Any bow kills with gt 1535s?

[Bldtrailer]

I didn't    

[awbowman]

Just what I was thinking.  Great 3-D arrow, but with the lack of draw weight, is it a better hunting arrow than a loaded up 3555?

[bigiron]

a 1916 aluminum is 600 spine & it blows through deer just fine with my 125 grizzlies, Deltas & zwickeys out of a 50# Don Dow longbow.

[BWallace10327]

A 1916 aluminum is a much heavier of a shaft than a 1535 Gold Tip traditional shaft.  I'm sure you could kill a deer with one, but it seems like it would be pretty light for good penetration.

[Bldtrailer]

Right now I'm shooting my trad 1535s 281/2, footed, with 250 points (42  pounds at my draw)512 total grains w FOC 25.1.
A 29 inch 1916 w 175 grain tip 508 FOC 16(less with a 150) both get about 31 pounds of energy

[the rifleman]

I've killed deer with Beman mfx 600s with no trouble (at my draw weight I am shooting about 44 pounds).  The Bemans weigh around 490 with 200 grains up front.  My Gold Tip 1535s weigh close to 490 with a 200 grains point up front.  While not an "elk" arrow I don't consider them light weights.  Will probably begin using them for deer at some point when my supply of mfxs dry up.

[BAK]

Shooting 15/35 GT's with 145 grain broadheads.  Taken 6 deer so far with this set up.  Really puzzled as to why anyone would have to ask.

[bigiron]

the tune of the bow & arrow is more important than anything else.

[Bldtrailer]

In another thread       it was said that the 1535 was a great 3D arrow, but might be to light to be a good hunting arrow.  I agree with  a well tuned arrow and placing it in the right spot is what matters most>>>--->

[Coach Jones]

My CE 90's weigh 486 grains.  I would think that would be a perfect hunting weight.

[awbowman]

Bldtrailer,  I asked the question.  My 1535s are less than 500 grains but my 3555s are about 560 and my wood arrows are 600 grains.  I've only shot a coyote with a trad bow (with the 3555s) and wonder how much 60-80 grains makes in penetration.

[randy grider]

Originally posted by Bldtrailer:
In another thread        it was said that the 1535 was a great 3D arrow, but might be to light to be a good hunting arrow.  I agree with  a well tuned arrow and placing it in the right spot is what matters most>>>--->

That was me said that, and it is just from my personal experience. In my opinion, it is too light, and weighting it should make it too weak in spine to fly good. Its just my opinion though , even though I killed a small deer with it, I felt I did not get very good penetration. I have shot other deer with over 50# draw weights with un weighted 35/55 gold tips, and again was not pleased with penetration (or lack there of)> Again not my conjecture, but my experiences. Different things work differentally for different people. I just like heavier arrows.

[KentuckyTJ]

Mine are 28 1/2" long and I'm shooting a 150 grain point. The arrow weighs 410 grains and there is almost 3" of arrow hanging past my riser at full draw. I am planning on using these as a target arrow this spring/summer. They are 9.1 grains per pound now. Next hunting season I will shave off some to make them stiffer and put a 200 grain broad head on it. That will give me a 440ish grain arrow and that equates to 9.8 grains per pound for me. Thats a little lighter than I like a hunting arrow but as good as these are flying for me I'll give them a try in the fall.

[zipper bowss]

Tracy killed this bear with a 690 spine Easton Redline cut to 26" and a 250 grain Grizzly on the tip. 40#@25" Total arrow weight about 480 grains.
     
Here is the story.
    http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=137698#000000    

This one is from the same set up.
 www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEbxXTw2pRs&feature=player_embedded
You can also add about 8 deer to this list.All except 1 were complete pass throughs.

[Dave Paradowski]

For those that load up the front end of the arrow to bring the weight up and find the spine is too weak, you can also add weight to the rear of the arrow. By using a GT nock adapter and screw-in weights you can adjust the spine and weight of the arrow by adding or removing weight at both ends of the arrow......Dave

[Dave Paradowski]

For those that load up the front end of the arrow to bring the weight up and find the spine is too weak, you can also add weight to the rear of the arrow. By using a GT nock adapter and screw-in weights you can adjust the spine and weight of the arrow by adding or removing weight at both ends of the arrow......Dave

[pitbull]

I switched over to 1535's at the beginning of the 2010 season and have taken 14 deer with them since then. All were taken with bows that had a draw weight of 40-42#. At 27.5" with 175 up front they weigh 425 grains, I took 2 with a 29" with 145 upfront total weight of 401. My draw is 26" and have great results.

[njloco]

Unfortunately I didn't get any shots at elk, but my arrow was a 1535 with 360gr up front that weighed in at @ 600gr, very fast, very accurate !

Us short draw people, have many options.

[fisherick]

I shoot a GT 15/35 cut to 29", four 4" fletch, with a 50 grain insert, and a Grizzy 145 grain two blade broadhead. With this arrow out of my Bob Lee 45# recurve I had pass thrus on a 4 point buck at 17 yards and 5 point buck at 24 yards last year.

[BWallace10327]

I'm glad to hear from people who had success, although a biased view point is being presented because the people who shot a lighter shaft and things didn't go perfectly, like hitting bone and lost an animal are less likely to share.