well, I think I finally worked out a good arrow setup
02-22-2008, 08:45 PM
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RE: well, I think I finally worked out a good arrow setup
well,from my dealingsa little heavier arrow is more forgiving... but only to a point...
a light weight super fast setup may bequick and reduce trajectory, and it may also pass through a deer with no trouble, but its also more "hyper", more unstable,more finickytotune, and causes more vibration and noise in the bow, its also more prone to deflection from the elements, especially wind
a heavier setup is slower, which makes it morestable and forgiving in alot of ways, it also helps it to holds its linebetter in the elements(wind again), just like light vs. heavy bullets
but again, IMO, theres an "happy middle"in between the points where its too light and too heavythat I feel everything comes together to make the arrow/bow combination the most efficient in all regaurds that it can be, andthats what I try to find and where I try to be...
unfortunately, I really have no idea where exactly that "zone" is...
in my vertical bow I found that an arrow weight of around 400gr-450gr worked the best and from what shooting I've done with my crossbow so far it seems to like that same zone too, and for some reason it seems that allthe arrows I build(both vertical and crossbow)always seem to end up weighing in the 43?gr range...
I ended up with 436gr arrows for my vertical bow, which I've been using the same setup for about 15 years now, the first arrows I put together for my crossbow weighed 438gr.(both carbon and alumin.) and now these new ones weigh in at 434gr for carbon and 435grfor alumin...
I guess thats my happy zone...
a light weight super fast setup may bequick and reduce trajectory, and it may also pass through a deer with no trouble, but its also more "hyper", more unstable,more finickytotune, and causes more vibration and noise in the bow, its also more prone to deflection from the elements, especially wind
a heavier setup is slower, which makes it morestable and forgiving in alot of ways, it also helps it to holds its linebetter in the elements(wind again), just like light vs. heavy bullets
but again, IMO, theres an "happy middle"in between the points where its too light and too heavythat I feel everything comes together to make the arrow/bow combination the most efficient in all regaurds that it can be, andthats what I try to find and where I try to be...
unfortunately, I really have no idea where exactly that "zone" is...
in my vertical bow I found that an arrow weight of around 400gr-450gr worked the best and from what shooting I've done with my crossbow so far it seems to like that same zone too, and for some reason it seems that allthe arrows I build(both vertical and crossbow)always seem to end up weighing in the 43?gr range...
I ended up with 436gr arrows for my vertical bow, which I've been using the same setup for about 15 years now, the first arrows I put together for my crossbow weighed 438gr.(both carbon and alumin.) and now these new ones weigh in at 434gr for carbon and 435grfor alumin...
I guess thats my happy zone...
02-23-2008, 05:55 AM
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RE: well, I think I finally worked out a good arrow setup
I've found that bear are easy to kill that whitetails. with an arrow. Every bear I've killed (16)with an arrow has not gone as far as a deer, before it bled out. I don't see it necessay to have a real heavy arrow for anything except if you're going to hunt elephant or water buffalo, or bow fishing. Too light of an arrow is not good either, you have to find the right balance for flat shooting, accurate and penetration. F.O.C. is important to all three as is the correct broadhead. Only way to know what is bestfor your bow, is trial and error.
