50 lbs dc patriot ?

[selway]

i have a 60 lbs pat sc my right shoulder and right eye have seen there better days. was thinking of shooting left hand. my draws 29 inch what kind of speed would i be looking at 50 lbs. with a dc pat i want to load up on arrow weight to get my ke i like to shoot 50 but do not have a problem with 60 lbs.if i have to shoot 60 lbs i would also like to know what the birth certificate would say thanks.

you can use your pepper spray my 12 gauge with 3 inch slugs works fine

[JeffB]

Selway,

I'm in the same boat..sorta...I'm right handed, my left eye is dominant and my right eye sucks...I also have an injury..years ago I shot lefty..I should be shooting lefty (and shot quite well), but I have to go down in weight to do so...I've been playing with lefties on and off again for the past 3 years.

At any rate...A 50 LB DC Pat (29&quot would probably IBO (250 grain arrow) in the 300-310 Range...Even with that extremely light arrow and assuming 305 FPS you'd still be putting out 51 pounds of KE. And with a heavier arrow obviously that number would go up. At 6 grains per LB (300 grain arrow) you'd be looking at appx 280 FPS for an initial KE value of about 53 foot pounds.At any rate plenty of KE for great penetration on whitetails with a fixed blade head. I'd be leery of using mechs at that low draw weight, but I do know some folks who do.

[selway]

hey Jeff what would the 60 lb bow come in at thankx.

you can use your pepper spray my 12 gauge with 3 inch slugs works fine

[JeffB]

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hey Jeff what would the 60 lb bow come in at thankx.

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You can probably expect about 308 to 314 FPS with a 300 grain arrow (IBO) @ 29&quot; draw. Initial KE of the 300 grain arrow @ 308 FPS would be about 63 foot pounds.

Hope this helps.

JeffB