Bob, if I were to hunt dangerous game in Africa I would have to get a completely different setup. I wouldn't have the luxury of pulling 100 lbs. like Silent, not with my 5'8" 155 lb. frame. However, I would get up around 75-80 lb.s. Also, I would move more toward the middle road in terms of grains per pound (probably between 7 and 8). I would like my arrows at least 625 grains with no less than a 12% FOC preferably around 15%. Since I would want a setup like that to shoot those arrows approximately 250 fps I would be looking at around 90 ft. lbs. of energy. I think you could count on killing anything on this planet with that set up.
Arthur, glad you liked the analogy. Yes what you said makes sense. Here is another one for you. It's kind of like Bruce Lee and his nunchuks and Thor and his hammer. Bruce Lee can hit you a helluva lot quicker than Thor, but I know who I'd rather have hitting me.<img src=icon_smile_blackeye.gif border=0 align=middle>