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Offline canuck4570

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arrow weight question
« on: January 22, 2014, 10:48:00 PM »
I am about to receive my Toelke whip bow
35# at 29
I am playing around with the arrow calculator on 3 rivers
would like to know what would be better
10.8 gpp or 12.8 gpp
the arrow I am looking at are
easton legacy 1916 aluminium
easton carbon legacy in 600 spine
thank you
canuck

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Re: arrow weight question
« Reply #1 on: January 22, 2014, 11:12:00 PM »
Whichever one flies better.  

With a 35# bow I'd be sticking to inanimate targets and small game.
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Re: arrow weight question
« Reply #2 on: January 22, 2014, 11:14:00 PM »
sorry forgot to mentioned that the bow will be use for target and 3D

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Re: arrow weight question
« Reply #3 on: January 22, 2014, 11:18:00 PM »
For target and 3D I would think the lighter of the to(or even lighter) would be best.
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Re: arrow weight question
« Reply #4 on: January 22, 2014, 11:30:00 PM »
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Originally posted by lpcjon2:
For target and 3D I would think the lighter of the to(or even lighter) would be best.
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13gpp is going to drop like a BIG rock pretty fast!

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Re: arrow weight question
« Reply #5 on: January 22, 2014, 11:33:00 PM »
and I would get 20 fps more with carbon

the only thing I hate about carbon is how are they are to pull out….

will have to oil them I guess…..

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Re: arrow weight question
« Reply #6 on: January 22, 2014, 11:35:00 PM »
one more thing

in using carbon at 10.8 gap will I get a much noisier bow?

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Re: arrow weight question
« Reply #7 on: January 22, 2014, 11:42:00 PM »
You can use string silencers,and limb dampeners(AKA limb savers) to help with any noise.
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Re: arrow weight question
« Reply #8 on: January 22, 2014, 11:44:00 PM »
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[QB] You can use string silencers,and limb dampeners(AKA limb savers) to help with any noise.

And look at carbon in the 9gpp and 100grn heads
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Re: arrow weight question
« Reply #9 on: January 22, 2014, 11:45:00 PM »
will do
thanks

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Re: arrow weight question
« Reply #10 on: January 23, 2014, 02:07:00 AM »
I think a  even 600 spine will be to stiff, depending on the front weight.
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Re: arrow weight question
« Reply #11 on: January 23, 2014, 08:16:00 AM »
I've never hard a hard time pulling carbons out of any target....the only time it's been tough has been shooting into hay bales that let's the arrow bury deep.  I would certainly go with your best flying, lightest setup possible, no less than 8gpp imho
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Re: arrow weight question
« Reply #12 on: January 23, 2014, 08:39:00 AM »
on the 3 Rivers spine calculator the axis traditional set up with a steel inserts 25 gr. and a 100 gr point is suitable
gives 181 fps
2 digit difference  (borderline)
if I use the Easton brass insert  50 gr I have a little play by cutting shaft for tuning…..and gives 177 fps

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Re: arrow weight question
« Reply #13 on: January 23, 2014, 08:45:00 AM »
forgot to put in that the arrow above would be 10.8 gpp

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Re: arrow weight question
« Reply #14 on: January 23, 2014, 09:25:00 AM »
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Originally posted by canuck4570:
one more thing

in using carbon at 10.8 gap will I get a much noisier bow?
Not really.  For targets and 3-d the noise isn't a factor, the whip is inherently a quiet bow, and I've found low poundage bows to be quieter overall anyways.
I got a dwyer dauntless for my wife, (similar r/d profile to the whip), shooting full length 600 spine Heritage shafts with regular inserts and 100 gr. points.  Without string silencers this bow is real quiet.  Not sure what they weight yet and haven't really tuned the arrows as we need to work on her form before cutting shafts, but it's a real pleasure to shoot a lighter bow like that.
Congrats on your bow and good luck.
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Re: arrow weight question
« Reply #15 on: January 23, 2014, 09:33:00 AM »
great

is 18 FOC to high for the arrow mentioned above

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