correct shaft size

[bigmatty65]

Ive just started shooting a Ben Pearson recurve bow with a 45lb draw with a 30 inch draw, right now i have 3 terminator hunter 6075 arrows and i was wondering if these were suitable for small game hunting and informal target practice ?if not what shaft size and brand wold you recommend ?

[ccarp00]

Its sounds like you are overspined. The bad thing is is you have to try several shaft sizes to see which ones will fly right from your bow. I would recommend going to www.arrowsbykelly.com and go to the tuning link for more information. Welcome to traditional archery and good shooting.

[Arthur P]

You don't say if 45 pounds is what's marked on the bow or if that's what you've measured on the scales at 30". And you don't say how long your arrows are. And you don't say what weight points you're shooting. So, I gotta make a few assumptions. [&:]

If the bow is marked 45# @ 28" and you're drawing an honest 30", you're pulling right at 50 pounds. Assuming your arrow is not more than 31", and assuming that your points don't weigh over 145 grains, then the 4560 Terminators would work much better for you.

For just messing around, the 6075's will be okay, but they just won't shoot as well as the 4560's should. You'll probably have to cant the bow quite a bit more than normal to make them shoot down the middle, much more than you would with properly spined arrows.

[deerhunter518]

with my Ben Pearson I shoot Easton 2216XX75 aluminums

[DTala]

Carbons are by nature much stiffer than alum, and lighter, presenting more probs in tuning. I shoot a 57# Dwyer longbow, Gold Tip 35/55, 30in long. 100gr brass shaft inserts, 200gr field tips. Bareshafted, they shoot like darts. Total arra weight is 540gr, bout right.

You need to bareshaft tune the arras to your bow. try GT35/55 or similar spined shaft. Get some brass inserts, heavy points(3-rivers), try different combos till they stick in the target straight left/right. The shaft will be in the target nock up due to the heavy weight on the point, don't worry there.

If ya get em tuned and the total arra weight is low, like 300 gr or something, stuff aquarium tubing(walmart) down the shaft full length, will add 150gr or so to the arra weight.
troy

[bigmatty65]

the bows marked #45 @ 28" . the arrows are 30 1/2' ? and im using feild pints and empty 38 spl cases for blunts.how extreme wouldaccuracy difference be extreme between the 6075 and 4560's ? thanks for the help.

[DTala]

If you shoot that 60/75 bareshaft it will probably hit the target sideways from fifteen yards, that 45/60 is still probably too stiff unless you leave em long and add a lot of weight up front. Both length and front weight soften the spine of the arra. The feathers just help the arra fly straight, the worse off the spine the harder the feathers have to work. It will be a lot worse with broadheads.
troy