What's Your Hunting Arrow Weight?
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What's Your Hunting Arrow Weight?
What's everyone's opening day arrow weigh? I'm curious as to the weight range we all use.
Last year I was right around 406gr, 18" ZS, 92gr insert, blazers, Lumenok, and 100gr ST Mag. FOC 18%. I think I was getting 334fps with them and had two pass throughs, no problem.
This year I'll be going heavier, 430-520gr. I'm still in the lab being the mad scientist so I don't have a final number yet.
Last year I was right around 406gr, 18" ZS, 92gr insert, blazers, Lumenok, and 100gr ST Mag. FOC 18%. I think I was getting 334fps with them and had two pass throughs, no problem.
This year I'll be going heavier, 430-520gr. I'm still in the lab being the mad scientist so I don't have a final number yet.
Drew
2013 Matrix 355 Xtra
TT Single Stage
Nikon Bolt XR
Boo & Xcalibur flemish strings
18" BE Zombie Slayers
VPA 3-blade broadheads
2013 Matrix 355 Xtra
TT Single Stage
Nikon Bolt XR
Boo & Xcalibur flemish strings
18" BE Zombie Slayers
VPA 3-blade broadheads
Re: What's Your Hunting Arrow Weight?
With my M-355 my primary arrow with a 125 grain Swhacker will be 385 total. With my Ibex and a 100 grain head total 365.
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Re: What's Your Hunting Arrow Weight?
Fast arrow out of a M355 Bubba, got to be +340fps.
Drew
2013 Matrix 355 Xtra
TT Single Stage
Nikon Bolt XR
Boo & Xcalibur flemish strings
18" BE Zombie Slayers
VPA 3-blade broadheads
2013 Matrix 355 Xtra
TT Single Stage
Nikon Bolt XR
Boo & Xcalibur flemish strings
18" BE Zombie Slayers
VPA 3-blade broadheads
Re: What's Your Hunting Arrow Weight?
17" Zombies, 92 G's in the snout, aluminum rear nocks, 100 grain heads= 383 total grains of terror!
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Re: What's Your Hunting Arrow Weight?
i'm bout like you . . .397- 405 grn push'n 335 fps, BEE's w/ 92 brass up front, 2" blazers, alum. backend. last yr had a pass thru both shoulders at 37 yards, used same arra to kill another, pass thru . . .using 100 grn BH
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Re: What's Your Hunting Arrow Weight?
Drew, I think i was one of the fortunate one's, and got me some limb's with a little extra Zip.. I'm getting 358 F.P.S. with a 385 grain arrow. My son is getting 360 with his M-380 Blackout. He shoots a heavier arrow,with his set up.That was what he got shooting my arrow.To say that brought a smile to my face... Would be a understatement ...Smile.. Oh my arrow is a 17" Spynal Tapp, With a 80 grain brass insert, 2' blazer's , and a plastic nock. With a 125 grain Swhacker.
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Re: What's Your Hunting Arrow Weight?
By the way.. Not trying to hi jack your thread, but ya'll above all shoot a M-355's, just curious of the speeds your achieving with your set up's ?
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Re: What's Your Hunting Arrow Weight?
"PM" sent bubba
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Re: What's Your Hunting Arrow Weight?
2216 shaft, aluminum inserts in both ends, Blazer vanes, 100gr points = 400gr (+/-).
Out of my Phoenix with a dacron string I'm guessing somewhere around 285 - 290 fps.
Been using them for about a decade now and never failed to get a pass-through and a short blood trail to follow. (except for when a scope took a crap, but that's not the arrow's fault )
No longer the latest & greatest - BUT:
It aint broke, and I aint fixin' it!!!!!!!!!!!
Out of my Phoenix with a dacron string I'm guessing somewhere around 285 - 290 fps.
Been using them for about a decade now and never failed to get a pass-through and a short blood trail to follow. (except for when a scope took a crap, but that's not the arrow's fault )
No longer the latest & greatest - BUT:
It aint broke, and I aint fixin' it!!!!!!!!!!!
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Re: What's Your Hunting Arrow Weight?
About 415 grs. One they start, they're hard to stop. I hear what you're sayin Wabi. Mine USED to be the flagship of the Excal line up.
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Re: What's Your Hunting Arrow Weight?
My arrows vary alot, 380gr on up to 425 gr out of my Nitemare n Banshee
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Re: What's Your Hunting Arrow Weight?
Stock firebolts with 2" blazer vanes & 125gr spitfire's and or slick tricks out of my Vixen...393gr.
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Re: What's Your Hunting Arrow Weight?
I was shooting a Easton aluminum 2216 cut at 20 inchs with plastic nock and Blazers with a 100gr Spitfire which total weighed 400 gr. I just last week cut the same arrows down to 19 inch's so the head will now sit completely behind the foot stirrup. The 19 inch 2216 with 100gr Spitfire weighs 388 gr. May get it chronographed next week.
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Hawke XB 30 Compact
Easton 2216 19 " 388gr... 378fps
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Hawke XB 30 Compact
Easton 2216 19 " 388gr... 378fps
100gr Spitfire/Wasp Jak-Hammer
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Re: What's Your Hunting Arrow Weight?
Shooting 16.25" BEE's with Lumenoks, 2" Blazers, 110 grain brass insert and a 100 grain Ramcat and getting 316/317 fps. Total arrow weights are 408-409 grains completed within a dozen arrows..
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Re: What's Your Hunting Arrow Weight?
497 gr. From a m405 with air brakes and a force 10 Flemish string getting 370's fps.
20" BE Zombies, 110gr brass insert luminoc rear, 2" NAP quikfletch quick spin vains, 170 gr NAP spitfire magnum crossbow broadheads.
20" BE Zombies, 110gr brass insert luminoc rear, 2" NAP quikfletch quick spin vains, 170 gr NAP spitfire magnum crossbow broadheads.
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Matrix 405
DLX scope
TriggerTech 2.5#
DrStirrup rig
8ptbuk, vixenmaster, Boo Flemish String
Zombie Slayer, Executioner
Wabi Call