One of the members of our hunting group is a youth hunter; and is going to try shooting a 45 lb. bow this fall for elk. What arrow weight and what broadhead would you recommend for shooting inside of 40 yards - for a bow of this pull weight. I'm advising a cut-on-contact head (G5 Montec) and a properly spined(Easton 500) arrow of about 400 grains total weight. Others are saying expandable. Any suggestions?

I don't know who would be telling you expandable... I don't think a 45 lb. bow would generate adequate KE to deploy the blades on such a large animal.

Stick with a heavier arrow and a good cut on contact head and he'll be fine. I'd keep the shots as close as possible, too.

I agree on the cut on contact head. With only shooting 45lbs. I would be afraid of using the expandables, I would want to get as much penetration as possible. Alot of people like the magnus stringers, I have never used them I just know that guys seem to really like them. I prefer muzzy and am sure they could do the job very well evn though they are not a cut on contact style head.

I'd say no on the expandable. A good cut on contact broadhead.

I shot this 1200 lb. Elk with my 40 lb.BowTech Equalizer at just about 20 yards. Easton 500 Carbon Excel arrow, wght: 7.3, and a 75 grain Muzzy broadhead. All it took was one arrow (double-lunged him). Shot placement is really the MOST important.

Now that is one nice elk!! good job!


and for the broadhead, i would stick with a cut on contact like others said...let us know how it goes also!

Enough said AnnaMarie........That's a beautiful bull. I'm a big muzzy fan, and wouldn't suggest an expandible. Any reputablefixedblade broad head in the vitals at 20 yds will do the trick.

get the fred bear tip and youll be fine!! or muzzy

''MONSTER''bull!!! but on broadheads with a small bow use 2 blades its the only way to go I had a raffle at sprorting show where we brought a kid to this field and he had a two blade about 40 ib bow it made full penetetration but I am almost 100% sure that by fall he can pull 55 ibs back if he shoots a lot!

Thanks for the input. Are the majority of you of the opinion that the Muzzy will penetrate (on elk) as well as the G5 Montec? I personally have a lot of confidence in the Muzzy,but will be trying the Montec this season. They just fly better out of my bow. But I also understood that the Muzzy is not really a COC head, and that the Montec is a better penetrator - particularly in a low poundage bow.

Anna Marie: Did you get a pass though on that 1200 pound elk shot with the 75 grain Muzzy? I'm looking at the charts . . . your total arrow weight appears to be around 325 grains. Thx. Roskoe