Kinetic and momentum

[The big greasy]

So what’s everyone’s numbers for a fixed blade broadhead and elk. Playing with arrow weights now, I can get my arrow at 480 .58 slug momentum to the max I would tak a shot I will be shooting. Is .59 a good penetrating number.

Kinetic just above 80
Slug momentum .59

 

[Skerhunter]

You are getting way too far into the weeds.

Shoot a properly spined arrow that is tunable (reasonable speed) with a decent broadhead and it will kill an elk.

Elk are not that hard to kill with a bow - getting within range to shoot one is the hard part.

 

[Fullfan]

You are getting way too far into the weeds.

Shoot a properly spined arrow that is tunable (reasonable speed) with a decent broadhead and it will kill an elk.

Elk are not that hard to kill with a bow - getting within range to shoot one is the hard part.

What Sker said. Keep it simple don't overthink it. I went from 410gn up to 520 back down to 450, in 2 years. All killed everything I shot at and hit with all three. Coming out of a 29" draw @ 72 pounds. Just too much screwing around.

 

[Marble]

What Sker said. Keep it simple don't overthink it. I went from 410gn up to 520 back down to 450, in 2 years. All killed everything I shot at and hit with all three. Coming out of a 29" draw @ 72 pounds. Just too much screwing around.

I'm right where you are. Just got a new bow, wanting to tighten up my set up to help with making it have more room for error. Moving from ~520 to probably 450 depending how things go together.

I don't use collars or halfouts or anything extra on the end of my arrow. I just want stuff that is sharp, won't break and is consistent. I want a system with 100% confidence in accuracy and performance.

Sent from my SM-S918U using Tapatalk

 

[The big greasy]

I made 1 arrow and it weighed 503, and speed was 262. I’m getting speed mods which are supposed to bring it up 8-10 fps. I was thinking of an arrow around 480 grain with the 100 grain point.

 

[Skerhunter]

I made 1 arrow and it weighed 503, and speed was 262. I’m getting speed mods which are supposed to bring it up 8-10 fps. I was thinking of an arrow around 480 grain with the 100 grain point.

Just remember tuning can be more difficult when you go past 280fps.

480-500gr arrow going 270-280fps is going to zip through an elk!

 

[MT257]

409grs worked fine on elk for me in past.

 

[roadrunner]

Last elk I killed with archery tackle was an arrow weight of 390 grs with a fixed blade broadhead.

 

[The big greasy]

Just remember tuning can be more difficult when you go past 280fps.

480-500gr arrow going 270-280fps is going to zip through an elk!

I have a axcel landslyde on my prime. Do you think one can dial out to 100 yards. My vanes are .5 tall. I know I will have to test, but just wondering tonight lol.

 

[Skerhunter]

I have a axcel landslyde on my prime. Do you think one can dial out to 100 yards. My vanes are .5 tall. I know I will have to test, but just wondering tonight lol.

You should have plenty of room if everything is set up correctly.