Arrow Weight & Building Options

[WCHOFF]

Before we get started here is the stats.
River Raisin longbow. 62" 53lbs at 28. My draw is 28.
I shoot instinctive with a split tab and will bare shaft tune to make perfect.

Ok here we go.
Your thoughts on these two different options.

A -
Carbon express heritage 250. 100 grain brass insert and 125 grain head.
(I already had these arrows for a recurve i no longer own and a ton of 125 fieldpoints and broadheads.)

B -
Carbon express heritage 250. 100 grain brass insert and 175 grain head.
( I don't have these arrows, points or heads.....yet)

Is the extra weight worth spending the money on a bunch of new tackle? I don't mind doing it but is option A fine or is B they way to go because more weight always better?

ps - Im assuming 175 grain broadheads are abundant.

[hybridbow hunter]

Both should be too stiff for the bow and specs you mentioned

[WCHOFF]

Both should be too stiff for the bow and specs you mentioned

My recurve was also 53 lbs and arrow A was perfect.
The heritage arrows use funky numbering so a H250 is really a 400 spine arrow. Does that make sense?

[Lee Lobbestael]

Yeah a 400 spine makes more sense

[Joeabowhunter]

Recurves typically take a stiffer arrow.  Option B will be close but probably over 600 grains.  You'll likely need a 500 spine in that shaft with less weight up front if you prefer a lighter weight arrow. 

[reddogge]

Since I'm cheap, I'd try A first playing around with the center cut and weight. If you can't get good flight and showing stiff I'd try .400 carbons.

[old_goat2]

A and B are the same arrow according to what your typed, I've never seen or shot one of those bows so I'm not familiar with specs as to how deep shelf is cut etc so it's all a guess, I'd try arrows you have and play with the tip weight

[Orion]

As has been pointed out, CE 250s are .400 spine shafts. They are rather heavy to begin with, about 10 grains per inch or so if I remember correctly.

In the example you give, you're only talking about changing the up front weight by 50 grains.  I think you're in the ballpark with either.  One is likely to work a little better than the other.  Since you already have the 125 grain heads, buy a few 150 or 175 grain heads and see how that works.  Your overall arrow weight will be heavy enough regardless. 

I believe 3Rivers, and probably some other vendors do sell field point test kits containing several different grain weights.. 

[Tedd]

Hybrid,
I think Carbon Express sizes are backwards from all others. They aren't .250 spine. I think a CE 250 is .400 spine?
Twinsofprey it depends on what you want as a finished arrow weight. And nothing wrong with trying both combinations. It's not that expensive to experiment until you buy broad-heads
Tedd

[WCHOFF]

Awesome. Thanks y'all. I'm gonna test a bunch of weights but am leaning towards going heavier.

[Zwickey-Fever]

What size fletching are you shooting, 4-5 inch?? Are your arrows wrapped? Both can change the stiffness of your arrows. From what you described, your arrows would seem to stiff.