An offer to help

[carpsniperg2]

yep no prob, i just know from experiance. how hard it is to make weight sometimes i used the fmjs in new zealand and took 3 animals with them. they worked very well. i shoot goldtips here, but really wanted to try the fmjs out. i think with a 75grain head i was like 510 grains  and with my x force it was kicking out some hardcore ke

[engelwood]

Todd, it is awesome of you to tell everyone what they got going on. Is the offer still good? Here is what I got.

60-70# PSE X-Force Dream Season (7 inch brace height). Shooting 70# draw weight, 29" draw. Currently shooting 30" Easton Axis 340's with 100gr. Montec G5's. Fletchings are blazer veins. Thanks man!

Mike

[Todd_ID]

Todd, it is awesome of you to tell everyone what they got going on. Is the offer still good? Here is what I got.

60-70# PSE X-Force Dream Season (7 inch brace height). Shooting 70# draw weight, 29" draw. Currently shooting 30" Easton Axis 340's with 100gr. Montec G5's. Fletchings are blazer veins. Thanks man!

Mike

Hunting season, sorry it took a while to get back to you.

Your setup shows: 303 fps, 425 gr arrow, 11.7% FOC, 6.07 gr/lb, 86.4 ft-lbs KE, 20-50 drop of 24.5", KE @ 50: 73.7 ft-lbs. Recommended spine of .303".

[Hornseeker]

Todd,

Nuther buddy needs some help here. He is shooting a Guardian, 60# @27"...off a bodoodle rest I believe... hopefully not too important... wants to shoot 125 heads... what spine/length of arrow? He is shooting some skinny Carbon express 250's right now and is getting great field tip flight but horrible magnus stinger flight....

Ernie

[Todd_ID]

Todd,

Nuther buddy needs some help here. He is shooting a Guardian, 60# @27"...off a bodoodle rest I believe... hopefully not too important... wants to shoot 125 heads... what spine/length of arrow? He is shooting some skinny Carbon express 250's right now and is getting great field tip flight but horrible magnus stinger flight....

Ernie

Ernie,
It looks like a 27" arrow length is recommending a .383" spine for 125 grain heads and .398" for 100 grain heads.  Most likely those Carbon Express's are .417" spine.  Therein lies the problem, me thinks.  Try finding a .340 spine laying around and have him shoot that a while to see how it works.

[Klyne3]

Todd,

If the offer is still available I would love the help. Just getting back in to Archery and got my early Christmas gift. I have a 2010 Diamond Razor Edge. 26" Draw @ 40 lbs with D loop for the moment, working my way upwards. For target I am using 27" Carbon Express Thunderstorm Predator Vanes (3) weight is 8.3 and spline is .499 with a 100 grain tip and standard nock. I will be looking to pick up some broadheads soon to switch it up some. Any help would be really appreciated.

Thanks

[BushMonster]

Todd- Also wanted to see best arrow for my setup.  Thinking of moving to GoldTip XT Hunter or something similar, good deals on GoldTip Trophy Hunter HPs, but not sure on those as look to be old stock.

2010 Quest Hammer, 28" draw @ 62 lbs.  Current arrows are Gold Tip Expeditions 7595 29.5" with 100grn field points.  For broadheads, have G5 Montecs 100grn.

Thanks for the help

[Todd_ID]

Todd,

If the offer is still available I would love the help. Just getting back in to Archery and got my early Christmas gift. I have a 2010 Diamond Razor Edge. 26" Draw @ 40 lbs with D loop for the moment, working my way upwards. For target I am using 27" Carbon Express Thunderstorm Predator Vanes (3) weight is 8.3 and spline is .499 with a 100 grain tip and standard nock. I will be looking to pick up some broadheads soon to switch it up some. Any help would be really appreciated.

Thanks

Sorry about the delay...didn't see your post. 

Your setup looks fine, although the arrow is plenty stiff.  It shows a recommended spine of .651", so your .499" ones will be good up to about 55# draw weight with the 100 grain heads (that sounds like what your "working my way upwards" meant).  It shows now 205 fps, 363 gr arrow, 12.3% FOC, 34.1 ft-lbs KE, 9 gr/lb draw weight.  Nothing wrong with any of those numbers.  As for broadheads, stay away from the chisel point style as you don't carry enough momentum to bust through bone; you'll want to go with a cut on contact head, and I'd stick with a good 2 blade instead of a 3 or 4 blade.  A good choice would be a 2 blade Magnus Stinger: it'll do the job and give you a lifetime warranty.

[Todd_ID]

Todd- Also wanted to see best arrow for my setup.  Thinking of moving to GoldTip XT Hunter or something similar, good deals on GoldTip Trophy Hunter HPs, but not sure on those as look to be old stock.

2010 Quest Hammer, 28" draw @ 62 lbs.  Current arrows are Gold Tip Expeditions 7595 29.5" with 100grn field points.  For broadheads, have G5 Montecs 100grn.

Thanks for the help

Your setup looks to be a recommended spine of .402", so anything in Gold Tip's line that is labeled as 55-70 should be a .400 spine; stick with the expensive end of Gold Tip's stuff, though, because you get what you pay for in arrows, and the bottom end (XT Hunters) are tough to get to fly right since they moved production to Mexico.  Your 7595's are .340" spine, so they're stiff for your setup.
Your current setup: 261 fps, 402 grains, 11.7% FOC, 6.5 gr/lb, 60.7 ft-lbs KE, 20-50 drop of 35.1", KE @ 50 of 51.6 ft-lbs.
Switch to XT Hunter 5570 and you'd get: 265 fps, 382 grains, 12.3%, 6.1 gr/lb, 59.6 KE, 20-50 drop 33.8", KE @ 50 of 50.6.

If you've got lots of the Expedition 7595 now, then another option is to go with a heavier head: lots of benefits there.  A 150 grain head on those would be: 250 fps, 452 grains, 15.8% FOC, 7.3 gr/lb, 63 ft-lbs KE, 20-50 drop 38.6", KE at 50 of 53.5.