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    Fun Penetration experiment

    I did a little testing just for fun, not science, so take from it what you like.

    The target was a morrel's broadhead target. Broadheads were 125 stingers 2 blades with 100 grain inserts. Both arrows were gold tip carbons going right at 180fps. Arrow 1 weighed 540 grains and arrow 2 weighed 725 grains. Arrow 2 consistantly shot 4-5" deeper in the target and right about 18" total depth.

    I know arrow 1 will zip through deer and pigs like a hot knife through butter, but have not shot any live critters with arrow 2

    #2
    Nice.

    What are the bow specs?

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      #3
      Guess I should have known this was about bows and arrows!!

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        #4
        Originally posted by Big Russ View Post
        Guess I should have known this was about bows and arrows!!
        How you figure that?

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          #5
          Nothing like fun penetration

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            #6
            Originally posted by tradtiger View Post
            Nice.

            What are the bow specs?
            Arrow one I use off a Martin hunter (and several other bows) that are around #61 at my draw and arrow 2 is off an Obrien recurve that is about #75 at my draw.

            So 8.9 and 9.6 Gpp respectively but also the heavy arrow has less foc

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              #7
              I did a lot of fun penetration experiments when I was younger

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                #8
                Wasn’t sure what I’d find opening up this thread.

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by RJH1 View Post
                  Arrow one I use off a Martin hunter (and several other bows) that are around #61 at my draw and arrow 2 is off an Obrien recurve that is about #75 at my draw.

                  So 8.9 and 9.6 Gpp respectively but also the heavy arrow has less foc
                  And there ya go.

                  Old Fred Bear had it right a long time ago. Get them arrows from 9 to 10 gpp, or anywhere in between.

                  Rick

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                    #10
                    Yeah I think there is a sweet spot in that range.

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                      #11
                      Nothing like fun penetration

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                        #12
                        .

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                          #13
                          I can't recall any penetrations, in my life, that weren't fun!

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                            #14
                            Had to open this post; wasn't sure what to expect.

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                              #15
                              LMAO....post titles!!

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