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bershirebowmen:
(Lol, that lot all split to blazes,errr...someone told me,  :D)
I was wondering what ideal arrow weight for this bow, I got some stout 80g-83g with type 10's, sound about right?,
Berkman

WillS:
What weight are the Type 10s?  If they're Hector's they'll be quite chunky, and if they're made by Milos they'll be super duper light - or that could be just me, cos I keep nagging him to make them lighter.... He made me an 11g half inch Type 16 the other day.  Phwoarr!  Great on light aspen shafts, but a bit twitchy when you put them on something like ash or birch.

155lb is a good 30lb above what I shoot though, so I'm "shooting in the dark" so to speak. 

80g sounds reasonable for roving or target shooting though.  60g is still safe out of something like 180lb, so you've got plenty of room for experimenting.

bershirebowmen:
Thanks WillS, I got Hector Coles. Rather them a little heavy ( 80g-83g is the finished 6 arrows with them on). Took a bit off where I said and burnt in an arrow pass, I'll have a look again tomorrow but I reckon it's good enough for me now. A happy conclusion. I don't think there's much I can do about the kink in the bottom limb tip, atleast there is less stress there now. Happy I managed to keep the profile as round as I did. I won't do any steam straightening, probably mess up what I got..quit while I'm ahead.  :D Thanks for all the help and advice, spared me taking a longer road to get to a poorer destination.  8)

Berkman.

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