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bucksbuoy:
I found this youtube video that proves the point that you must use a heavy arrow when hunting. This guy shoots a dead hog with a 70 lb. compound and a lighter weight arrow and gets 2 inches of penetration. This is what commercial archery retailers dont want you to know. Lighter arrows are faster and more accurate but utterly worthless for hunting. Watch this and try to imagine doing it with a 50 lb. self bow and a trade point.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZ1Mg0a7Tpw&feature=feedrec_grec_index

Kegan:

--- Quote from: bucksbuoy on March 06, 2011, 01:40:27 pm ---Lighter arrows are faster and more accurate but utterly worthless for hunting.
--- End quote ---

Nope, heavier arrows are actually much more accurate. Even from compounds. They're less affected by wind and rain and, absorbing more of a bow's energy, leave less energy for handshock or vibration which helps hold steady during follow through.

Moral of the story: heavy arrows are just better ;D

bucksbuoy:
Can't argue with that Kegan!

JW_Halverson:
Love the way he disparages the "3D setup" shooters.  You can shoot 3D cape buffalo all year long and brag about how great a hunter you are.  But the first day in the field under real hunting conditions and something is gonna be scaping you out from between his hooves that evening.

I read thru some of the comments posted below the video and was surprised to see someone bragging about what their Rage broadhead did to a 100 lb hog.  If you are gonna hunt piglets the Rage mechanical broadheads are fine, but Ashby's report shows 100% failure of Rage broadheads on big game!  If I owned the patent for Rage, I'd quietly let it die of embarassment.

I'm starting to think that mercury filled aluminum 2114 shafts with single bevel two blade might be the secret to hogs!

bucksbuoy:
mercury filled eh? sounds dangerous  ;)

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