Agreed, 5.4 grains per pound on the top of the line bows means nothing as far as wear and tear on these bows, strings or cables. The last 10 years I've shot right at 5 grains per pounds on certain bows, never once blowing a single piece on my bows.

This particular setup is pushing 80 ft lbs of KE as well....the bow is super quiet, no shock, vibration etc....

Sorry David, in the past it might have been pushing the envelope, today, these bows are more than handling the situation.

My speed is real life as he requested, my arrow weighs in 19 grains under what he requested.

Exactly what I said, you're under the recommended minimum set by the manufacturers, AMO etc etc. Most of us tend to try to fal within the guidelines so I think yours is not a "Real World Setup" that the man ask for. And you can push the envelope without suffering the financial loss that the average joe would have to absorb in the event a bow does blow up. If someone tells me a stand only supports 150 pounds... I'm not putting my body on it. I don't bounce very well. BUT.. if ya'll want to tell the guy to push the envelope just to say he gets 500 fps, be my guest. I say a more normal, real world speed is somewhere between 265-275.

I am well below average but just for the fun of it......

05 Allegiance
28" mods
499 grain total arrow weight. (will be a tad over 500 before I'm through)
256 fps (Just Chrono'ed it today. Doing some testing before I go after a wapiti)

I'm not sure, maybe you just aren't picking it up but these bows are under a lifetime warranty and warranted all the way down to 5GPP. IBO standards not AMO.

Are you in AMO's standard guidelines or are you pushing the envelope?

Under this standard the bow being tested will have a maximum pull weight of 60lbs. The arrow will have a grain weight of 540 (9 grains of arrow weight per pound of bow weight). The draw length will be set at 30 inches

I had my old Golden Eagel chronoed last week at my local pro shop and it was 256 fps avereage.
Its fast enough for a complet pass thru and thats good enough for me.

Sounds like Mr. Wapitai is going to meet his Daddy. Now all you need is the chance. Hope it shows up.

You know david just because someone doesn't agree with you don't
make them wrong. There is more then one way to skin a cat [8D]

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I still consider myself a bow novice.....but I can tell you that my '05 SB chrono'd at 289fps @ 29-1/2" DL.....and 64#'s DW. This was with a field point.....and I have NO IDEA (just being honest) the total arrow weight.

This is FAR greater than someone else here said there "friend's" was doing.....so is this unusual?

Jeff

Exactly,

David, you have to remember that the thread starter asked the question, he's shooting a 400 grain arrow, again, my arrow is only 19 grains under his that he is questioning. If you want to talk AMO you'd only have him shooting 44 lbs to stay at 9 grains per pound. Is that what your asking? That is not real world...if you want to talk strictly his poundage, that was not the question, he didn't say he was shooting 70 lb bow but...a 400 grain arrow...I answered his question as asked, not assumed.

Whatever.