SKIDMARK

Well I finally bit the bullet and joined a bunch of other proud Bowtech owners. It's only been about 4 hours but I may be in love. Now I have a question for you guys. I have never been that selective when it came to arrow weights and so forth. When they were setting up my 60# allegiance I weighed the arrows I have been using and they weighed in at a whopping 300+ grams. Add my 100 gram broadhead and now I'm pushing a little better than 400. The question is since I already have about $400 worth of ACC's do I just continued using them giving up a ton of speed or do I need to buy new arrows closer to the 5 gram per pound range. Just looking for some advise from people who have probally ran into this problem before. Thanks

nubo

My opinion is that 400 should be fine for a #60er . I use 414gr 28"with a #60 BowTech Patriot Dually . I think that's about perfect .

nubo

SKIDMARK

Nubo, what kind of speed are you getting with your bow? If my calulations are correct it should be in the upper 270's to 280.
Sorry I was calculating for the Allegiance.

walks with a gimp

My '05 Allegiance in 60/29 inch draw does 274 fps with a 430 grain Easton Axis arrow.

Chupacabras

Hey that's great you have a new bow! I would go heavier. Momentum is a terrible thing to waste What did your BC say?

DaveC

Congrats on the new bow, ~400 grain is where I try to land with my arrows.
If your drawing 29" your 400 grainers should be in the mid 280's or better, nothing slow about that.

SKIDMARK

Accually I'm 28" with a loop. Also I didn't understand what BC meant in the last question. So what you guys are tell me is that this 5 grain per lb. is just a starting point, not what you should be looking to achieve as far as hunting. The bowshop owner said that I would lose approx. 1 f.p.s. for every 5 gms. I am above the 5 grms. per. lb. # with this bow. Thanks again guys.

Chupacabras

BC = Birth certificate. Your new bow should have had one in the box.Good advice on the 400 grains range weight for hunting. I also like 10% plus foc.

DaveC

I've found 1 fps per 3 grain change to be closer with my rigs.

5 grains per pound is the minimum you can shoot and still be covered under warranty. Most people try to stay above this for target shooting and well above it for hunting purposes.

KodiakArcher

I would never try to get down to 5 grains per pound on a hunting arrow. That's the minimum to be covered under warranty which is to say that it's the minimum that the factory is comfortable stating that the bow won't blow up at. There's way too much focus these days on speed and not enough on consistantly hitting what your shooting at with an arrow carrying enough momentum (not kinetic energy, momentum) to penetrate dense tissue such as bone. In addition, the heavier arrow is going to make your set-up more quiet which is also way more important than speed. I'd rather hit an animal with a slow moving, silent log than miss one with a screaming bang! I think my rig is a decent compromise; 70 lbs., 29.5" draw, 500 grain arrow, 260 fps and the most important part... target grade precision.