Elk Hunting Arrow

[jstone]

My arrows are 430gr. 125gr. Montecs. Lights out on deer and elk. @ 70 pound draw

[Jimmy33]

I use Easton FMJ 300 cut at 30” also, but I tip it with a 125 grain fixed blade. 536 grains...works like a charm.


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you got some extra weight somewhere, lighted nocks?

Not sure...probably just the scale


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[spudder1982]

I have been doing a lot of studying to maximize my own setup for me. That said, I still am learning.   My max kinetic energy  is if I shoot a 430 grains arrow and increases my momentum over what I shot last year.  This year will be at 427 grains, pulling 62 lbs at 28 inch draw length.  Last year my arrow was 385 and did not have the dollars to put into different arrows and had those dialed in.  Got a pass through on my elk.  Good placement wins but the extra arrow weight helps when it does go perfect.  For me I like to be a bit faster for a flatter trajectory so to help in accuracy if my distance is off a bit. 
Confidence goes a long ways and if you are comfortable with your setup keep it.  You have plenty of weight to get the job done.
There are a bunch of ke and momentum calculators online if you want to play with numbers to see the best weights for ke and momentum.

[bowhunterty]

I've been  shooting around 420 grains at 70 lbs., 100 gr broadhead for quite a few years now. Killed 5 bulls with this set up. Farthest went 75 yards.

[elksnout]

Bow shop scale today registered my arrow with tip installed @ 462.8 grains. Feel much better. Thanks everyone.

Elksnout

[northwesthunter84]

That’s pleanty for that set up all day everyday. Well since everyone is adding theirs.

Day Six 250HD’s 28.75 carbon to carbon for a 29.75” throat to outsert finished length.
50gr outsert, Rival 125’s and Easton G knocks. With fletching, epoxy, knock installed my finish weight is 579 gr + or - .4 gr. I’m shooting 75#’s at 30”. FOC is 15.4%

[highside74]

My arrows are 408gr finished weight. I've killed 3 bull elk and a bull moose plus multiple deer with these arrows out to 70 yards and as close as 8. I'm not sure why guys like Born and Raised started shooting 700gr arrows but with modern bows I dont think it is necessary. Traditional bows are a different story. They need the extra weight to carry kinetic energy at such slow speeds. Any modern setup should be just great shouting an arrow in the 400-500 range.

[northwesthunter84]

I shoot a heavier arrow because I’ve seen what happens when you don’t get good penetration with lighter arrows. My first shot at an animal after switching to carbon 16 yrs ago, buddy killed that same buck 2 weeks later during gun season and we lost a bull 3 years ago because angled shot deflected off a rib on a standard quartering shot because the arrow was pushing 6gr/# min back then. Stuff happens chasing elk, I’d rather have some margin.