Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Arrows => Topic started by: bow101 on October 29, 2016, 06:12:19 pm
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Is 460 grains to heavy for a 37# bow.? The shafts are spined to roughly 32 - 30#.
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Fairly heavy... a 370 grain arrow would be more average hunting arrow.
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low spine too. it's fine though, not too heavy, especially if the bow stores plenty of energy. 12-13gpp isn't humongous..
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For a hunting weight arrow10gpp(grains of arrow weight to bow # of draw weight) is the norm and some folks use more than that. For target bows you can go well below that ratio but you still want enough arrow weight to absorb the energy of the bow as to not damage the bow when shot.
Most of my hunting arrows are between 550gr to 650gr for my 55#@26" bows. As long as your arrow weights are not too far off and you know the trajectory of that arrow when shot it is more of a personal preference.
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They are Douglas Fir. DF is a little heavy compared to Cedar or other woods. One of 6 came in at 385g. Which is good. I'm going to have to weigh the shafts before I buy them.
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When I hunt with metal heads I like the high FOC. 200 grains, usually a 70-75 spine shaft is what will tune best out of my 55# recurve with that weight of a head and I use Ash shafts. I can shoot to 40 yards accurately with that set up but keep shots to 25-30. Yeah I lose a bit of speed but the energy that thing packs! It's like a train hitting a car compared to a bus. The lighter arrow will do some damage but the heavier properly tuned arrow will shatter both scapula's.