180splitg3
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Hey guys. Looking for thoughts on a new arrow build. I am currently shooting Easton Axis 5 mm match grade 300 spine with 50 grain brass hit inserts. My total arrow weight is 520.
I mainly hunt whitetail but I am heading out west for mule deer again next season and I would like to try something a little flatter shooting. The axis have been great arrows - my only complaint is that they can be a beast to pull out of foam targets. I typically hit up several 3D shoots in the summer and that has always annoyed me (I know it's not the end of the world!).
I have decided I would like to try something at 450 grains total arrow weight. I am currently shooting a 65# Prime Revex 6 with a 30 inch draw. According to spine charts, I could go with a 340/350 spine but I am somewhat on the edge so I was planning to stick with a 300 spine.
I have been looking at VAP RIP regular and RIP TKOs (both are 8.8 gpi). This gpi puts me very close to 450 total arrow weight with my components. I would still like to use the 50 grain brass or stainless hit inserts and they are supposed to fit the VAP RIP arrows. Because of the lighter gpi, I am assuming the regular RIP arrows are weaker than the 5mm axis - anyone have any thoughts on that? The RIP TKOs are woven so I am thinking they are quite a bit stronger than the axis or the regular RIPs but I don't know for sure.
Any other arrows I should be looking at in that 8.8 gpi range for a 300 spine? The regular RIPs are cheaper than the TKOs but I don't necessarily want to use something weaker than the Axis (if that's the case).
A couple pictures from 2022 in North Dakota. I stalked the bigger buck (he's probably only 125 inches but that was big enough for me, I've never killed an archery muley) and waited on him to stand for 4 hours. I was about 60 yards away laying in some grass. He finally stood up and I shot over his back at 65 yards. Looking for some redemption in 2026!
I mainly hunt whitetail but I am heading out west for mule deer again next season and I would like to try something a little flatter shooting. The axis have been great arrows - my only complaint is that they can be a beast to pull out of foam targets. I typically hit up several 3D shoots in the summer and that has always annoyed me (I know it's not the end of the world!).
I have decided I would like to try something at 450 grains total arrow weight. I am currently shooting a 65# Prime Revex 6 with a 30 inch draw. According to spine charts, I could go with a 340/350 spine but I am somewhat on the edge so I was planning to stick with a 300 spine.
I have been looking at VAP RIP regular and RIP TKOs (both are 8.8 gpi). This gpi puts me very close to 450 total arrow weight with my components. I would still like to use the 50 grain brass or stainless hit inserts and they are supposed to fit the VAP RIP arrows. Because of the lighter gpi, I am assuming the regular RIP arrows are weaker than the 5mm axis - anyone have any thoughts on that? The RIP TKOs are woven so I am thinking they are quite a bit stronger than the axis or the regular RIPs but I don't know for sure.
Any other arrows I should be looking at in that 8.8 gpi range for a 300 spine? The regular RIPs are cheaper than the TKOs but I don't necessarily want to use something weaker than the Axis (if that's the case).
A couple pictures from 2022 in North Dakota. I stalked the bigger buck (he's probably only 125 inches but that was big enough for me, I've never killed an archery muley) and waited on him to stand for 4 hours. I was about 60 yards away laying in some grass. He finally stood up and I shot over his back at 65 yards. Looking for some redemption in 2026!
