Do it all bow setup

[MylesH]

Hello all,
Just wanted some feedback on what y’all think of my do it all bow (for North America)

2022 PSE Carbon levitate (30” dl at 70 lbs). Still building out the bow but this is what I have together so far:
-Spot Hogg fast Eddie xl double pin
-Quattro vilago stabs
-hamskea with the core lock system

For arrows I’m thinking of going with victory’s new HLR. 28” with aae stealth vanes and the standard 50gn ss insert with an iron will 150gn single bevel broadhead. Brings me to around 475-480 ish gn with 18% foc.

Let me know your thoughts

 

[Marble]

I think you could kill anything you want with that.

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[2Stamp]

As long as you're happy with the speed and cast of the arrow, it'll work well! At you're draw length it seems about right. Have you Chrono'd it?

 

[Beendare]

I see these threads and scratch my head.

I suppose they just don't realize that a tuned bow is a killing machine.
Yes OP, you can kill critters with one heck of a lot less Bow/Arrow.

These threads always mention FOC arrow criteria....but never mention tuning or accuracy or if the arrow is under spined.

Just about every one of the experienced guys I know couldn't tell you their FOC....but every single one knows their arrow is spine correctly and what their groups are with BH's out at 60y and further due to a good tuning process.
OP....hint hint....grin

 

[MylesH]

As long as you're happy with the speed and cast of the arrow, it'll work well! At you're draw length it seems about right. Have you Chrono'd it?

Haven’t chronoed it yet but I’m assuming it should float in the 285-290 range

 

[MylesH]

I see these threads and scratch my head.

I suppose they just don't realize that a tuned bow is a killing machine.
Yes OP, you can kill critters with one heck of a lot less Bow/Arrow.

These threads always mention FOC arrow criteria....but never mention tuning or accuracy or if the arrow is under spined.

Just about every one of the experienced guys I know couldn't tell you their FOC....but every single one knows their arrow is spine correctly and what their groups are with BH's out at 60y and further due to a good tuning process.
OP....hint hint....grin

Haha yeah man I get overly ocd when it comes to these things. But I’ll be running 250 spines and with victory they already do the spine alignment for you out of factory which is one of the other reasons I decided to try them out for this build. I used to work in a proshop in pa before I moved back down to Florida so not concerned with my bow being properly tuned. Thanks for the input

 

[ResearchinStuff]

That's a sweet build. TBD how those hlr shafts will be, but some other victory options have proven very good

 

[MylesH]

That's a sweet build. TBD how those hlr shafts will be, but some other victory options have proven very good

From what I’ve read and seen in videos, they’re essentially the RIP TKO’s with a tighter weave pattern. But you’re right, only time will tell…

 

[Marble]

I see these threads and scratch my head.

I suppose they just don't realize that a tuned bow is a killing machine.
Yes OP, you can kill critters with one heck of a lot less Bow/Arrow.

These threads always mention FOC arrow criteria....but never mention tuning or accuracy or if the arrow is under spined.

Just about every one of the experienced guys I know couldn't tell you their FOC....but every single one knows their arrow is spine correctly and what their groups are with BH's out at 60y and further due to a good tuning process.
OP....hint hint....grin

I agree on the FOC thing. I could give two craps what my or anyone else's is. But there are a lot of guys who don't know better and thus, here we are.

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[Beendare]

I agree on the FOC thing. I could give two craps what my or anyone else's is. But there are a lot of guys who don't know better and thus, here we are.

Yeah, @MylesH gets it with tuning be a priority....just didn't mention it in the initial post.

But many new to the sport have been programmed to think there is some kind of magic to these specific factors.

The longer I bow hunt, the more I realize; Build your arrows perfectly straight, tune your bow and use a BH suited to your bow/arrows energy...and you will be fine. If in question, use an efficient BH design and just about any bow/arrow setup will blow through everything.

Shooting a low energy 47# Recurve was an eye opener for me- all passthrus with a 2 blade unless it hit the offside shoulder bone.

 

[ddowning]

Haha yeah man I get overly ocd when it comes to these things. But I’ll be running 250 spines and with victory they already do the spine alignment for you out of factory which is one of the other reasons I decided to try them out for this build. I used to work in a proshop in pa before I moved back down to Florida so not concerned with my bow being properly tuned. Thanks for the input

I have not shot victory arrows. I'm curious if you tune bare shafts with a shooting machine if bare shafts hit the same hole with spine align marks the same. Most "spineless" arrows require nock tuning to hit the same poi at 20 yards as bare shafts. I would assume same for Victory if actually tested, but it would be awesome if they really didn't need nock tuned for best performance.

 

[Wilderlife]

Yep.

Shooting around 70# with a 30in DL and an arrow close to 500gn is always going to be a recipe for something that will be effective on most things. As long as your arrows are built properly and your bow is tuned, where the broadheads are grouping with field points out to a reasonable distance, you're going to be in for a good time.

I've only ever calculated FOC (for both compound and trad arrows) when someone has asked me because they're curious.

I may chase a lot of different things with arrow builds for different reasons, but FOC is never one of them. That doesn't mean it's not important either; it just means I know that if my arrows are flying well and I am using appropriate weight up front, the FOC will likely be in a range that is considered acceptable by most people. It's not worth considering anywhere near as much as other aspects of the arrow build.