Arrow speed

[Jotis]

Whitetail Midwest tree stand hunting. What is your desired arrow weight and speed?

 

[TonySkyline]

I think shooting a 430-475G arrow at 270+fps is a good happy medium especially with thinner arrows like the 4 or 5mm FMJs or Axis. This should allow for use of bigger mechanical broadheads without worry about not getting pass throughs. It’s about the best I can get with a 27 1/2” DL bow anyway although I’d love to see better speeds but without compromising the draw cycle and hold weight. I’ve had bad luck with large 3 blade reapers (whitetail specials) on a 60lb draw bow that wasn’t as fast (think I was barely hitting 260fps). I shoot heavier draw weight now but still stay away for huge 3 blade mechanicals due to potential pass through issues. The G5 deadmeats are the the biggest I’ll go for a compound but typically shoot rage trypans and have had good luck with those. So, in short, I think you need to decide on what broadhead you will shoot and match your arrow to it along with your bow speed


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