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Author Topic: 45 lbs shooters, what wt up front?  (Read 616 times)

Offline BRONZ

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45 lbs shooters, what wt up front?
« on: May 13, 2013, 11:37:00 AM »
I shoot 46 lbs and was curious to know what weight y'all have up front--broadhead and insert included?  I'm currently shooting 125 gr with 100 gr brass insert, but am considering trying something different.
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Offline VictoryHunter

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Re: 45 lbs shooters, what wt up front?
« Reply #1 on: May 13, 2013, 11:41:00 AM »
I shoot 145-175 grains. With that weight bow and recommended arrow spine at my 28" draw it's puts me right in the ballpark of 9-10 gpp. I feel it's a good balance and also gives a bit more weight forward.
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Re: 45 lbs shooters, what wt up front?
« Reply #2 on: May 13, 2013, 11:59:00 AM »
125+50g insert
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Re: 45 lbs shooters, what wt up front?
« Reply #3 on: May 13, 2013, 12:02:00 PM »
175 gr field point and 175 gr broadhead

Offline KOOK68

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Re: 45 lbs shooters, what wt up front?
« Reply #4 on: May 13, 2013, 12:51:00 PM »
125 + 100 inserts

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Re: 45 lbs shooters, what wt up front?
« Reply #5 on: May 13, 2013, 12:58:00 PM »
165 to 175 with my recurve, 200 with my longbow
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Re: 45 lbs shooters, what wt up front?
« Reply #6 on: May 13, 2013, 01:26:00 PM »
This works for me!
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Re: 45 lbs shooters, what wt up front?
« Reply #7 on: May 13, 2013, 01:50:00 PM »
175-300 GRAINS
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Re: 45 lbs shooters, what wt up front?
« Reply #8 on: May 13, 2013, 02:43:00 PM »
killed a Black Buck yesterday with a 425 grain Tuff Broadhead out of a 44# passaround Longbow.
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Re: 45 lbs shooters, what wt up front?
« Reply #9 on: May 13, 2013, 04:35:00 PM »
You need to know what the centershot is too if you just want to copy what works for others.

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Re: 45 lbs shooters, what wt up front?
« Reply #10 on: May 13, 2013, 04:40:00 PM »
180-230 grs.

Offline bigiron

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Re: 45 lbs shooters, what wt up front?
« Reply #11 on: May 13, 2013, 06:40:00 PM »
125gr on a 29.5" 1916; no problem.....

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Re: 45 lbs shooters, what wt up front?
« Reply #12 on: May 13, 2013, 07:22:00 PM »
I just got a new 45# Black Widow PTF a few days and it's spitting out MFX 400's with 240grs up front really good. That's the weight with the Simmons Tree Sharks.

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Re: 45 lbs shooters, what wt up front?
« Reply #13 on: May 13, 2013, 07:36:00 PM »
175 with my 1535s!
I do all I can to avoid the brass insert and just use the heavier heads. 3555 tend to be too stiff so I err toward 600 spine. Seem to be the ticket

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Re: 45 lbs shooters, what wt up front?
« Reply #14 on: May 13, 2013, 07:42:00 PM »
300

Offline Shawn Leonard

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Re: 45 lbs shooters, what wt up front?
« Reply #15 on: May 13, 2013, 08:14:00 PM »
I like whatever makes my arrows fly best. I shoot 51-54#s and more and 175-225 up front. If I went to 45#s with the same arrows I would need 275-350 up front! Shawn
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Re: 45 lbs shooters, what wt up front?
« Reply #16 on: May 13, 2013, 08:31:00 PM »
145gr on a 29.5" 1535s & ultralight 600s.  Shooting 44# recurve.  Have a 27.5" draw.
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Re: 45 lbs shooters, what wt up front?
« Reply #17 on: May 13, 2013, 08:48:00 PM »
I just got a RER Vortex, 43# @ 28"-64_ long, I draw 29". I just shot some 2117 Alum. 30" long a 200gr field point up front and they flew like darts. They also weigh 650gr and really rock the 3-D target!
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Re: 45 lbs shooters, what wt up front?
« Reply #18 on: May 13, 2013, 09:12:00 PM »
Used 332 gns up front(543 gn total) this past turkey season with a 45#'r.
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Re: 45 lbs shooters, what wt up front?
« Reply #19 on: May 13, 2013, 09:45:00 PM »
145 and 100grn insert...just like you.
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