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08-17-2008, 11:53 AM
#5
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Iowa
Posts: 1,583
RE: draw weight
Im hunting at 50. In 4 or 5 years I plan to get a 60-70 pound bow and set it at 60 so then I will get prepared for my dream elk hunt.
I would say 30 pounds is enough to kill a deer. You just gotta have a sharp tip.
I would say 30 pounds is enough to kill a deer. You just gotta have a sharp tip.
08-17-2008, 12:35 PM
#7
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Posts: 3,784
RE: draw weight
60lb is plenty for any North American animal. I don't know how accurate it is but many guys say you lose about 10-12 fps when you drop down 10lbs. Just remember you will likely have to get new arrows and retune the bow.
08-17-2008, 12:49 PM
#8
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: USA
Posts: 393
RE: draw weight
I've hunted with 60# bows for several years (typically producing about 60 LB of KE), penetration on deer has not been a problem.
My current bows are 60# peak weight. One is maxed at 58# and the other is backed off to 56#.
My 58# bow with a 29'' draw is producing 74 LB of KE with a 390 gr. arrow.
An average 70# 29'' draw bowmight make about the same power (74 LB KE) as my bow pulling 58#
The power of A 60# bow with an IBO of 315 fps is quite different from one with an IBO of 340+
I can use some of the bows I owned in the past as an example: Mathews LX, Mathews Switchback, Switchback XT, those bows had IBO ratings around 315 and they produced 60-62 LB of KE when set on 60# 29'' draw.
If the 60# bow is producing 60 LB of KE you will haveplenty ofpower.
My current bows are 60# peak weight. One is maxed at 58# and the other is backed off to 56#.
My 58# bow with a 29'' draw is producing 74 LB of KE with a 390 gr. arrow.
An average 70# 29'' draw bowmight make about the same power (74 LB KE) as my bow pulling 58#
The power of A 60# bow with an IBO of 315 fps is quite different from one with an IBO of 340+
I can use some of the bows I owned in the past as an example: Mathews LX, Mathews Switchback, Switchback XT, those bows had IBO ratings around 315 and they produced 60-62 LB of KE when set on 60# 29'' draw.
If the 60# bow is producing 60 LB of KE you will haveplenty ofpower.
08-17-2008, 01:37 PM
#9
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Kansas city, Missouri
Posts: 2,571
RE: draw weight
i have my bow set at 64.5 and it works fine, the only reason i have it on this is because, i will be going on a elk and a mule deer hunt next year and 3 years from now my dad and i are getting a moose hunt scheduled............................before this bow i used a bow set at 60 and it worked great with deer
08-17-2008, 02:14 PM
#10
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Posts: 1,184
RE: draw weight
ORIGINAL: Pope94/IA
Im hunting at 50. In 4 or 5 years I plan to get a 60-70 pound bow and set it at 60 so then I will get prepared for my dream elk hunt.
I would say 30 pounds is enough to kill a deer. You just gotta have a sharp tip.
Im hunting at 50. In 4 or 5 years I plan to get a 60-70 pound bow and set it at 60 so then I will get prepared for my dream elk hunt.
I would say 30 pounds is enough to kill a deer. You just gotta have a sharp tip.
Personally, I shoot 54 pounds and it's perfect for me. I can shoot 54 all day long andI have never had a problem with it getting the job done.
