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Big Game Hunting => Bow Hunting => Topic started by: h20hunter on July 06, 2015, 02:23:35 PM

Title: 100 yard bow shot, interesting link with data
Post by: h20hunter on July 06, 2015, 02:23:35 PM: 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
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Post by: whacker1 on July 06, 2015, 02:31:23 PM: very cool info
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Post by: D-Rock425 on July 07, 2015, 01:05:44 PM: So you're telling me I just have to lead them a little :dunno:
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Post by: pianoman9701 on July 07, 2015, 01:28:28 PM: Kind of sums up my thoughts on 100-yard shots. Good quick read.
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Post by: Mudman on July 07, 2015, 01:41:39 PM: 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.
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Post by: h20hunter on July 07, 2015, 01:42:39 PM: and loaded a Bowtech RPM 360 with a Carbon Express Maxima Red—a solid, 417-grain finished hunting arrow
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Post by: Rainier10 on July 07, 2015, 02:01:54 PM: Interesting, not the loss of speed or energy I would have expected.
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Post by: Dhoey07 on July 07, 2015, 02:06:39 PM: The arrow ends with more KE than mine starts with
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Post by: CoryTDF on July 07, 2015, 02:10:14 PM: Plenty of power. I like to stretch it out to 6543432416545343.4132463436043514134324543684684351324134343012431434 yards when the wind will let me.
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Post by: Jonathan_S on July 07, 2015, 02:35:40 PM: Quote from: CoryTDF on July 07, 2015, 02:10:14 PM
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. :tup:
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Post by: Mudman on July 07, 2015, 10:31:30 PM: Quote from: h20hunter on July 07, 2015, 01:42:39 PM
and loaded a Bowtech RPM 360 with a Carbon Express Maxima Red—a solid, 417-grain finished hunting arrow
Oh ya, duh..
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Post by: RadSav on July 08, 2015, 04:26:51 AM: Quote from: Mudman on July 07, 2015, 01:41:39 PM
... 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 :chuckle:
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Post by: Jonathan_S on July 08, 2015, 06:42:18 AM: :yeah: I was wondering about that. I shot out to 96 yards (just trying to hit the target :chuckle: ) and I swear that arrow was darn near 20' in the air :yike:

First time I shot past 80 I was like, "c'mon...drop...drop...DROP!"
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Post by: Special T on July 08, 2015, 07:08:00 AM: A 101 yard shot is part of the shooting round for a Safari shoot. Plenty of shooters put it in the kill.
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Post by: Mudman on July 11, 2015, 05:38:43 AM: 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!
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Post by: lokidog on July 11, 2015, 03:33:19 PM: 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. :rolleyes: I'm sure my arrows were arcing way over 10 feet with that old Bear Whitetail II. :chuckle:
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Post by: RadSav on July 11, 2015, 04:47:11 PM: Quote from: lokidog on July 11, 2015, 03:33:19 PM
I'm sure my arrows were arcing way over 10 feet with that old Bear Whitetail II. :chuckle:

That was almost maximum cast for the Whitetail II, wasn't it? :chuckle:
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Post by: tgomez on July 17, 2015, 09:12:55 AM: 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.
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