100 yard bow shot, interesting link with data

[h20hunter]

Here you go. This gets discussed often enough. This quick read has interesting numbers on a real world hunting arrow, time of flight, KE, and a bit more.

http://www.fieldandstream.com/blogs/tagged-out/the-science-behind-the-100-yard-bow-shot?dom=fas&loc=contentwell&lnk=read-more

[whacker1]

very cool info

[D-Rock425]

So you're telling me I just have to lead them a little

[pianoman9701]

Kind of sums up my thoughts on 100-yard shots. Good quick read.

[Mudman]

It does nt say weight/grain of arrow..  Also having shot 100y I dont think arrow drops 10ft.  I think its closer to 5-6ft.  Not saying shot should be taken but in perfect scenario it is a shot that can be made by some.  264 and 67 are good #'s to kill.

[h20hunter]

and loaded a Bowtech RPM 360 with a Carbon Express Maxima Red—a solid, 417-grain finished hunting arrow

[Rainier10]

Interesting, not the loss of speed or energy I would have expected.

[Dhoey07]

The arrow ends with more KE than mine starts with

[CoryTDF]

Plenty of power. I like to stretch it out to 6543432416545343.4132463436043514134324543684684351324134343012431434 yards when the wind will let me.

[Jonathan_S]

Plenty of power. I like to stretch it out to 6543432416545343.4132463436043514134324543684684351324134343012431434 yards when the wind will let me.

Whew...I missed the decimal.  I was worried for a minute.   

[Mudman]

and loaded a Bowtech RPM 360 with a Carbon Express Maxima Red—a solid, 417-grain finished hunting arrow

Oh ya, duh..

[RadSav]

... Also having shot 100y I dont think arrow drops 10ft.  I think its closer to 5-6ft. 

My fastest WA legal bow has over 16.9' of drop at 100 yards.  (The same drop as my .338WM at 875 yards!)

The flattest shooting bow I have drops 15.05' at 100 yards. (845 yards with .338WM)

Only 10' of drop is flat out impressive.  Assuming someone can actually shoot it worth a dang when it's not in a Hooter Shooter

[Jonathan_S]

   I was wondering about that.  I shot out to 96 yards (just trying to hit the target  ) and I swear that arrow was darn near 20' in the air 

First time I shot past 80 I was like, "c'mon...drop...drop...DROP!"

[Special T]

A 101 yard shot is part of the shooting round for a Safari shoot. Plenty of shooters put it in the kill.

[Mudman]

Looks like Im wrong.  Across the field it only seems I aim maybe few ft above target at most.  Suppose arrow flight (arc) isnt the same. Now I want to go target shoot!

[lokidog]

I killed a lot of paper plates at 100 yards in the dunes back in the 80's (I also hit a fair amount of sand).  It almost came in handy when I tried to punch an already liver hit elk at a little over 100 yards, I shaved a few hairs about 6 inches below a kill shot.  Luckily, I managed to get in front of him and did stick another arrow into a lung to finish him off.

A shot I would not do on a healthy animal however.     I'm sure my arrows were arcing way over 10 feet with that old Bear Whitetail II. 

[RadSav]

I'm sure my arrows were arcing way over 10 feet with that old Bear Whitetail II. 

That was almost maximum cast for the Whitetail II, wasn't it? 

[tgomez]

I shot a mulie doe at 82 yards with my Hoyt Charger in 2013 the last year I archery hunted, before switching back to modern firearm. I double lunged her and she died about 60 yards later. I only took/made that shot because of months/hours of practicing from 20-80 yards. Farthest shot we ever put the 3D animals up at  tournament shoots was 105 yards, and was usually our Bull Moose target. I hit that one dead center in the bullseye, and I can tell you it was a very lucky shot. With todays equiptment in archery 0-80 yards is definitely a shot you can make on big game if you practice daily and keep proper shooting form.

[huntingbaldguy]