I should have mentioned that I am over the 6 gr per pound but the chart reccomends about 5.6 for me.


I have shot 100's and 100's of thousands of arrows around 5 gr per pound for competition and have NEVER had a bow fail.Of course I do shoot Hoyts.Most bows today can easily handle 5 gr per and in some cases a little less.Your draw length and poudage really needs to be considered when considering how much abuse the bow will be put through.If you are shooting a 33" draw and 80 pounds,then imo,if you are shooting 5 grains per,you are a fool but if you are shooting 25" at 50 pounds then 4 gr per pound may be fine for competition and add a little weight for hunting if you see the need.


It's all relative.

52# 321 grain Navigator 262 FPS, 28" draw (Target Bow). Haven't decided on a hunting set up for this year yet!

With my gator-armed 26" draw length, I would have to shoot tree trunks to get 420 grains out of my arrow. If I put on a heavier head, it messes up my spine. It is definitely very dependant on draw length.

I did not find a chart at that web address. I found a website with a bazillion links to other hunting websites. Can you be more specific?

A little more specific AMO Chart

Gordon

Hey Gordan,that is about as specific as you can get.