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Anyone Shoot 600+ Arrow Weight?

Thetrueredneck said:
750gr here. 31” Sirius Apollo 250 with 100gr half jacket system and 200gr Abowyer SB, lighted nock, 3 Super Saber vanes. Elite Remedy 62#. I am completely happy with what it does and since I have yet to even look at anything over 20yards i have only tuned to 30. Here is the exit of the buck I shot this year Was qtr away so I split the 2nd to last rib and came out the offside should as you can see , 17yrd shot ran 20 yards dropped dead


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Wow, that is something. Good shooting brother
 
Nice group of guys shooting "beast mode" arrow setups. :cool:

I'm considering bumping up a few grains to get well into the 600 or 700 grain area. All I may have to do is add some 5 GPI weight tubes to my current arrow setup and go with a 200 gr. broadhead. The weight tube alone would add 120 grains. Using a 200 gr. tip weight would add another 50 gr. to my FOC. This would put my arrow setup in the 670+ range. :)
 
BowhunterXC said:
Nice group of guys shooting "beast mode" arrow setups. :cool:

I'm considering bumping up a few grains to get well into the 600 or 700 grain area. All I may have to do is add some 5 GPI weight tubes to my current arrow setup and go with a 200 gr. broadhead. The weight tube alone would add 120 grains. Using a 200 gr. tip weight would add another 50 gr. to my FOC. This would put my arrow setup in the 670+ range. :)
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If I could put the weight anywhere without affecting flight, it would be point weight. More weight, in the same style head, makes a more durable head. I would tinker with point weight before I tried weight tubes

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krub6b said:
If I could put the weight anywhere without affecting flight, it would be point weight. More weight, in the same style head, makes a more durable head. I would tinker with point weight before I tried weight tubes
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I'm using a 300 spine, so I have some room to play with tip weights, before I have to worry about the spine breaking down. Weight tubes wouldn't break the spine of the arrow down, rather it would just add weight.
Just the same, I tend to agree with you. :) Plus, I've always wanted to shoot a 300 gr. single bevel broadhead. :cool:
 
BowhunterXC said:
I'm using a 300 spine, so I have some room to play with tip weights, before I have to worry about the spine breaking down. Weight tubes wouldn't break the spine of the arrow down, rather it would just add weight.
Just the same, I tend to agree with you. :) Plus, I've always wanted to shoot a 300 gr. single bevel broadhead. :cool:
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I was eyeing 300 grain til some 250's came up in the classifieds for cheap. One day I may try to go up to 300 grain single bevels still

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BowhunterXC said:
:) Plus, I've always wanted to shoot a 300 gr. single bevel broadhead. :cool:
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krub6b said:
I was eyeing 300 grain til some 250's came up in the classifieds for cheap. One day I may try to go up to 300 grain single bevels still

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I will say it is pretty cool watching them fly and knowing that there isn’t much stopping it including you Block Target or your new cedar fence.

I always think of the movie Quigley Down under when I mess with them for some reason not for the distance but the effect of the hit, if that makes sense.
 
I built a "tank" arrow for my ILF recurve. :) I have a Hoyt Satori 19" riser with Uukha Gobi short limbs at 45#. The super curl design on these limbs will really fling an arrow. My standard arrow is a Gold Tip Traditional 500 spine, at 29" with a 250 gr. tip weight and 3" feathers. This has a 540 TAW with 23% FOC.

However, the "tank" arrow is a Gold Tip Traditional 400 spine, at 29" with 250 gr. tip weight, 100 gr. internal weight (FACT System Weights) and 4" feathers. This arrow has a TAW of 665 and a 26% FOC. :cool: The "point on" for this arrow is 20 yards, any distances after 20 yards is a serious hold over, so I keep my shots inside 15 yards. It hits like a freight train.
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Weldabeast said:
@BowhunterXC

Have u tried shooting a 200 or 250 grain field point with ur current arrows?
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Yeppers...both. The 200 gr. flies okay, but there's a little side kick to the flight. The 250 gr. breaks the spine down just enough to smooth out the flight to perfection. :cool:

I shoot the exact same arrow out of my ILF Longbow and get just as good of flight. :)
OMP Sektor 17" riser with DAS bamboo core extra long longbow limbs, at 45#. This bow is extremely quiet.
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BowhunterXC said:
I built a "tank" arrow for my ILF recurve. :) I have a Hoyt Satori 19" riser with Uukha Gobi short limbs at 45#. The super curl design on these limbs will really fling an arrow. My standard arrow is a Gold Tip Traditional 500 spine, at 29" with a 250 gr. tip weight and 3" feathers. This has a 540 TAW with 23% FOC.

However, the "tank" arrow is a Gold Tip Traditional 400 spine, at 29" with 250 gr. tip weight, 100 gr. internal weight (FACT System Weights) and 4" feathers. This arrow has a TAW of 665 and a 26% FOC. :cool: The "point on" for this arrow is 20 yards, any distances after 20 yards is a serious hold over, so I keep my shots inside 15 yards. It hits like a freight train.
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I met a guy at a traditional only draw it hunt shooting near the same rig with a different riser.

Those limbs are smooth as butter but almost draws like a compound with a valley. Really threw me off the first time I pulled it back.
 
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