BF, thanks for doing that. It' s a big help. I draw 70#s over a 28" draw, so I' m guessing I could add about 7 fps for the 1" of draw and 8 or so for the 5 more #s of draw weight, which would put the 402 grain arrow at 263. Add 1.5 fps for every 5 grains to get the arrow down to 375 (the difference in your 402 and 327 grain arrow) would add 7.5 fps, guestimating a 375 grain arrow at 270.5, pretty darn close to the 270 I estimated above , and a full 18 fps slower than my hornet.

I was gonna ask you to take those pics down, as they' re mesmerizing, but I think I' d go through withdrawal if you did . My hornet is cute and I love it, but I' ve always had a thing for redheads

Straight arrow, thanks for that info. Can you expand a bit on the draw cycle differences between the Hornet and Merlin? Drawing both at 70#s, next to the Hornet, does the Merlin feel like a 60# bow? Does it make you feel like you could draw more than 70#s to get the same degree of effort it takes to draw the hornet? Also, how would you compare their noise and vibration?