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Re: Arrow weight
« Reply #15 on: May 26, 2012, 08:20:38 AM »
SO long as you dont add so much weight forward as to give you spine issues.........

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Re: Arrow weight
« Reply #16 on: May 28, 2012, 10:30:38 AM »
my bow is 70lbs and my arrow comes in at 418 . my guess is thats within the element of error . plus each bow with change a bit on draw wieght with string streatch and temp . just tell them that your arrow was wieghed at sea level . I got bigger stuff on my mined than three grains of arrow wieght . ig your real worried about it just carry an arrow with a 125 broad head incase you get checked . KE is where its at anyway.

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Re: Arrow weight
« Reply #17 on: May 28, 2012, 10:50:41 AM »
I know a few guys that have done that. Also they make solid brass inserts for some arrows. Rather then the normal light weight aluminum inserts.

If the guys on TV would start using those, then we'd never see another 4" or 6" penetration on a whitetail buck from a 300+ fps bow.  They'd all be blowing through.  Weight is critical for penetration; put that weight all up forward and you get true performance.

I always love it when you see someone shoot a buck and the arrow hits and just thuds and goes in like 3". Then they find the deer 2-3 days later and say "well if it wasn't for this broadhead we would have never got this deer" :chuckle: Maybe you should look at your setup :bash: :chuckle:
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Re: Arrow weight
« Reply #18 on: May 28, 2012, 01:43:02 PM »
I shoot 438 grains.  My bows 64 #  70 yards should be a clean pass through and devastate the lungs and or heart.  I don't need 300 fps.  I would guess my bow shoots 250 fps or close to.  Consistently hitting six inch groups at 55 yards.  Driving the arrow 28"+ into straw bails that have to compare in density to the chest cavity of an elk.  One thing I saw said heavy arrows carry momentum further thus shoot faster at long range.

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Re: Arrow weight
« Reply #19 on: May 28, 2012, 06:10:58 PM »
its funny to see all the talk about more weight and more KE. i still get teased for shooting alum. arrows.  i shoot 125 gr. broad heads on 2213's at 70lbs. and 29" draw at 256 FPS. what i don't pass through i snap in half! go back to heavy metal baby!
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Re: Arrow weight
« Reply #20 on: May 28, 2012, 06:34:44 PM »
Not sayin it cant work for you, but 2213 even with a 100gr broadhead is under spined at 70lbs.  They are one of my favorite shafts as is the 2413......I have and use both, depending on what and where I am hunting.  60lb, 30in draw, 28in shafts.

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Re: Arrow weight
« Reply #21 on: May 29, 2012, 11:14:41 AM »
I agree w/heavy arrows and as much weight up front as possible.  I shoot 150gr BH and my total arrow weight is 525gr with almost 20% FOC!  At 70lbs & 31.5" draw length this also gives me about 270fps and 89ft/lbs KE.  Nothing but complete pass thru on ELK, Bear, Deer for past several years, even when hitting bone!

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