Always ran a pretty heavy arrow, but using a little lighter setup this year. Excited to see how it does on elk and deer

@moarkoutdoors8567

5 күн бұрын

I’ve switched to a similar set up, the most important part is bow tune by far! My dad has shot many elk with a light setup full pass throughs. Shot placement is very important!!!!!!!

@moarkoutdoors8567

5 күн бұрын

Good luck out there brother

Shoulder blades do not stop broadheads. They will stop a lot of them, but not all. The reason crossbow bolts CAN BE stopped by broadheads is because speed DOES NOT equal penetration. It's momentum, but more specifically on a hard impact like heavy bone, it's impulse or HOW LONG the projectile is pushing on the object. I.e. heavier projectiles. I've been pulling a bow for 20 years now. I've killed game with heavy aluminum shafts with fixed blades. I've also killed them with 400gn carbon with expandable heads. Yes. Shot placement needs to be there. BUT... the animals have a vote. I.e. moving on the shot or jumping the string. The fight time on a 400gn arrow at 60 yards moving 300fps is .6 seconds. The flight time of a 650gn arrow moving 235 fps is .76 seconds. The difference in flight time is 16 one-thousandths of a second... or about a fast as you can blink. The difference is the light arrow isn't breaching bone. The heavy one, with an efficient, ALWAYS deployed, sharp head will. Targets don't move. Animals do. At .6 seconds of flight time, you aren't beating them. Shot placement is king. Behind that, you have structural integrity, followed by perfect arrow flight. If you can't get your arrow to stay together and fly perfectly, it didn't matter what it weighs. Good info here.

Good morning. I'm new to archery, only been at it a few months. I currently have 30 and 40 pound take down bows. I'm just target shooting in the yard at the moment, but I am working on increasing the poundage with hunting in mind. I'm shooting Amazon special 500 spine carbon arrows. I decided on 28 inch because they seem to fly a bit straighter/correct themselves faster than the 31 inch arrows I started with and I'm only pulling them 26 inches anyway. I've been eyeballing a 55 pound, but I'm not sure if I would need to upgrade to a stiffer arrow. Any and all advice is welcome. Thank you kindly and have a great day 👍

@moarkoutdoors8567

6 күн бұрын

Hey man! I would say the reason your 28in arrows are flying better is because you actually increase the stiffness of the arrow the shorter it is. I’m not super familiar with takedown style bows, but if you upgrade to the 55 you should be shooting quite a bit faster which most likely will mean a stiffer spine arrow. The faster the string pushes an arrow the more they will try to shake back and forth with a lighter spine. If you have a local bow shop generally they have a pile of old different spine arrows that you could shoot out of it through paper to see how they respond out of a bow. Since there is no modern tuning system for a bow like that, and draw length can vary a little I would also shoot large fletching to help with arrow stabilization after it leaves the bow to help with any human error. I know a lot of the recurve hunters go with a heavy broadhead/field point to help with penetration because there is a variance in arrow flight. I hope I helped a little bit!!! Good luck out there brother. If you have any more questions feel free to dm me, and I will help the best I can!!

@user-ey5fm7lu1x

6 күн бұрын

@@moarkoutdoors8567 Thank you kindly sir. 👍

My current hunting setup is 478grains give or take a little bit. I’m using my food scale for reference. So is it accurate? I’m not sure. But I feel pretty confident it is. ( I’m using an Easton axis.5mm 300spine mega meat 100gr with I believe the standard 50 grain standard inserts and with Chris bee X3 3 inch vanes it’s a really stable arrow. And accurate set up I’ve shot Several different arrows over the years and this one has it hands-down. I like 300 spines but 340 is good too. Never tried a 250.

@moarkoutdoors8567

7 күн бұрын

That’s awesome, I really like around the 400 grain- 500 grain mark as well. It’s a very stable arrow and like you said as long as it flies true I’m sure it’s a great set up!! Good luck out there man! Hope you get on a giant this year!

@Easternandoutward

7 күн бұрын

@@moarkoutdoors8567 I really appreciate it dude and I hope you get your best buck ever as well ! This year is gonna be good I know I’ve never put this much money into archery equipment. Before I might try to get some stand equipment. But other than that, I’m pretty set up ( I’m pretty satisfied with my arrow set up though it flies true but I’m gonna keep practicing every day for season. And might build a 600 grain. Ish arrow for hogs. In the future.

@moarkoutdoors8567

7 күн бұрын

Absolutely man, I’ve watched hogs absorb some nasty rifle rounds so I would definitely beef up with your arrow! Good luck!!!