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Offline bushboy

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fast arrows?
« on: October 09, 2013, 03:40:48 pm »
Was talking to a compound guy the other day and he told me fast arrows were more apt to bounce off a fabric target butt.wondering what you guys think?
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: fast arrows?
« Reply #1 on: October 09, 2013, 03:58:38 pm »
Are the fast arrows also super light?

I watched a hunting show the other day where a guy shot a deer in the elbow/leg bone with a mechanical broadhead tipped carbon arrow probably going around 300 fps.  The arrow bounced off of the deer. 
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Offline bushboy

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Re: fast arrows?
« Reply #2 on: October 09, 2013, 04:21:14 pm »
There heavy 60grain,I respect the guy I was talking to ,he can put 3 in a pieplate at 1000yards with his rifle and 3 in tea cup at 70yards with his compound ,I've seen it for my own eyes!
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Re: fast arrows?
« Reply #3 on: October 09, 2013, 07:32:45 pm »
He's right.
A light arrow has less penetrating power than a heavy slow arrow.
Think of it like this.
A VW beetle hits a brick wall at 70 mph. The beetle gets crushed.
The same beetle filled with lead anything to make it heavier. Will smash through the wall.
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Re: fast arrows?
« Reply #4 on: October 09, 2013, 08:44:10 pm »
60 grains or 600 grains?  60 grains would be some pretty light arrows.
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Offline bushboy

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« Reply #5 on: October 10, 2013, 09:02:29 am »
Ment 600.lol.my newest bow is bouncing arrows like crazy,this is why I asked.
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Re: fast arrows?
« Reply #6 on: October 10, 2013, 01:48:28 pm »
Quote from: bushboy on October 10, 2013, 09:02:29 am
Ment 600.lol.my newest bow is bouncing arrows like crazy,this is why I asked.

What's the draw weight of the bow?
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Offline bushboy

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Re: fast arrows?
« Reply #7 on: October 10, 2013, 04:47:14 pm »
65#@28"
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Offline Bryce

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Re: fast arrows?
« Reply #8 on: October 10, 2013, 05:02:24 pm »
In my opinion. You need heavier arrows my friend. At least 10grns. Per pound of draw weight.
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Offline bushboy

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Re: fast arrows?
« Reply #9 on: October 10, 2013, 05:08:20 pm »
K,thx's will pick some up.
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Offline crooketarrow

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Re: fast arrows?
« Reply #10 on: October 13, 2013, 10:51:02 am »
  I seen my arrows bounce of the ground,rocks,tree's even the payment once. After they went throught the bucks.
  Even at 300 grains at 65#'s at sharp head wont' bonce off a deer. Might not get to good pentration but it won't bonce off.
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Offline 4dog

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Re: fast arrows?
« Reply #11 on: October 21, 2013, 11:13:53 pm »
i got a 63# osage bow,, it has yet to bounce an arrow off of anything ,cept concrete and it made a chip,, 20 yrds with a super light rivercane arrow doesnt bounce ,, arrow MIGHT have topped 100gns,,are you pullin it right????  lol
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Offline Fred Arnold

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Re: fast arrows?
« Reply #12 on: October 22, 2013, 02:05:02 am »
 ::) Something doesn't add up. A 600 grain arrow shot from a 65# bow shouldn't be bouncing off of anything.
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Re: fast arrows?
« Reply #13 on: October 22, 2013, 04:07:47 am »
Quote from: Fred Arnold on October 22, 2013, 02:05:02 am
::) Something doesn't add up. A 600 grain arrow shot from a 65# bow shouldn't be bouncing off of anything.

I agree. Who knows whats going on here  ???
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Offline 4dog

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Re: fast arrows?
« Reply #14 on: October 22, 2013, 12:22:36 pm »
the shadow knows    8)
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