Low LB Penetration?
03-13-2009 | 07:29 AM
#11
Typical Buck
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RE: Low LB Penetration?
You don't need to get a complete pass thru, just need enough penetration to get both lungs. While the bloodtrail may not be as good as a complete pass-thru, a double lunged deer will expire in a relatively short distance. As long as you don't attempt to recover the deer too soon, it'll be down for the countjust as soon as a passthrough shot deer.
03-15-2009 | 07:46 AM
#12
Nontypical Buck
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From: Vinton VA
RE: Low LB Penetration?
ORIGINAL: davidmil
Sure it'll work. Not ideal, but a lot of ladies have shot deer with low poundage bows. Heck, look at all the deer killed with recurves in the old days when speeds were way below 200 fps. If he practices he'll beable to pull a few more pounds in no time. At this point keep it low, work on form and the muscles will build. Work out a plan after a month or so to crank it up a pound every other week or something like that. Penetration will be no problem at 20 yards if you have a good SHARP fixed broadhead, maybe a 2 blade with some bleeders. Bow tuned to the optimum for himfor the best arrow flight will also be a must. If form is wrong or irratic, penetration will suffer.
Sure it'll work. Not ideal, but a lot of ladies have shot deer with low poundage bows. Heck, look at all the deer killed with recurves in the old days when speeds were way below 200 fps. If he practices he'll beable to pull a few more pounds in no time. At this point keep it low, work on form and the muscles will build. Work out a plan after a month or so to crank it up a pound every other week or something like that. Penetration will be no problem at 20 yards if you have a good SHARP fixed broadhead, maybe a 2 blade with some bleeders. Bow tuned to the optimum for himfor the best arrow flight will also be a must. If form is wrong or irratic, penetration will suffer.
. I would also add that in choosing a head stick with smaller cutting diameters, 2 blade heads of no more than 1 1/8" or 3 blade heads with something like a 1 to 11/8"cut would work. Phantoms or stingers withoutthe bleeders, sonics, turbo's, nitrons ect. Some of the realy short 4 blade heads may also work, slick trick razor tricks come to mind. Just keep overall cutting surface down and have the bow tuned properly.
