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Old 04-16-2007 | 06:44 AM
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From: Balt, MD (orig: J-town,PA) The bowels of Hell!!!
Default RE: Who said that physics wasn't fun?

ORIGINAL: Straightarrow

the way i see it is a bow thats rated at say 315fps IBO if i can shoot a 550 grain arrow and still be around 230fps (example...only guessing) im gonna go with the heavier arrow....people act like 220 is slow when it is not by any means.
And just think, you could actually get to the "bone breaking" threshold of 650 grains and still be shooting over 200 fps. At hunting ranges, this will cause no problem with trajectory, and your arrow becomes that much more deadly.
Are you honestly trying to say that an arrow has to be over 650 gr to break bone? I gurantee that my arrow is just as "deadly" as one weighing 650 grains.

Furthermore, it sounds as if you are saying that 650 gr should be the minimum, not 400?

So, this is why I stated in the beginning that imposing a minimum isn't such a great idea. One guy reads a test buy one other guy and starts to think. Boy, the minimum now is 400 grains. however, this guy's report states taht you need at least 650 gr to break bones. Therefore, we need to change the weight min to 650.

But it doesn't stop there. Some PETA guy/girl sees that this guy does a test that shows all these wonded animals from shooting arrows under 650 gr. And this other guy wants to up the min requirements because of all these wounded animals.So, they decide to post this stuff everywhere. Next thing you know we have more trouble than you could ever imagine. And for those of you who think that can't happen. You are just dreaming.

Bottom line is that many of these wounded animals are the result of the guy/girl behind the bow taking a piss poor shot to begin with. It had nothing to do with the equipment at all. However, we have to ignore the fact that even if they used a bazuka they'd still mess-up.

It's like the guy who gut shoots a deer with a .243. It must be the gun not him. So, the next year he buys a .300 Winchester Mag for whitetail because everyone told him of the awesome power. But the guy doesn't shoot it at all before season and goes out and gut shoots another deer. Same result not matter what.

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