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shot my new rapture last night seems slow at 70 lbs it shoots 235 fps with 460 gr xx75 240 fps with carbon tech 260 fps with goldtips (385 gr) all have about 58.5 lbs energy how does this compair to most hunting bows

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I got as much as 285-287 out of my Vectrix XL, at 63lbs, 28.75" draw, and a 360gr arrow.

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You're just being honest.

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i have a 200 dollar fred bear that shoots like 290 or so supposedly but im at 70 pounds

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checked the poundage when the drawlenght was shortened it dropped the weight down to between 60 and 65 so it is not the 70 i thought it was

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My LX shoots 272 with ACC's at 407 grains total weight. That is not guess work that isthrough the graph.

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Depends on your draw length, draw length and draw weight are to the biggest factors in speed.

Paul

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My Trykon shoots 290 at 70 pound draw and 28 inch draw length with 100 grain field tip and 360 grain arrow

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those are fine real world numbers. as long as you can hit where you want, you're fine.

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Draw length is a killer. I bought one of those 328 fps Guardians. By the time you put in in my short little arms 27 1/2, throw on some string add ons like whiskers and loops and then shoot a 475 grain arrow,..... well I got it dumbed down to about 260 give or take a couple pounds. MY Darton at the same weight with 50 grain lighter arrows is a tad faster....but not by more than 2 or 3 fps. I suspect that if everyone shot the correct draw length and didn't push the envelope on arrow weight most people would fall in the 235-265 fps in the woods. Speed freaks, well they're their own animal. They got to have the fastest. LOL Long arms make up for a lot.

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There is nothing wrong with a 260 fps hunting rig. Most folks I know are right around that mark with arrows in the low to mid 400 grain weight range.

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I'm thinking, that Indian"s bows didn't even come close to the speed of todays bow. They still got deer.

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...and they weren't penned in either. LOL