Broadhead Weights

[Lonestar88]

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.

[enewman]

depending on your draw and poundage. 300 spine

[Lonestar88]

28 draw and 60 pounds is what I shoot so a 300 would work on these jokers. This heavy stuff would be good to shoot bigger game or just better stats for the deer and hog I hunt?

[TEXAS 10PT]

I shoot 29/70 and use a 300 spine that is 29 3/4" from the throat of the nock. I shoot 185gr broadheads.

[Lonestar88]

Does that give you knock down power or what is the reason behind the heavy set up. Just wanting to maybe try something different on set up this year.

[TEXAS 10PT]

Super quiet bow and great penetration. Plus my broadhead has a 1 7/8" cut and is a fixed head. My total arrow weight is 600gr so nothing is going to stop it....I'm a momentum guy.

[SwampRabbit]

Pagin' Ragin'... we got a clean up on forum 3

[SwampRabbit]

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.

[Lonestar88]

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.

Great stuff here, thank you sir...

[Lonestar88]

Quick question.... any harm in going from a 100gn broadhead to say a 125gn using the same 400 arrow. Re-sighting the bow of course..

[SwampRabbit]

Quick question.... any harm in going from a 100gn broadhead to say a 125gn using the same 400 arrow. Re-sighting the bow of course..

On a tuned compound, you may not even see much of a difference. Probably just a bit of a drop as you move back. On a traditional bow (finger release), you might see some left to right movement of your point of impact.

[Lonestar88]

Picked up some 340's and going to a heavier arrow ( total weight ) to see what this does to a hog... Thanks for the info..