Arrow weight
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From: PushCoArcher
05-Jan-25
What's the overall weight of your arrow with broadhead for hunting? I'm shooting 70# with a 28in draw 29in arrow and is either 498gr or 523gr depending on if using a 125gr or 150gr broadhead.
From: Ambush
05-Jan-25
65#, 29" DL, 29" shaft, 465 or 490, depending on 100 or 125 gr head.
From: WV Mountaineer
05-Jan-25
490 and 520 on my longbow setups. 450 on my compound. Longbows are 60 and 62 pounds. Compound is 71.5
From: WhattheFOC
05-Jan-25
I have two arrows that will fly equally well out of my hunting bow. (75#/29”). A 600 grain arrow for moose and elk. 450g for deer and 3D.
From: 12yards
05-Jan-25
I hunt with two bows. My primary is an 40-50# Elite Enkore drawing 51.6 pounds. My arrow for this bow is a Victory VForce Elite 350 spine, 3 Blazer vanes on a 5" wrap, 125 grain head, TAW 443 gr.
My backup bow is an 40-50# Elite Synergy set at 52#. The arrow for this is your standard Gold Tip XT Hunter with three Blazer vanes on a 5" wrap, 340 spine with a 125 grain head, TAW 421 grains.
From: Dale06
05-Jan-25
Bow is 63#, arrow 31”, total arrow weight with 125 IW on front is 470 grains.
From: Husker
05-Jan-25
62#, 28.5" draw length, 27" arrow, 430 grains TAW.
From: HDE
05-Jan-25
Last time I checked, 395 grs.
From: Bou'bound
05-Jan-25
435
From: Fulldraw1972
05-Jan-25
I am pulling 70 lbs and have a 31” draw length. Arrow is 28.75” Carbon to carbon. Total arrow weight is 476 grains.
From: Corax_latrans
05-Jan-25
#62 R/D hotrod longbow about 530 — 340 spine arrow, 28” and 230 up front.
#52 milder R/D longbow +/- 485 — 400 spine +200
Currently setting up an ILF longbow with #50@28” limbs and will probably get about #48 from it; going to target 8-8.5 GPP, which should be easy enough with 600 spine, so high 300s to 500 grains.
That would not be my top choice for hunting, but if I can’t kill a deer with a fast, 400-grain arrow, that’s going to be On Me….
From: Coondog
05-Jan-25
Why is your arrow so long?
From: Beendare
05-Jan-25
Compound at 65#_470g
Recurve at 46#, 435g
From: Juancho
05-Jan-25
55# recurve 520g, 70# recurve 560g ,85# recurve 750g, 95# recurve 1050g
From: pav
06-Jan-25
67#, 29" draw, 476gr arrows, except for Greenland muskox...540gr arrows.
From: CharlesBrown
06-Jan-25
I like it
From: Kanati
06-Jan-25
#40 LB 560 gr arrow.
From: Blood
06-Jan-25
I think the missing part for compound shooters is how fast your arrow is going at the weight of your arrow. It’s a very important part of WHY you have chosen the weight of your arrow. I’m at 570 Gr @ 285 fps.
From: BOWNUT
06-Jan-25
63# 465 with a 100 gn broadhead.
From: Supernaut
06-Jan-25
55# recurve, aluminum arrow, 150 grain broadhead.
500 grain total.
From: Corax_latrans
06-Jan-25
And the missing part for one-stringers is the actual draw weight at your DL and the GPP…
It’s pretty uncommon for “trad” guys to have any real idea what fps they’re getting, but I know that MANY are pretty well pleased with about 170-180 range…. My brother is getting 170 at 11.7 GPP, thanks to efficient limbs (Uukhas) and a 29” DL. So that’s 570 grains truckin’ along at a pretty good clip…
From: GFL
06-Jan-25
440 total grain for all animals. Different head for each.
From: Murph
06-Jan-25
458gr at 70lbs with 29” draw
From: TGbow
06-Jan-25
I try to be around 10 to 11 grains per pound on my recurves n longbows
From: carcus
07-Jan-25
My 65# set up for deer and black bear I'm using a 420gr, my 70lb setup for elk and moose I use a 495gr. I like 280fps ish for speed
From: Shaft2Long
07-Jan-25
443, 29”, 70#
From: butcherboy
07-Jan-25
73# 28” draw length 482 grains. No idea on fps.
From: ahunter76
13-Jan-25
In2010 I dropped to 60#s 70% letoff. I previously had 2 compounds, 1 60#s, 40%, 1 70#s, 50%. Arrow 29" & 28" draw. Same arrow for all. Always hover around 500 grns total arrow weight with a 125 gr BH. I expect a pass thru every time & rarely disappointed. 1st critter arrowed when I dropped to 60#s 70% was a Cow Buffalo, 42 yds, complete pass thru, 3 blade & picked up arrow 20+ yds beyond hit. I have arrowed a wide variety & many biggame with this weight arrow.
From: Empty Freezer
13-Jan-25
65# with 476 grains. 125gr broadhead. Thats where i am now. I tinker with stuff way to much.
From: mountainman
14-Jan-25
64 lbs. 28 in draw. 125 gr head and 42 gr insert. 442 total arrow weight.
From: carcus
14-Jan-25
Whatever gives you 280fps ish is best and will put more animals on the ground, the most important factor in hunting accuracy is speed!
From: TonyBear
14-Jan-25
63#, 28 1/2 " shaft , 525 grain (actually measured for consistency), 125 grn 4 blade fixed (Muzzy, Slick Trik, etc.). Back when I hunted exclusively with traditional stuff it was 450-500 grain wood , aluminum fiberglass or carbon, with 2 blade fixed heads. Small Bleeder blades..(Zwickey, Bear).
From: Bowfreak
14-Jan-25
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