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Hunting Arrow Choices for the 2020 Season

natecarter2

natecarter2

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Just interested to see what everyone is shooting this year for arrows. I’ll be shooting Black Eagle X-Impact 300s cut at 28”, stainless steel FOCUS outsert system (100 grains), 100 grain magnus buzzcut broadheads, and right helical vanes. I’ll be shooting them out of my 65 lb compound. This set up is for whitetail deer. Total arrow weight around 460 grains and 18% FOC.
 
I'll also be shooting the Black Eagle X-Impacts. 250 spine cut to 27" with 130 gr ethics inserts, 150 gr cutthroat single bevels, etc etc TAW of 600 grains. I intend this setup to be sufficient for whitetails, hogs, elk, and the occasional bigfoot if the situation deems necessary.
 
Moving to a 300 spine Axis cut to probably 26.5", still waiting on the broadheads before I get my arrows, with a 100 grain brass insert. 165 grain Simmons Tiger Shark broadhead. Setup will be north of 500 grains with Blazer vanes and a lighted nock.
 
Currently have Gold Tip Hunter XT 250 cut to 30" with Ethics SS insert and topped with a 125gr buzzcut which gives it a TAW of 639grs at 17.8% FOC. Pushed out of a 29.5" DL Switchback set at 61#'s those arrows are moving at 214fps and hitting with my field pts out to 35yds which is my self imposed max ethical range.

Second bow is set up with Cabela's Hunter 65/80 at 30" with 70gr FACT weights and the same 125gr buzzcut with a final weight of 510grs and 18.5% FOC. These are flying out of a Realm at 60#'s moving at 260fps and poi is the same as field pts out to a tested 50 yds.

Haven't built the next set of arrows yet but they're Gold Tip Pro Hunters in 300 spine. Will look to get somewhere between 560 - 580 TAW with these.
 
Easton Axis 300 spine with insert weights and brass collars. Topped with 100 grain g5 Montecs I’m at ~650 grains and ~21% FOC
 
Black Eagle x-impacts 350 spine, 27.5 inches, 56 grain Valkyrie stainless steel centerpin sleeves, 200 grain Valkyrie Jagger broadheads, 4 fletch AAE promax vanes, firenock lighted nocks. Just under 500 grains and just over 20% foc. Shooting around 55 pounds so I can draw slowwww and hold at full draw forever.
 
VAP gamers .300 at 28in with 75g ethics ss insert/sleeve and 125g qad exodus steered by Q2I fusion2 2.1" vanes in a right helical 4 fletch on 4in onestringer reflective wraps backed up by nockturnal nock. Total arrow weight is 470g with 17% foc flying 290+fps outta my vertix set at 70# 85% 29in. 2in Grouping these laserbeams at 80yds. Set up for goat, pig, and blacktail.
 
Sirius Apollo 250s cut to 28 5/8" carbon to carbon, Ethics 210 grain insert/outsert. Tuffhead 265 single bevel, A&A feathers. 808 grain TAW, ~29% FoC. Surprisingly small drop vs my old setup (536 grain FMJs). Shooting a Hoyt Defiant 30"ATA, 73 lbs.

Setup for whitetail, black bear (they grow em big up here in NE PA), pig, and elk next year.
 
30.5” Gold Tip Traditional 500’s, 50 grain brass inserts, 150 grain single bevel cutthroat, 4 x 3” feathers, lighted nock. Roughly 490 grains and 20% foc
 
I’m shooting Gold Tip Kinetic’s with ethics outsert and collar not sure what head yet probably muzzy’s because I have them.
 
I hit the grizzlystik clearance section pretty hard... 320 tdt's, stock inserts w/ set screw in the back. Cut down to 28" 200gr samurai in the front and nocturnals in the back. Experimenting with 2 fletch aae max stealth. Right now 630gr @ 23% foc
 
Rampage 400s just shy of 27” factory half outs, 60gr weights, 125 serrazor, blazers and nockturnal 18.5 FOC at 460. Feeling like I shout twizzler floppies compared to most of the weights on here. Darn 27”dl and 62lbs


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Victory v-force arrow 28.5" 225 vadieman broadhead, 19.5% foc 555 grains total , 70# old Mathews Switchback @29" draw.
No silly flappers of twizzlers from this bow. Anything under 500 grain must be for yall chipmunk hunters
 
29.5" (carbon to carbon) black eagle x-impact 250s with 180gr of ethics stainless steel up front and 125gr Iron Will solids (and my arrows from last season - Carbon Express BLU RZ 350s with 100gr of brass and 125gr Magnus stinger (4 blades) around 525gr)
 

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I'm running 300 spine 5mm FMJs tipped with 125 gr Annihilators. Overall coming out to a little over 500 gr. Will be chasing elk and then using same setup for deer
 
Black Eagle Slayer 300s, 29”, 125gr Magnus Stingers. Will work on playing with insert weights throughout the season but won’t focus on going to a new arrow setup/bow tune until next hunting season. (Too many other new things to explore with this season)
 
Mathews VXR 28
DL-28.5
DW-65#

27” CTC Day Six Arrows
350 spine
100 g Day Six SS insert/outsert system
125 g Iron Will Wide broad heads
 
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