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Old 09-09-2008 | 08:54 AM
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Default RE: Ethical Arrow Weight

To answer your question and not ridicule your wording, your bow manufacturer sets a minimum arrow weight to 5grains of arrow weight for every pound of draw weight
This is a good rule of thumb.....but High Country is warrantying their bows for a lot less (3#'s?). I'd still stick with 5 for a hunting set-up (my preference) and go UP from there....based on your arrow speed.

Do you have access to a local bowhsop? They should have a chrono you can shoot through and a digital scale (to measure the weight of your arrows). In the absence of a digital scale.....you can look up the various components that make up your arrow, online, and come up with a guesstimate on total arrow weight.

That's all you need. Arrow weight (total) and arrow speed to figure KE.
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