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Buck Assassin

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I thought about buying a set of carbon maxx arrows.
they are going to be 7.3 gpi.
I shoot 60 pounds and a 29 inch arrow with a 100 grain tip.

Total arrow weight would be somewhere around 340 grains.
so would that arrow weight be too light for hunting?

Thanks
 
I am not worried about the bow with that setup I will be over 5 1/2 grains per pound!
What I am worried about is will I have enough energy out of that arrow to have clean pass thrus on a deer?
 
Buck Assassin said:
I am not worried about the bow with that setup I will be over 5 1/2 grains per pound!
What I am worried about is will I have enough energy out of that arrow to have clean pass thrus on a deer?
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With good shot placement you should be able to get a pass through..depending on the yardage, and where you hit the deer. Is there a particular reason for shooting that arrow? I ask because you if you want a pass through... you need penatration. Using a premium broadhead and a heavier arrow would help. Here is a link you can calculate you KE:
http://www.archeryhq.com/kin.htm
 
backstraps said:
Buck Assassin said:
I am not worried about the bow with that setup I will be over 5 1/2 grains per pound!
What I am worried about is will I have enough energy out of that arrow to have clean pass thrus on a deer?
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With good shot placement you should be able to get a pass through..depending on the yardage, and where you hit the deer. Is there a particular reason for shooting that arrow? I ask because you if you want a pass through... you need penatration. Using a premium broadhead and a heavier arrow would help. Here is a link you can calculate you KE:
http://www.archeryhq.com/kin.htm
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As of now I am shooting a arrow around 415 grains which would equal out to somewhere around 6 3/4 to 7 grains per pound!

I was told at a bow shop that I was losing alot of speed with that heavy of a arrow and that I needed to be around 5 1/2 to 6 grains per pound!
That would give me more speed and more energy!
Is this true?
I would like to gain some speed, but if it means losing energy I will stay with what I have!

Thanks for the chart but I don't know how fast I am shooting.
I know last year I had enough energy to blow through a does front shoulder!

If someone could maybe guess at how fast I am shooting, I am shooting a redhead kronic with 60 pound limbs and a 415 grain arrow!
The bows ibo is 304 with 70 pound limbs!

Thanks!
 
Buck... you current arrow is what I would use. The heavy arrow should have plenty of KE. I woudl imagine if your bow has an IBO of 304.. you are close to 270 with the 415 grain and that would near you around 65-70 lbs of KE

However, the lighter arrow you would have more range with a single sight pin... I prefer having lots of energy so the arrow will get better penatration. If you hit the shoulder shooting 65-70 lbs of energy, you should still get a good pass through with a good broadhead. My daughter shout a buck 3 years ago with a 3 blade fixed muzzy shooting 61 lbs of energy... the arrow fell out the opposite side of the deer when he took off... she center punched both shoulders!
 
You have nothing to worry about with that weight. I'm shooting 5.5 grains per inch with a 28.5 inch arrow with blazer vanes and a 75 grain broadhead. You do the math... And I promise I don't have any trouble getting complete pass thru shots with this set-up. 62 lb draw weight, 29 inch draw = 320 fps hunting set-up
 
gbee said:
You have nothing to worry about with that weight. I'm shooting 5.5 grains per inch with a 28.5 inch arrow with blazer vanes and a 75 grain broadhead. You do the math... And I promise I don't have any trouble getting complete pass thru shots with this set-up. 62 lb draw weight, 29 inch draw = 320 fps hunting set-up
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Be careful if you are shooting those Speed Pro Max arrows . I had one break just by shooting a tennis ball with a judo point . That is one of the disadvantages of using super light arrows . They make them with a thinner wall and smaller diameter to achieve a spine stiff enough for heavier draw weights .
I wont use them for hunting .
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v347/ ... 1_0909.jpg
 
