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question for deer hunters....

Started by blacktailchaser, February 15, 2024, 05:23:44 PM

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blacktailchaser

how much over all arrow weight are you hunting deer with....

Wudstix

#1
635-670 grain tapered, footed POC for my 63-66# bows.  That's just how they shake out with the spine I need and the points I shoot.  I can shoot them from my 68# Bear Grizzly and my 71# Kota longbow, as well.
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David Mitchell

500 to 525 grains. Used the same on bear hunts as well.
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Trenton G.

510-525 grains with a 200 grain 3 blade head.

Maclean

Toelke, Java Man, Big Jim, Black Widow, and Centaur bows

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Friend

580 grains out of a performance 50# recurve....340 gns up front...
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Hud

It will vary depending on the bow weight, but mainly 9-12 gr x bow wt.  60# with 540 gr to 720 gr.
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MnFn

Usually 550 to low 600 grains. For 48# and 52# bows.
Although I built some 2016 arrows and havnt weighed them - at least that I remember. :banghead:
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Steelhead

When I was shooting bows around 60 to 65 pounds my hunting arrows were around 600 grains.

On the lighter bows I shoot now 40 to 45 pounds.I shoot around around 500 to 550 grains for my hunting arrows.

I have lighter arrows I play with than the ones above for target shooting and flatter trajectory.

frassettor

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supernaut

500 grains.
Aluminum arrow. Ace Standard broadhead.
46#'s (at my draw).


Killed these 2 whitetails this past season here in PA, no worries.
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JDinPA

#13
480 grains total - carbon arrow with 145 head on a 55# recurve.
I get complete pass-through on whitetails unless I catch the back side shoulder socket.

dnovo

I shoot cedar arrows with Zwickey No Mercy broadheads with a weight of right around 540 grains from a 49# longbow.
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Terry Green

175 to 225 heads depending on head and bow weight. Heads 175 to 235, bows 58 to 80#s.

575 to 625 for anything,  not just deer. Bison arrow was 680.  Aquarium tubbing inside.

535 out of 50 to 55 pound bows. Deer,  hogs and javalina.

95% are 3 or 4 blade heads. Wenzel, VPAs, Snuffer, Zephyr Sasquatch, XXL Silver Flame, Centaur Battle Axe, just to name a few. 90% Zwickey Delta 4 blades since the mid 80s.

5% WIDE 2 blades.
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Quote from: Terry Green on February 16, 2024, 04:37:04 PM
175 to 225 heads depending on head and bow weight. Heads 175 to 235, bows 58 to 80#s.

575 to 625 for anything,  not just deer. Bison arrow was 680.  Aquarium tubbing inside.

535 out of 50 to 55 pound bows. Deer,  hogs and javalina.

95% are 3 or 4 blade heads. Wenzel, VPAs, Snuffer, Zephyr Sasquatch, XXL Silver Flame, Centaur Battle Axe, just to name a few. 90% Zwickey Delta 4 blades since the mid 80s.
I am Irish so I think I know everything but not stupid to believe it, I took some hard lessons from Terry and Patrick on week 3 of the LTR hunt 2024, I seen what those 4 blade Zwickey and Wenzel heads can do and by sit around the table talking about broadheads and looking at dead critters photo and broadhead hole photos I am rethinking my broadheads setup what took away from this hunt is big hole more blood on the ground. and yes I drank the kool aid  :goldtooth:   
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A Lex

At the moment, as follows;

75lb longbow;
Around 900 grains all up with 235 grains up front.

65lb longbow;
Around 750 grains all up with 200 grains up front.

55lb longbow;
Around 650 grains all up with 190 grains up front.

All bows are very quiet,
The arrow trajectory doesn't worry me one bit at hunting ranges
And all arrows seem to penetrate quite adequately, pass throughs are not rare.

Hope this helps.

Best
Lex
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