If anyone thinks that a 250gr arrow going 350+fps put in the right spot won't go through a deer, then they are just naive. Think back here old timers, to the days of recurves. Think about your wives and kids, shooting 45# compounds with 300 gr arrows, and getting pass throughs at 180 fps.

There aren't many bow set ups anywhere than can make it through the shoulder of a deer if you catch the main part of the bone just right. Doesn't matter how fast, how sharp or how heavy.... it takes a bullet to do it.



Cougars 09: Your numbers weren't that terribly far off. My Iron Mace, at 64#s mind you, is throwing my 454gr hunting arrows at 282, which if I remember right is right at 80 ft.lbs of KE, or just a few tenths less. Still pretty flat shooting anyway. One pin to 25 yards, another at 35 and then again at 45. My 3D arrows are 330gr, and go out at 317fps. One pin out to 35, and the next is at 50, which makes the 45 yard shots hard.

Quick: My main concern with your set up (if I were you), would be how your broadheads will fly. I would stick with something short. Take a look at the Wac'Em 85s, or perhaps any of the Sonics. Don't be overly concerned with getting more than one use out of broadhead. If you can, thats great, but keep in mind that its job is to destroy, and sometimes, it gets tore up in the process. Just part of the game. Don't overlook the HCA heads either, as they are infact designed to be shot on those arrows and off HCA bows. Makes enough sense to me to at least give them a try.