Its a bit funny how this thread has rolled. It started out with an honest question about what could be done with a high performance 42 pound bow. It seems that most think the Dryad would be good enough for elk. It seems that some doubt the chrono readings. As I told a Tradgang sponcer when I was ordering a bow, and he confirmed that with one of his own observations of a Hoyt target bow. I have seen a lighter weight 42 pound Hoyt target bow shoot the same arrow faster than a 55 pound longbow at the same draw length. I would say go out on your next day off and fling a few long ones out in the open. See if they flight shoot the same difference as the chrono readings, watch the arrows fly to make sure that they are both flying equally well. Regardless of all of the possiblities like arrows not flying as well out of the slower bow, or perhaps your draw being shorter with the heavy bow, or perhaps the bows are not marked properly, you will see for yourself. The longest shot wins. Now if you had a 50 pound Dryad and a 58 pound something else that shot slower than the Dryad, which is possible if it would be a hard wood Hill style longbow, but you were twice as accurate with this fictitious heavier longbow, most would say things like 'faster only means that you miss faster go with accuracy first'. I once crossed paths with a friendly fellow that was hunting with one of those solid fiberglass Pearson kid bows, a 35 pounder, with Bodkin broadheads. I was thinking that I should say something, but I did not. when I got back to my van he was waiting for me. He shot a very large buck and didn't know what to do because it ran off with his arrow. He got both lungs and a far side rib stopped his arrow. The deer went down in about 100 yards. His broaheads were barely sharpened by most standards. I did tell him that next time that he should get his heads sharper. I did not feel getting into an arguement about his kiddy bow was going to have much traction at that time. The next year he had a 40 pound Bear Grizzly.
Topic: whats pushing it with a 42lb treadway longbow and sbd string (Read 3591 times)
