What arrow weight are you shooting for deer?

[J-dog]

Honestly have no idea? Axis 400, 28.5" long, 5"feathers, and rough 260 grains up front.

Flies good, makes things dead if I do my part.

[J-dog]

Originally posted by truck24hr:
I've seen a few posts that are making me rethink my setup.  I'm currently shooting a 56lb HH Wesley Special.  I'm shooting CE Heritage 250's full length, 3gpi tubes, 100gr inserts and 150gr broadheads. I think finished weight is around 670 grains. I mainly hunt whitetails.  

I see lots of folks shooting in the 450-500 grain weight. Am I way overweight? Bow shoots well and is extremely quiet, and I'm sure pretty slow.

I tried the tubes once when I was on an Doc Ashby kick. I got some really funky flight out those arrows - I tried glueing in place and all. Think I saw an arrow swap ends once enroute to target.

[Chris Pharr]

710grs (+/- a few grains). .300 3 rivers trad only, 285 gr point, 100 gr insert. Fly good out to 40yds, IMO the trajectory drop is irrelevant, your brain will compensate for the larger curve. Wouldn't take a shot at 40 on game but practice there regularly. They make the bow nice and quiet also

[Flatshooter]

640 out of my 50# recurve and longbow

[Sam McMichael]

truck24hr, don't worry that your arrows are overweight as long as they are performing well. Heavy is not bad. Remember, there is no such thing as overkill when bowhunting a whitetail.

[Knawbone]

I hunt deer with the weight arrows i shoot all year. All my wood arrows ( wood is all i shoot )weigh between 460 and 480 gn for any and all shooting, target, competition, stump, and hunting. Shooting 45 to 5o lb bows iv never lost a deer. A well tuned arrow with a razor sharp broadhead placed in the kill zone will never fail you!

[HARL]

750 grs. out of my Zippers I draw to 29"

[Biathlonman]

I draw a shade over 29", all bows marked at 28.  #51 Toelke Chinook is shooting 625 grain Douglas Fir.  #53 Toelke Lynx recurve shooting 680 grain Douglas fir.  I like low 600 out of bows in the low 50s.