« Reply #44 on: April 16, 2012, 08:53:00 AM »
Any arrow that flies well from my bow, don't care what it's made of as long as it's on the heavy side! Wood, Alum, or carbon with a good tough "SHARP" Broadhead!!   :thumbsup:
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Offline njloco

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Re: If you had to pick an arrow to hunt, what would it be?????
« Reply #45 on: April 16, 2012, 09:57:00 AM »
Micro flights, original Bear broadheads with bleeders = plenty of punch power.
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Offline bowhunterportugal

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Re: If you had to pick an arrow to hunt, what would it be?????
« Reply #46 on: April 16, 2012, 10:39:00 AM »
Thank you gang,

Plenty of options, brands and setups to consider. Great help.
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Offline Shortlongbow

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Re: If you had to pick an arrow to hunt, what would it be?????
« Reply #47 on: April 16, 2012, 11:30:00 AM »
Cedar, lodgepole pine or Douglas fir footed with wenge or other hardwood.  About 650 grains with a Zwickey Eskimo BH. Either 11/16" tapered to 5/16" at the nock, or 23/64" barrel or breast tapered, 11/16" point and 5/16" nock. Mercury nock . Three left wing helical natural barred 5.5" turkey fletch, shield cut. Because I love the way wood arrows feel out of the bow and how they fly. I enjoy making them as well. 550-650 grains hit hard out of the 50-60 lb bows I shoot.
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Offline awbowman

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Re: If you had to pick an arrow to hunt, what would it be?????
« Reply #48 on: April 16, 2012, 11:45:00 AM »
Carbon Express Heritage 150s, 50 grain insert and 160 grain Grizzly (right bevel).

Woodies are a whole lot nicer, but there is no denying the durability and overall consistency of the carbons.
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Offline bowhunterportugal

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Re: If you had to pick an arrow to hunt, what would it be?????
« Reply #49 on: April 16, 2012, 12:21:00 PM »
I have one question, and it is a question from someone that know's very little about these things, so bare with me please.

I keep seeing on your responses, especially on carbon shafts, that you all use stiff spines. 340, 150, some 400. Aren't they to stiff? Or is it because you add a lot of weight to the front? Do you cut the shafts? Won't they get stiffer if you do?

I'm confused. And here's wy. I shoot a Samick Stingray 58" 55#@ at my draw (28 +-). I started shooting with some pretty cheap and light shafts (Easton Powerflight 500). I only have my compound broadheads that weigh 125 or 100 grains. I started with a complete shaft (32") and went bareshaft shooting. I ended up cutting them at 29". Then I tried my compound shafts (ST Axis 400) also at 29" and the bareshaft showed they where to stiff!! So I ended up buying some FMJ 500 and cut them at 29".

Now I see that most of you use stiffer shafts, but also heavier points/bh. Is this wy?

I'm planning on buy a new bow, and I would like to start hunt with it but somehow I fell my set up is light. Because I have to order almost everything from the States without trying first, I was trying to understand what you guy's use.
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Offline yankeevol

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Re: If you had to pick an arrow to hunt, what would it be?????
« Reply #50 on: April 16, 2012, 01:29:00 PM »
62" Toelke Whip
45@28 (My Draw Length)
8125 String
Big Jim Quiver

Beman MFX 600 Classics, 29.25"
75 grain brass insert
125 grain Muzzy Phantom
3 X 5.5" Feathers
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Offline njloco

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Re: If you had to pick an arrow to hunt, what would it be?????
« Reply #51 on: April 16, 2012, 09:37:00 PM »
Your set up is fine if they fly good for you and you are hunting thin skinned animals, like deer.
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Offline bowhunterportugal

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Re: If you had to pick an arrow to hunt, what would it be?????
« Reply #52 on: April 16, 2012, 10:32:00 PM »
Well, my main goal is going to be wild boar, so I'm realizing I'm gonna have to put some weight on it...

Again, you use stiff spine because of the weight you put in front? This way the dynamic spine will weaken accordingly?

Do you still cut the arrows to your draw length? Or leave them complete?
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Offline JamesKerr

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Re: If you had to pick an arrow to hunt, what would it be?????
« Reply #53 on: April 16, 2012, 10:39:00 PM »
I use stiff shafts with a decent gpi with heavy heads in order to get my over all arrow weight where I want it. You can fine tune about any arrow spine to a bow with shaft length and point weight.
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Re: If you had to pick an arrow to hunt, what would it be?????
« Reply #54 on: April 16, 2012, 11:23:00 PM »
I've shot Gold Tips for over 10 years, I've tried others but always come back to them.

No matter the bow...31" long, depending on the bow... 35/55's or 55/75's, 100 grains of Gold Tip weights behind the insert, and Big Jim Big-3 or VPA 1 1/4" 250 grain, or Centaur Big Game or Battle Axe weighted to 250 or 300 "ish" grains...

If I was forced to pick one right now, 31" 55/75 with 100 grains of weight behind the insert and 300 grain Big Jim Big-3 on the end... Just over 700 grains...  but being shot at about 8.7 GPP...  ;)
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Re: If you had to pick an arrow to hunt, what would it be?????
« Reply #55 on: April 17, 2012, 09:50:00 AM »
WOOD       HMMMM  the broad head choice is more of a
puzzle  !!!!!!
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Offline SERGIO VENNERI

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Re: If you had to pick an arrow to hunt, what would it be?????
« Reply #56 on: April 17, 2012, 05:29:00 PM »
8.6 Bear magnum aluminum swaged shafts, tipped with 160gr. snuffers , out of my 62" 61# Silvertip.  :archer:
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Re: If you had to pick an arrow to hunt, what would it be?????
« Reply #57 on: April 17, 2012, 08:23:00 PM »
Easton FMJ 100 gr brass insert and anything from 125 gr on up to 300 gr on the business end depending on the bow.
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Re: If you had to pick an arrow to hunt, what would it be?????
« Reply #58 on: April 18, 2012, 12:17:00 AM »
Gold Tip 5575shaft with weight tubes and a Magnus 2 blade. Arrow weight is at 650 grains. All of my bows shoot these arrows great and range from 53# to 58# draw weight.
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Re: If you had to pick an arrow to hunt, what would it be?????
« Reply #59 on: April 18, 2012, 12:26:00 AM »
Wood and STOS or Zwickey
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