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Quiksilver
I hunt with a 58# bow and would not be afraid to enter the woods with a 40# or 50# bow.I can comfortably pull 65# and be very accurate with it.If that is what I had to do,I would.
My bow is set at 28 1/4" draw at the moment and my actuall draw on most bows is 28 1/2" so I use a longer loop to make up the difference.My ke is only 51 1/2 ft lb's.
My arrow weighs a whopping 360 grains AND I use a mechanical head and I will bet you I get as many passthroughs as you do with your "man" bow.
I was using a 28 3/4" draw with a short loopand my arrow weighed in at 380 grains and had no problems penetrating the ground after complete passthroughs.[
]Even on extreme angles.
But hey,I am not smart enough to know what is needed to take game effectively.
I am 1000% with you. I also shoot 58# but have a slightly shorter draw length and would NOT be afraid to enter the woods with a smaller bow. My first deer was shot with 42# and round wheels...no fancy cams on it. That arrow went straight through 2 ribs and a lung and right out the other side. That deer ran 35 yards and died. 42#. Quiksilver...if you are willing to give me the money to buy a smaller weight bow and hunt with it, i will definetly do it. Then ill learn how to post pics on here because ill have them come fall...the same deer i would shoot with my current bow i would get with that small bow.
By the way...Ted Nugent hunts with 53#. Look at all the animals he shoots. Are you gonna tell Ted Nugent he should play with barbies and learn to be a man and hunt with heavy weight bows??