You bring up an interesting concept. The other day, there was a post on this board where a member (??) had an 82nd Airborne shooting something like 329 fps at 62 lbs. and 29" draw length. Was that you GMMAT? Anyway, I'm shooting a 2005 Hoyt at 61 lbs. and 29" and getting about 260 fps with arrows just a tad over 400 grains total weight.

So I'm crunching some numbers here and it looks like I could shoot a48 lb. 82nd Airborne and still get 260 fps with the same arrow. But from what I gather from your post, the draw cycle is so much harsher on the Airborne that the wear/tear factor may be just as high?