? about arrow weight

[txtrophy85]

Ideal Arrow weight for Deer, Mule Deer, Elk in a western situation?

Im shooting a 390 grain currently, being told a 410-420 is where I need to be for mule deer and elk.



What says the Green Screen?

[sweetinlow660]

10 gpi is the gold standard in many peoples mind. I tend to agree, and I like to get as much FOC as possible.

Just for the record not trying to start the extreme FOC debate. lol

[CastAndBlast]

My goal is always over 500. I actually try to keep it around 550

Depends on draw length and bow thought. I am fortunate to have a long draw length, so I can easily get arrow weight up pretty high.

[bubba joe]

i think 390 is fine, but i would prefer the heavier arrows, mine weigh 410 grains

[tward1604]

I shoot 675 at everything. No such thing as too much penetration. Lots of deer killed around 400 though

[BowOnly81]

This is like asking what’s your favorite ice cream flavor. Lol. Mine is 500ish. Never had a problem with penetration. I do have a problem with finding arrows though.

[txtrophy85]

sorry i'm pulling 70# bow at 26.5" draw length.

hard to get really heavy and still have some sort of speed

[critter69]

Honestly I don't think you will notice one differance between 390 and 420. I was shooting 420 and bumped it up to 480 still don't see any differance really. I was getting pass throughs 95 percent of the time with 420 ( even less) and still get about 95 percent. But I feel the 480-500 can't hurt, and it does seem to be quieter, so it's what I will stick with ,until I get a hair to try something different. If your not getting pass throughs, I would suggest a differant broadhead. If you are I wouldn't worry about it, unless you want to try something differant.
If your shooting gold tips ( I believe some others offer them also) they make a fact weight system you can add weight to the back of your insert. You don't have to unglue any thing or buy new inserts. They sell a long extension Allen wrench, and you add the weight by removing the nock, screwing them in, and replace your nock. I have both 20 gr. and 50 gr. weights I play around with. It so easy to add and remove with out messing up your insert or shaft. I lose 4 fps with every 20 gr. I add. ( roughly).

[Fishndude]

Without researching and based on “western” and your DL/poundage. 425

[meltingfeather]

I'm going to New Mexico in September and our outfitter said he asks his clients to shoot a minimum of 425 gr.
I shoot 60lbs. at 28.5" and my arrows are 432 gr. so I'm gtg.

[TildenHunter]

Mule deer aren't any tougher then whitetail. I have actually found them to be softer then whitetail when they have an arrow in or through them. I have only killed 3 mule deer with a bow but all were down within 70 yards.

I shoot Beman 400s with 100 grain Slick tricks on elk and Rage or Slick Tricks for WT/Mule Deer.

[Outlaw_6]

? about arrow weight

I’m currently at 505gr and 17% FOC but I’m waiting on components for my next build:

Black Eagle X-Impacts in .300 spine, 180gr Ethics Archery outserts with 125gr Slick Trick Mags. Total arrow weight should be around 555gr with a FOC of 24% out my 60lbs/27.5” bow.

Personally, I’m not concerned with speed.

[Bisch]

sorry i'm pulling 70# bow at 26.5" draw length.

hard to get really heavy and still have some sort of speed

All speed does is make you miss faster!!!! I shoot and kill critters all the time, and my longbow is right around 170fps.

What you have will work, but a little more weight will only help in situations where the extra penetration might be needed!!!!

The most important thing though, is that your setup is well tuned!

Bisch


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[txtrophy85]

Mule deer aren't any tougher then whitetail. I have actually found them to be softer then whitetail when they have an arrow in or through them. I have only killed 3 mule deer with a bow but all were down within 70 yards.

I shoot Beman 400s with 100 grain Slick tricks on elk and Rage or Slick Tricks for WT/Mule Deer.

the mule deer I've killed (with a rifle) and seen killed have been a lot tougher than a whitetail.

they take multiple shots to anchor. First one I shot took 3 from a .257 wby mag

[clinthwt]

Got invited to shoot a mule deer last year, asked if I could take my bow. They said the shots will be too far for a bow. We drove by numerous bucks that I could have shot lol. Ended up shooting my first one at 364 yards, he took three rounds from my Weatherby 7mm mag. They tough to me lol.