Thin Diameter Arrows for Penetration?

My friend has had good luck with his small epic axis arrows. They are pretty light. If you make a good shot, it's most likely going to pass through with any arrow on a whitetail.
 
knightrider said:
on thin whitetail bones how much more penetration do you need? thru a rib, thru the lungs, out the other rib, in the dirt
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I guess they aren't satisfied until the arrow sinks up to the fletching in the dirt after a pass through!

Hoss said:
Analysis Paralysis
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Ding! Ding! Ding! We have a winner!
 
I have done calculation after calculation and have come to the most amazing equation evaluation that has ever come to bow hunting. I have shot about as many arrows as you can think of and determined with the new bows at 70 lbs penetration will not ever be an issue. I am in electrical engineering and have helped many mechanical engineers do tests for projects and fun mostly and as much as I would like to say I have come up with a magical equation, I can honestly say it hasnt happened. The nice thing with standard sized arrows is you can nock and sling, with no rest adjustments. I can say that lighter arrows are nice for yard estimated, but from my shooting I have come to like a hair stiffer arrow and a heavier weight arrow. I tend to be more accurate with them. I like Easton FMJs and Rage heads. On a target there will be a hair more penetration with the micro diameter shaft, but It really comes down to how well your bow is tuned for the arrow. All the bows energy being put into a larger shaft is better than 90 percent energybeing put into a smaller shaft.
 
Mr.Bro said:
Wasted energy with complete pass throughs and 2 holes is still better than complete energy and only none hole.
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Plus if my Broomstick arrow id buried at least 6 inches into the dirt then maybe the deer will trip over it as it exits the area! 2 inches deep will just not get the tripping aspect of my recovery process done.
 
If you use Rage heads than all you got to do is pull a draw off on em and they pass out like them fainting goats. Im gonna start using fat shafts to give em a real speed bump :)
 
DMAG said:
I have done calculation after calculation and have come to the most amazing equation evaluation that has ever come to bow hunting. I have shot about as many arrows as you can think of and determined with the new bows at 70 lbs penetration will not ever be an issue. I am in electrical engineering and have helped many mechanical engineers do tests for projects and fun mostly and as much as I would like to say I have come up with a magical equation, I can honestly say it hasnt happened. The nice thing with standard sized arrows is you can nock and sling, with no rest adjustments. I can say that lighter arrows are nice for yard estimated, but from my shooting I have come to like a hair stiffer arrow and a heavier weight arrow. I tend to be more accurate with them. I like Easton FMJs and Rage heads. On a target there will be a hair more penetration with the micro diameter shaft, but It really comes down to how well your bow is tuned for the arrow. All the bows energy being put into a larger shaft is better than 90 percent energybeing put into a smaller shaft.
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You lost me here...

-Why would you have to make rest adjustments for a smaller diameter arrow and not a "standard" diameter? There isn't really a "standard" diameter arrow.

-If your bow is tuned correctly and all things equal, how would a bow put more energy behind a larger diameter arrow than a small diameter arrow?
 
I shot fat xx78's for years and never had a problem blowing through deer. Marketing hype mostly, but I do like shooting small diameter carbon arrows.
 
I haven't ever used the small diameter arrows yet. Would like too, but I got two dozen Carbon Express Mayhem Hunter 350's. I shoot Swhacker 100gr. 2" cut heads. My diameter is 0.303 and I haven't had any issues with pass throughs. I had one blow through at 30 yards this year on a 8 point. That was my longest shot outta the 5 i've killed so far this year. All were pass through. They are some tough arrows. When there all gone I might try some smaller diametershafts one day. But the last few years I haven't had any issue with a pass through with these. If they pass through better than these i will be amazed....that would be great. I'm roughly shooting 78lbs of KE. right now.
 

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