What grain broadhead should I shoot?
09-25-2007, 08:17 PM
#11
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Roanoke, Va
Posts: 3,562
RE: What grain broadhead should I shoot?
Its not based on what is most common or easiest to find. You have to match your arrow and your bow. Most of the time you can get by with adjusting your bow weight or point weight to correct a weak/stiff spine.
If your arrow is too weak...decrease poundage or point weight or get a stiffer arrow. If too stiff, increase poundage or point weight or get a weaker arrow. It really just depends.
Tomorrow when I get home I'll run your setup through On Target 2, a program that can firgure all this out the easy way.
If your arrow is too weak...decrease poundage or point weight or get a stiffer arrow. If too stiff, increase poundage or point weight or get a weaker arrow. It really just depends.
Tomorrow when I get home I'll run your setup through On Target 2, a program that can firgure all this out the easy way.
09-25-2007, 08:34 PM
#12
Fork Horn
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Harford County, MD
Posts: 434
RE: What grain broadhead should I shoot?
If shooting Muzzy's I'd go with either 90gr 4-blades or the 100gr 3-blades. I have shot both of these for the 12 years I've been bowhunting and have never been let down. I've also experienced great flight with both grains, but every situation and bow is different.
09-26-2007, 11:01 AM
#17
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
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RE: What grain broadhead should I shoot?
I shoot the 400 Axis with the following specs:
28.5 inch arrow
29 inch draw
63 lbs draw weight
100 gr G5 Montecs
I also shoot 125 gr Montecs, but I decrease my draw weight when doing so.
28.5 inch arrow
29 inch draw
63 lbs draw weight
100 gr G5 Montecs
I also shoot 125 gr Montecs, but I decrease my draw weight when doing so.
09-26-2007, 01:01 PM
#18
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: homer, NE
Posts: 347
RE: What grain broadhead should I shoot?
I use 85 grain heads only because my arrow are shorter 28 3/4 inch and I use smaller vanes. 4 inch vane will control any broadhead out there on carbon arrows. Foc is very important to me. the longer the arrow and the heaver your vanes the heaver the point. Keep your F.O.C. at around 11 % are I like a little less mine are at 9 % because they group better for me. You will get better groups at longer yardage. 40 years ago 125 or 140 were used a lot becuase of long arrows, 5 inch feathers and heaver nocks. With 400 axis I would stay with no more than 100s. F.O.C. is very important for good shooting keeps the arrow behided the point, not following the point down and hitting your target with the tail up losing energy as it bends forward
09-26-2007, 02:12 PM
#20
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Jun 2007
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RE: What grain broadhead should I shoot?
ORIGINAL: Ausie-guy
The 400's might be a little under spined for 64lb which is why you are not getting good flight.
The 400's might be a little under spined for 64lb which is why you are not getting good flight.
Dan