Minimun gr per inch
04-26-2003, 06:33 PM
#2
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Staffordsville KY USA
Posts: 254
RE: Minimun gr per inch
jag-mag, give some details as to what you are shooting, I myself usually end up shooting around around a 400grain arrow, including broadhead with my bow at 58lbs, it does the job very well. You will need to match the setup of your arrows to the bow and cam type you are shooting.[8D]
04-26-2003, 06:37 PM
#3
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Lehigh County PA USA
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RE: Minimun gr per inch
Grains per " inch" ? I have not really heard that phrase used in reference to a minimum safe arrow weight except in relation to High Country' s recent speed claims. Most folks use " grains per pound of draw weight" instead as it relates amount of mass to a figure related to energy release. Grains per inch does not really help in the sense that it ignores arrow length and how that can impact the weight of the arrow.
04-27-2003, 05:27 PM
#4
Typical Buck
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Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: west central,wi
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RE: Minimun gr per inch
I,m shooting a 27" blackhawk vapor carbon3000,309 gr total weight including 75 gr
broadhead. 60# martin jaguar magnum at 255 fps. I have a reflex cam 1/2 on
order and I' m thinking of going to a blackhawk 4000 for the weight and better
KE, with the cam1/2 system I dont think I would lose any speed maybe even gain
some even with the extra weight. What do you guys think?
broadhead. 60# martin jaguar magnum at 255 fps. I have a reflex cam 1/2 on
order and I' m thinking of going to a blackhawk 4000 for the weight and better
KE, with the cam1/2 system I dont think I would lose any speed maybe even gain
some even with the extra weight. What do you guys think?
04-27-2003, 06:10 PM
#5
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Team I Saw BIGFOOT
Posts: 392
RE: Minimun gr per inch
Its kinda personal preference and shooting style. How far do you expect most of your shots to be? I go with a heavier arrow because I hunt where most of my shots should be short and I also use a range finder in the unlikely event a long shot should present. Its a give and take, and you have to decide what you want to give and what you want to take.
04-27-2003, 08:00 PM
#6
Join Date: Apr 2003
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RE: Minimun gr per inch
I' m not familiar with the Martin Jaguar. But at 60# with a 309 grain arrow you should be faster than that. Your shooting around 5gr. per pound of bow weight. And that is a slow speed for that kind of weight unless the bow is an older slow cammed bow. In any event I would put more broadhead weight on that arrow probably to at least 85 gr. and I personally would use either 90 or 100 gr broadheads. At the speed you are shooting your arrow probably doesn' t weigh enough for a clean passthrough shot. But if it works for you, thats ok too. My experience has been that shooting a light arrow like that doesn' t give me the performance that hunting shots require. I' d add some broadhead weight. The Reflex will shoot a lot faster than what you have now.
