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Re: Best arrows.
« Reply #15 on: March 26, 2015, 10:13:23 AM »
I really do think gold tip makes the best hunting arrow. Maybe i need to try other arrows but when my goldtips are killing everything i shoot at I'll stick with them.
I have tried a bunch of different arrows. The strongest most consistent arrow I have shot has been gold tips. I have thought about trying the Blackeagle arrows but just can't let go of my gold tips. I'm shooting a 300 spine xt hunter pro. Think it's around 430 grains but you would need heavier to be legal. I did shoot those out of my 80 pound vector 35 but I lived in Oregon. Now I'm shooting 62 pounds.
I am shooting the same weight on my Gold Tips and about the same draw weight on my Destoyer.
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Re: Best arrows.
« Reply #16 on: March 26, 2015, 10:47:51 AM »
I really do think gold tip makes the best hunting arrow. Maybe i need to try other arrows but when my goldtips are killing everything i shoot at I'll stick with them.
I have tried a bunch of different arrows. The strongest most consistent arrow I have shot has been gold tips. I have thought about trying the Blackeagle arrows but just can't let go of my gold tips. I'm shooting a 300 spine xt hunter pro. Think it's around 430 grains but you would need heavier to be legal. I did shoot those out of my 80 pound vector 35 but I lived in Oregon. Now I'm shooting 62 pounds.
[/quote]I am shooting the same weight on my Gold Tips and about the same draw weight on my Destoyer.

Just curious, why change from this setup? You should be getting great speed and KE with that draw length from a destroyer?

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Re: Best arrows.
« Reply #17 on: March 26, 2015, 11:06:59 AM »
I really do think gold tip makes the best hunting arrow. Maybe i need to try other arrows but when my goldtips are killing everything i shoot at I'll stick with them.
I have tried a bunch of different arrows. The strongest most consistent arrow I have shot has been gold tips. I have thought about trying the Blackeagle arrows but just can't let go of my gold tips. I'm shooting a 300 spine xt hunter pro. Think it's around 430 grains but you would need heavier to be legal. I did shoot those out of my 80 pound vector 35 but I lived in Oregon. Now I'm shooting 62 pounds.
[/quote]I am shooting the same weight on my Gold Tips and about the same draw weight on my Destoyer.

Just curious, why change from this setup? You should be getting great speed and KE with that draw length from a destroyer?
Just trying another bow that I bought.  I am not expert in archery so I am just trying things before I settle on that one bow arrow setup.
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Re: Best arrows.
« Reply #18 on: March 26, 2015, 11:19:16 AM »
Right on :tup: Good luck!

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Re: Best arrows.
« Reply #19 on: March 26, 2015, 01:20:26 PM »
Got to be above 480gr to be legal here in WA.  Beyond that I am looking for nothing else.   Just be legal.

You could always take some weight out of the insert if you wanted a lighter/faster arrow.  I'm using the 75 grain brass HiT insert. You could knock it down to 50 or use the 56gr stainless steel outsert from Blackeagle.

Think im gonna eat the 22 grains and switch to the outsert. Seems it would make the arrow tougher when I miss.

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Re: Best arrows.
« Reply #20 on: March 31, 2015, 09:52:45 AM »
I'd get those kinetic kaos  arrows. They look sweet.  And only $194 a dozen.

I can buy an extra half dozen  ;)

Which is exactly my issue with GT. Tough as nails but flipping expensive  :bash:
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Re: Best arrows.
« Reply #21 on: March 31, 2015, 10:04:45 AM »
I'd get those kinetic kaos  arrows. They look sweet.  And only $194 a dozen.

It's pretty easy to find them at $160 a dozen
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Re: Best arrows.
« Reply #22 on: March 31, 2015, 10:15:25 AM »
You can find the pros for $160? Where?
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Re: Best arrows.
« Reply #23 on: March 31, 2015, 11:18:53 AM »
I got me some GT Kinetic's just a 1/2 dozen to test them out.  Nice thing doing the seminar at Cabela's last weekend I was a employee for a day so got employee discount and veteran discount I got them for $20 off.  100gr tips Lumenocks put me right at 480gr. Go see Denton I think he has GT Pro's for $160 per dozen.
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Re: Best arrows.
« Reply #24 on: March 31, 2015, 11:27:06 AM »
I'd get those kinetic kaos  arrows. They look sweet.  And only $194 a dozen.

It's pretty easy to find them at $160 a dozen
i was just going off goldtips website

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Re: Best arrows.
« Reply #26 on: March 31, 2015, 11:35:40 AM »

i was just going off goldtips website

Oh yeah, I gawked at that price the first time I saw that on their site. The rest of their arrows are pretty reasonable though. VAP Victory arrows are about the same price as the Kaos. I just don't want to deal with all the little inserts and pieces.
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Re: Best arrows.
« Reply #27 on: April 12, 2015, 01:44:33 PM »
300 spine FMJ 125 gn tip.

 


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