You definitely need a jig. Cheap ones work, but I prefer the Bear Paw jig as it is much easier to dial in the tension. 3 Rivers archery has them for 30 bucks and they are worth the price. I use Halo for my center serving material.
I am not a big fan of extreme FOC. If your bareshafts are flying good with a 175 grain point I would not change anything.
True arrow flight is more important than higher FOC. Period.
With a 175 grain point and a 15 grain insert, you have 200 grains total upfront. I shoot the same with a 150...
As far as your origional question goes, my arrow set up will likely be way different than yours and comparison is tough.
With that said I would shoot for an arrow around 10 grains per pound, moderate FOC, fletched with feathers.
I shoot my 10GPP arrows both 3d and while hunting.
Look up a video on bareshaft tuning a recurve. Then, hot melt an insert in one. Put a 125 or 150 grain field point on it. And shoot it as a bareshaft.
If it Flys weak, start slowly cutting it down until it straightens up. If it Flys stiff you can try adding a heavier point, but likely you...
I'm not the best story teller. Especially typing it out on my phone. But here is the abridged version.
This is our third time hunting this area. Found it three years ago, just through internet scouting. It's about a 13 hour drive so felt lucky the first year that we found javelina. This year...
The text below is from Bob.
"There will not be a 3d range. There will be a few 3d targets to shoot in the arena and possibly some aerial targets if Carson brings the thrower. Idaho usually does a novelty shoot at there banquet so Riley Savage and Janet are going to be in charge of that."
If...
You won't like my advice, but buy some thicker serving and reserve the string. A spool of serving will last you for years and if you have a couple different thicknesses you will be able to fix any number of nock issues.
Additionally I always have my serving tool with me at camp incase I have a...
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I know forum handles can hide true identities sometimes, but I am Chris Jasmine, the seminar speaker for the Desert Mule Deer topic. If any of you Roksliders make it to the event, come up and introduce yourself. I'll be manning the Compton booth in the vendors...