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Moggy:
More is always better BUT,,,,10 grains a pound of Bow weight works on most medium stuff unless it's Hogs. Primitive Bows I'd say can use at least the 10 grain rule and more if the Archer shoots close like he should for hunting. Spine and tuning is a factor but there are some hardwood shafts that give you both weight and spine in the smaller diameters. I have killed WT's with PO and two blade heads and have never had a problem with penetration. I like as heavy an arrow as I can shoot for Elk ,,usually 550 or more no matter the poundage. I have some 11/32nd PO's that are soaked with heavy oil and really shoot good full length "31" out of my 44 pound longbow. Heavy arrows and two blade heads are friggin Magnums!

Marks:

--- Quote from: crooketarrow on July 13, 2013, 08:37:29 pm --- Personally I shot 60 to 65 pound bows for 25 or more years. I had 2 strokes in 06 I droped back to 50 #'s after 2years. I've worked back up to 60#'s.
  HERE'S A LITTLE TEST.
  I do all my shooting off stools and prearranged milk creates.
  Get a stool ,chair and draw and shoot from it. It only takes a couple shots. If you don't let your manhood come into play. You'll know after a couple shots if your struggling or drawing and releasing with ease.
 If you are drop down 5#s a couple,few months through the summer. He's right ,back in thelate 70's through the 80's I shot compounds for 11 years. And me and my friends all shot 70,80#'s. Heck I shot 85#'s for 2 years. We all did shoot heavy arrows 2216's I even shot some 2320 before.
  I've shot 2 buck straight on brisket and came out hind quarters. DID'NT MATTER THE ANGLE ONES ADVANAGE OF HIGH POUNDS.
  He's right if your not shooting 70 #'s and 325 ,350 fps now, well your just not in the click. You won't pick up any bow mag and here of anyone shooting 45,50 pounds
  SHOOT WHATS COMFORTABLE FOR YOU,FORGET YOUR FRIENDS AND ALL THE HIPE

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I know this is a bit of a tangent but I think Ted Nugent shoots 50# in a compound. That's lightweight in the compound world for a male but I bet he kills more animals per year than 98% of hunters. Most seem like clean kills and good shot placement. He preaches shoot what you can handle, use a sharp point, shot placement and lots of practice.

Jacko:
My favourite Hunting Bow since 1998 is a 54# Brigalow Selfbow. Hunting Arrows for this Bow are in the 570 gr Range. Recently a long term Shoulder Injury has been giving me grief so at present I am Tillering myself a Bloodwood Bow I hope to bring in at 42#. I have a 42# Brigalow Selfbow I shoot Targets with that does not stir up my shoulder too much. The finish is too pretty to Hunt hence the new Bow. Arrows for this Bow are lighter naturally but still in the 11 - 12 grains per pound of draw weight range. Real dense Sitka Spruce 125 gr 2 blade heads 4 fletched

regards Jacko

Ifrit617:
I can shoot up to 70# and stick arrows in a plate at 15 yards, but my main bow and the one  shoot best is a 40# recurve. I can stack arrows in a 3-4" circle at 30 yards and the draw is smoooooooth.. With a well tuned heavy 500 grain arrow and razor sharp 2 blade, I would have no problem taking deer or small hogs.

Jon

BOWMAN53:
i like 60#. with lighter bows i feels like my form is just too loose and sloppy. with heavier bows im kind of forced to use proper form and i feel more solid, more steady.

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