What’s your arrow/broadhead setup ?

[HardwoodsFanatic]

Black Eagle Rampage with 50 grain insert. Exodus broadheads. TAW is 399. Going to add some nocturnal lighted knocks soon.

 

[NMSbowhunter]

My arrow setup for the upcoming season is pretty straightforward. Arrows are Easton 6.5 340 spine shafts cut 28" carbon to carbon. Broadheads are 155 grain Grizzly single bevels (right) on 100 grain steel broadhead adapters. TAW is 580 grains with 22% FOC. These fly like darts out of both my Mathews Heli M bows, one set at 44 pounds and the other at 60 pounds.

For my Longbow I have a Douglas Fri wood setup using 190 Grizzly (left) and weighing about 670 grains, and a carbon setup using Easton 6.5 500 spine 28 1/2 carbon to carbon, A&A feather fletch with 190 Grizzly single bevels in 100 grain steel broadhead adapters and 100 grain Ethics Steel inserts for 650 grains TAW and 31% FOC.

 

[HaunSolo]

Built my own arrows for the first time and trying something new this year:

Easton 6.5mm carbon bowhunters at 30"
Bohning Blazer fletchings(3 all white)
75 grain easton inserts
Bohning white arrow wraps
150 grain Magnus 4 blade stinger buzzcuts.

Total Arrow Weight is around 540 grains. Shooting out of my new to me Matthews Monster Chill R at 60 lbs and 29 in draw.

 

[Horn]

Built my own arrows for the first time and trying something new this year:

Easton 6.5mm carbon bowhunters at 30"
Bohning Blazer fletchings(3 all white)
75 grain easton inserts
Bohning white arrow wraps
150 grain Magnus 4 blade stinger buzzcuts.

Total Arrow Weight is around 540 grains. Shooting out of my new to me Matthews Monster Chill R at 60 lbs and 29 in draw.

For what it's worth, I shot 29# 60 with a switchback xt last year. 6.5s, 75 gr insert, blazers, 125 slick trick magnum ~500 taw and out worked great. Yours should be even better!

 

[Just_Hangin_N_GA]

Easton Axis 5MM, 340 spine, 28" carbon to carbon,
125 grain RamCat- 3 blade fixed broad head,
TAW 440 grains. I was going to go heavier but since 2018 this has produced pass though after pass through with nasty blood trails when, a trail was actually needed. These are the same 18 arrows I bought when I purchased my Bowtech Realm in March of 2018, plus new fletching as needed.
I like the RamCats so much that I bought enough to last me for at least 14 more years- of course it was a ridiculous sale that me purchase that many.

 

[jakev383]

Easton Axis 5MM, 340 spine, 28" carbon to carbon,
125 grain RamCat- 3 blade fixed broad head,
TAW 440 grains. I was going to go heavier but since 2018 this has produced pass though after pass through with nasty blood trails when, a trail was actually needed. These are the same 18 arrows I bought when I purchased my Bowtech Realm in March of 2018, plus new fletching as needed.
I like the RamCats so much that I bought enough to last me for at least 14 more years- of course it was a ridiculous sale that me purchase that many.

The axis arrows are high on my list of "next arrows to try".
Although I may try going a little heavier if I set them up for hogs - for deer I think you're on the money about the performance.

 

[Horn]

Easton Axis 5MM, 340 spine, 28" carbon to carbon,
125 grain RamCat- 3 blade fixed broad head,
TAW 440 grains. I was going to go heavier but since 2018 this has produced pass though after pass through with nasty blood trails when, a trail was actually needed. These are the same 18 arrows I bought when I purchased my Bowtech Realm in March of 2018, plus new fletching as needed.
I like the RamCats so much that I bought enough to last me for at least 14 more years- of course it was a ridiculous sale that me purchase that many.

Which ramcats are you using, specifically? I bought some with turkey in mind that Pivot back if you push/pull the arrow out the way it came. I didn't get a shot, unfortunately, but I liked them a lot. I think the ones I got were 1.5" 3 blade

 

[Camelcluch]

Easton Axis 5MM, 340 spine, 28" carbon to carbon,
125 grain RamCat- 3 blade fixed broad head,
TAW 440 grains. I was going to go heavier but since 2018 this has produced pass though after pass through with nasty blood trails when, a trail was actually needed. These are the same 18 arrows I bought when I purchased my Bowtech Realm in March of 2018, plus new fletching as needed.
I like the RamCats so much that I bought enough to last me for at least 14 more years- of course it was a ridiculous sale that me purchase that many.

The Ram Cat is a great head. They fly awesome and punch huge holes. I used to shoot the 100 grain heads with the 125 blades. A little bigger cut and about 2 grains more.

