You’re so much better at this than I am.
But you the missed the point entirely. Really appreciate you chiming in tho 💪🏼🙏🏼. Super constructive and helpful to addressing the point of the thread.
I think I stated the question wrong, based on the answers. I’m not looking for advice or folks’ opinion on what I should or shouldn’t do, or what the manufacturers recommendations are.
I’m interested in people’s personal experience in mechanical blade deployment, and what your avg FPS is. If...
The first responder, if you read the thread. It’s just a starting point/baseline to an overall conversation. That’s why I asked for others to chime in their personal experience. Please pay attention before responding.
I certainly don't have a hunting arrow doing 300fps, I was just using it as a frame of reference. Though I wasn't necessarily asking about penetration, it's definitely noteworthy!
So the current thought is 275fps to get adequate blade deployment on a mech? Anybody else have thoughts or...
For factory ammo on black bears out to 400 yards with a 308win, seems like any decent 150-165ish grn bullet should be fine. ELDX, ELDM, Accubond, SST, GameChanger, Partition, Nos BT, etc etc. Bears are pretty soft, just aim for "middle of the middle". I wouldn't over think it. Find which is...
I'm curious what the general consensus is with FPS for effective mechanical broadhead deployment. Does it need to be greater than 300FPS? What's a minimum FPS you'd find acceptable to run a mech on elk? Thoughts?
Archery and rifle hunter, living in Salt Lake City. Not sure why I haven't been a part of Rokslide, yet; I joined ArcheryTalk in 2007 I think. Anyway, happy to be here. There's a lot to digest!
Cheers,
Shaun/Shifty