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09-16-2009 | 10:38 PM

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djdkman

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From: Plattsburgh NY - Living in Felton DE

The "general" rule of thumb is 6gr per pound of draw weight......I am sure you have heard bow nuts say you can dry fired a bow if using arrows without enough mass to absorb the energy....I dont think I would go any lower than around 350ish finished arrow...I'm sure others have opinions..I know what works for me....if you want some speed the 7ish grain arrows are better...but you should check its spine too though...my very first set up...I used to shoot xx78 super slams at 33 3/8"...... the 100 gr tipped finished arrow was 596gr....basically a telephone pole...blew through deer like a truck but chrono was 230 FPO....s-l-o-w..pins were F---A---R apart.....went with an overdraw later in life to shorten arrows and get lil bit of speed...plus my arrows were so long before overdraw it was a beyotch still hunting with bow...dang broad head dragging in grass/bushes..anyway--speed is nice cuz it gives you some pin advantages, flatter shooting...less forgiving though....BUT in MPO...a 6-8 gr per lb matched wall thickness/spine arrow with a razor sharp broad head that GROUPS consistently and keeps bow quite is most important....can’t kill

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