Went through all the broadheads I have accumulated from the past and came up with GN's from 112 to 145. I shoot 100 gn broadheads with 400 gn arrows but was wondering what you would shoot arrow wise to use the heavier gn broadhead.
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From my experience, the weight of the broadhead serves 2 main purposes:
1) When tuning your arrow, in simple terms, weight up front has an impact on arrow flight. While there are a number of things you can adjust, such as arrow length, static spine, bow draw weight, etc... screwing in a heavier or lighter broadhead is something that is easily done when you are fine tuning.
2) The heavier the broadhead... the more metal is up there. This is not a big deal when all they do is add weight to the ferule... but when they add weight to the blade, it makes it way more durable. Look at 175gr heads and heavier... they are made of big chunks of steel and are hard as heck.
The other options for adjusting weight up front is the weight of the insert or insert weights... Some folks really like their 100gr head (no reason not to..) so they add weight in other ways. I for one, have grown to like the 175 grain and heavier 2 blade heads that are just stout pieces of steel that hold up very well to bone, etc.
Depending on how much weight you are adding, all you may need to do is trim 1/4" to 1/2" off your current arrow.
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Originally posted by SwampRabbit View PostFrom my experience, the weight of the broadhead serves 2 main purposes:
1) When tuning your arrow, in simple terms, weight up front has an impact on arrow flight. While there are a number of things you can adjust, such as arrow length, static spine, bow draw weight, etc... screwing in a heavier or lighter broadhead is something that is easily done when you are fine tuning.
2) The heavier the broadhead... the more metal is up there. This is not a big deal when all they do is add weight to the ferule... but when they add weight to the blade, it makes it way more durable. Look at 175gr heads and heavier... they are made of big chunks of steel and are hard as heck.
The other options for adjusting weight up front is the weight of the insert or insert weights... Some folks really like their 100gr head (no reason not to..) so they add weight in other ways. I for one, have grown to like the 175 grain and heavier 2 blade heads that are just stout pieces of steel that hold up very well to bone, etc.
Depending on how much weight you are adding, all you may need to do is trim 1/4" to 1/2" off your current arrow.
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Originally posted by Lonestar88 View PostQuick question.... any harm in going from a 100gn broadhead to say a 125gn using the same 400 arrow. Re-sighting the bow of course..
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