Radar said:
gbee said:
You have nothing to worry about with that weight. I'm shooting 5.5 grains per inch with a 28.5 inch arrow with blazer vanes and a 75 grain broadhead. You do the math... And I promise I don't have any trouble getting complete pass thru shots with this set-up. 62 lb draw weight, 29 inch draw = 320 fps hunting set-up
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Be careful if you are shooting those Speed Pro Max arrows . I had one break just by shooting a tennis ball with a judo point . That is one of the disadvantages of using super light arrows . They make them with a thinner wall and smaller diameter to achieve a spine stiff enough for heavier draw weights .
I wont use them for hunting .
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v347/ ... 1_0909.jpg
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Absolutely!
 
Radar said:
gbee said:
You have nothing to worry about with that weight. I'm shooting 5.5 grains per inch with a 28.5 inch arrow with blazer vanes and a 75 grain broadhead. You do the math... And I promise I don't have any trouble getting complete pass thru shots with this set-up. 62 lb draw weight, 29 inch draw = 320 fps hunting set-up
Click to expand...

Be careful if you are shooting those Speed Pro Max arrows . I had one break just by shooting a tennis ball with a judo point . That is one of the disadvantages of using super light arrows . They make them with a thinner wall and smaller diameter to achieve a spine stiff enough for heavier draw weights .
I wont use them for hunting .
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v347/ ... 1_0909.jpg
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I haven't had a problem what so ever with them so far. I've been shooting them for 3 years now and have taken 4 deer with them. With a complete pass thru on each deer. Shooting a tennis ball would be hard on any arrow. Looks like the tennis ball rolling after the shot and the arrow slapping the ground would break most arrows. I could be wrong I'm a rookie still learning. :grin: What I have done is shoot a 1/2" thick piece of plywood with them several times without breakage. What I like about them most is being able to shoot a light draw weight and still have a extremely flat shooting bow.
 
gbee said:
Radar said:
gbee said:
You have nothing to worry about with that weight. I'm shooting 5.5 grains per inch with a 28.5 inch arrow with blazer vanes and a 75 grain broadhead. You do the math... And I promise I don't have any trouble getting complete pass thru shots with this set-up. 62 lb draw weight, 29 inch draw = 320 fps hunting set-up
Click to expand...

Be careful if you are shooting those Speed Pro Max arrows . I had one break just by shooting a tennis ball with a judo point . That is one of the disadvantages of using super light arrows . They make them with a thinner wall and smaller diameter to achieve a spine stiff enough for heavier draw weights .
I wont use them for hunting .
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v347/ ... 1_0909.jpg
Click to expand...

I haven't had a problem what so ever with them so far. I've been shooting them for 3 years now and have taken 4 deer with them. With a complete pass thru on each deer. Shooting a tennis ball would be hard on any arrow. Looks like the tennis ball rolling after the shot and the arrow slapping the ground would break most arrows. I could be wrong I'm a rookie still learning. :grin: What I have done is shoot a 1/2" thick piece of plywood with them several times without breakage. What I like about them most is being able to shoot a light draw weight and still have a extremely flat shooting bow.
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I have been doing it for around 20 years now and never broke an arrow on a soft tennis ball until now. It only penetrated one side because of the judo point . Not for me .
 
My hunting arrow weighs 375-380 grains and I have shot slap thru every deer. Most of the deer I have shot were at 25 yards but one was 56 yards and the arrow zipped right thru and stuck 3 inches in the dirt. I personally wouldn't shoot anything less than 370-380.
 
W.Seay said:
My hunting arrow weighs 375-380 grains and I have shot slap thru every deer. Most of the deer I have shot were at 25 yards but one was 56 yards and the arrow zipped right thru and stuck 3 inches in the dirt. I personally wouldn't shoot anything less than 370-380.
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Thats the arrow weight I prefer for hunting as well . Its a good compromise between speed , forgiveness , and durability . I shoot fixed blade heads , and they will tend to wind plane more at higher speeds .
 

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