Heavy Arrows = Pass Through

[Buff]

On Whitetails, with a compound, penetration is more about a well tuned bow than arrow weight. A wobbly arrow kills penetration way more than arrow weight. Like has already been posted, a deer is not much over 12” thick.
It really is a factor from traditional bows as we start out with a much slower arrow no matter the weight. For 30 years I hunted with a 74# recurve and a 820 grain arrow.
That works out to around 11 grains per pound of draw weight.

When you start hunting silly big critters the balance between arrow weight and speed becomes a important factor but on deer, it is just not a deal

[systemnt]

None of those have anything to do with the weight of an arrow as your post implied.

[crc]

None of those have anything to do with the weight of an arrow as your post implied.

Neither did your question

[Smart]

On Whitetails, with a compound, penetration is more about a well tuned bow than arrow weight. A wobbly arrow kills penetration way more than arrow weight. Like has already been posted, a deer is not much over 12” thick.
It really is a factor from traditional bows as we start out with a much slower arrow no matter the weight. For 30 years I hunted with a 74# recurve and a 820 grain arrow.
That works out to around 11 grains per pound of draw weight.

When you start hunting silly big critters the balance between arrow weight and speed becomes a important factor but on deer, it is just not a deal
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Thanks for the input Buff... from somebody that had done it all...

[crc]

Both of those statements are conjectures that don't hold water.

[crc]

Thanks for the input Buff... from somebody that had done it all...

Yeah he’s done it all, and he chooses to hunt with a 820 grain arrow.

[jaker_cc]

How much more?

Honestly

What’s the MEASURABLE penetration difference in 400g vs 500g?

On a good shot, not much. Add some heavy bone and it may be the difference between recovery and wounded animal. It’s not the be all end all, it’s insurance in case something happens and the shot isn’t textbook.

[slicktricker]

On a good shot, not much. Add some heavy bone and it may be the difference between recovery and wounded animal. It’s not the be all end all, it’s insurance in case something happens and the shot isn’t textbook.

Couldn't agree more

[critter69]

Adult Arrows FTW

You drinking his kool-aid.

[meltingfeather]

hunting has too many variables to make a rule based on your experience.

[Smart]

Yeah he’s done it all, and he chooses to hunt with a 820 grain arrow.

Yes with a trad bow. You missed the last part of that bolded sentence....

[Smart]

hunting has too many variables to make a rule based on your experience.

I think that's pretty much what the middle of the road guys are suggesting.

[crc]

You drinking his kool-aid.

He prefers the full flavor of Kool-aid and not the lightly flavored LaCroix others are promoting.






Just a friendly joke

[Low Fence]

I LaCroix the $&&% out of him at 35 yards with the slowest 60# bow I’ve ever owned and 390gr.

That’s the exit. Shaft up to vanes hanging out. No whitetail in North America is tougher than this pig

[DRT]

Yeah he’s done it all, and he chooses to hunt with a 820 grain arrow.

He also sot 70+lbs recurve bows that have a completely different set of tuning needs from a compound.

Gary