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Importance of heavy arrows
Stephen Zachary:
My heavy aluminum arrows shoot much better than the light carbon ones i began with several years ago.
nclonghunter:
How about sand filled???
El Destructo:
meet you in the Middle and buy the Weighted Inserts for your Arrows...lot safer!! As for Heavy Arrows...they are more Accurate..absorb more energy...but are much slower...thats the Only drawback...I shoot 580-600 grains out of my Stick Bows...but my Compound has never let me down with my Carbon Express CXL 250 Arrows...and G5 Broadheads...never not had a complete pass through...and massive Bleed Outs...but then I will not take an IFFY Shot either...they will walk...if it aint a Definite Kill Shot...JMO
JW_Halverson:
I'm afraid that someone in the compound community is going to latch on to the heavier arrow idea and then the idea will be spawned that iffy shots are now ok becaue you get better penetration. Heavier arrows are just part of the solution. The need is for better ethics, more practice, knowledge of game physiology, bowhunter education and so on. It's all part of the current shortcut mentality, something this forum fights tooth and nail against.
I for one appreciate all that the people in this forum post on hunting. I started hunting big game when I turned 40 (now 48) and I got a lot of catching up to do. The biggest thing I have learned is that skipping the shortcuts pays off!
Thanks.
-john
mullet:
I shoot light carbon arrows out of my glass bows and never had a problem sticking hogs through both sides using single blade, sharp as hell broadheads in the 125 grn range. Then again, I'm shooting 60-65# bows and most of my shots are off my knees at around 5 to 8 yards. ;D Oh yea, ask James Parker about cleaning his first 200#+ boar hog with a shield over 3" thick. 8)
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