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Offline stuckinthemud

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Ideal weight
« on: December 25, 2019, 12:23:22 pm »
So, how do you determine what the ideal arrow weight for a bow is?
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Ideal weight
« Reply #1 on: December 25, 2019, 02:02:01 pm »
It depends on the use. For hunting I prefer a heavier arrow, somewhere in the 10 gpp ie. about 500gr for a 50# bow. Target arrows can be much lighter giving you a flatter trajectory. I have some hunting arrows in the 600gr or more range. This is OK as long as you know the trajectory of your arrow at your typical hunting distance.
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Offline bassman

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Re: Ideal weight
« Reply #2 on: December 28, 2019, 07:30:40 am »
9 to 10 gr. per pound.
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Offline StickMark

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Re: Ideal weight
« Reply #3 on: December 28, 2019, 08:53:11 am »
Close in hunting, I used 11.5 -13 gpp. Killed after with a near 14 gpp. Slow arrow. However, once I internalized the flight of a 9.5-10.5 gpp, I see the advantages.  Seems my stumping arrow is reaching out to 25 plus yards, easily hitting the spot.  Up close, in the brush of mtns, I could see grain per pound above 10.  They do sink deeper in my test.  But as I rebuild my shot sequence, and draw gets above 28", I see the arrow speed move up.  More speed helps the 450-485 grain arrows hit harder.
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