 

[Just_Hangin_N_GA]

Which ramcats are you using, specifically? I bought some with turkey in mind that Pivot back if you push/pull the arrow out the way it came. I didn't get a shot, unfortunately, but I liked them a lot. I think the ones I got were 1.5" 3 blade

I use the RamCat Hydroshock Pivoting Broadhead, 125 grain.
I haven't been Turkey hunting so I can't speak to that... but deer, I just love them. I really don't think you need to worry about the pivot part because if your arrows are flying true it will pass through, no need to pivot at that point

 

[Just_Hangin_N_GA]

The Ram Cat is a great head. They fly awesome and punch huge holes. I used to shoot the 100 grain heads with the 125 blades. A little bigger cut and about 2 grains more.

I haven't tried every broadhead but the RamCats fly just like my field points. My son showed his friends at 60 yards how they shot compared to his field points and they were side by side. There may be something better but I will never know because I have no reason to change.

 

[Bigfoot522]

Victory rip tko 350 oal 30" with the 50 gr stock half outs 200 grain tip.
535 taw.
VAP 200 gr. 3 blade screw in.

I was going to start my own post to ask this but with all the other commentary, what the hey.

Can you guys tell me other half out options for these shafts?
I shoot this arrow out of both my recurve and my compound only I use Simmons safaris with the recurve.
Have only bent one which I replaced easily as I use hot melt.
Thanks in advance.

 

[Bigfoot522]

I have liked many arrows in the past but I'm in love with the Rip TKO!
Just saying.

 

[hokiehunter373]

Man, I hope you guys have different experiences with your ramcats than I did. Shot two deer with them and both of them deflected off a rib or something, changed angle, and exited back and through the guts. Luckily both were smaller deer. One I still had to make a follow-up shot on because of this. Both entered perfect behind the shoulder. That and the thin pivoting blades made me decide to never use them again. Honestly seeing those little screws on other BH designs gives me PTSD

 

[jtw0057]

Victory rip tko 350 oal 30" with the 50 gr stock half outs 200 grain tip.
535 taw.
VAP 200 gr. 3 blade screw in.

I was going to start my own post to ask this but with all the other commentary, what the hey.

Can you guys tell me other half out options for these shafts?
I shoot this arrow out of both my recurve and my compound only I use Simmons safaris with the recurve.
Have only bent one which I replaced easily as I use hot melt.
Thanks in advance.

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[MtnCodger]

Axis 5mm 300 spine, 25 grain half out and 100gr Slick Trick Mag. TAW coming in around ~465gr the best I remember.

 

[Crawdaddy4]

Drank the Ranch Fairy kool-aid last year and got on the high FOC party wagon.

Matthews Triax 70#
Sirius Archery SuperNova 2.0 250spine
150gr. SS Insert
200gr. Grizzly Stik Maasai Broadheads
28.5" Arrow Length
Total Weight is 686 (With Broadhead).
22% FOC

 

[brydan]

Drank the Ranch Fairy kool-aid last year and got on the high FOC party wagon.

Matthews Triax 70#
Sirius Archery SuperNova 2.0 250spine
150gr. SS Insert
200gr. Grizzly Stik Maasai Broadheads
28.5" Arrow Length
Total Weight is 686 (With Broadhead).
22% FOC

Over the weekend I saw a friend I used to hunt with a lot but hadn’t seen in a while. When the convo got to bow hunting he looked at me like I had two heads when I told him I’m shooting 600gr TAW with 200gr broadheads these days

 

[Crawdaddy4]

Over the weekend I saw a friend I used to hunt with a lot but hadn’t seen in a while. When the convo got to bow hunting he looked at me like I had two heads when I told him I’m shooting 600gr TAW with 200gr broadheads these days

Same way I would have looked at my speed-obsessed self 5 years ago!! It brings me great satisfaction to no longer feel obligated to chase FPS in new bows every year. Keeps coin in my pocket for buying more saddle $#it I don't need!

 

[PEEJAY]

Built my own arrows for the first time and trying something new this year:

Easton 6.5mm carbon bowhunters at 30"
Bohning Blazer fletchings(3 all white)
75 grain easton inserts
Bohning white arrow wraps
150 grain Magnus 4 blade stinger buzzcuts.

Total Arrow Weight is around 540 grains. Shooting out of my new to me Matthews Monster Chill R at 60 lbs and 29 in draw.

This is very close to my arrow setup, same brands, same vanes and wrap. I use 29" easton 4mm axis pro shaft 300spine though. with a 110gr outsert setup from ethics and a 150gr 4 blade stinger. total arrow weight is 550gr. bow is SR6 29in draw @62lbs. If my shakey arse can hit the deer its dead. I think 500-550 is a great number to be around. I might lower my BH weight to 100 and see how i like shooting 500gr this season.

 

[Maverick1]

You are really going to struggle with that setup. I’d suggest you consider changing to something different.