I don’t shoot long range, so my solution to all this was an ultra heavy setup. I ran my arrows to a 710 grain weight, and almost all of it is insert and broadhead weight.
I went with an Ashby style single bevel, fixed blade broadhead. The effect was an absolute freight train of destruction. My buck this year was 2.5-3 yards from the base of my tree and at a trot. My arrow entered just left of the spine, exited just right of the bottom of the sternum, wrecked the lungs/heart, and broke the offside femur just above the ball of the knee on the way out. I’m sold....
I was really worried about the trajectory change when I first started down this road, but started checking my notes... and I haven’t shot a deer past 22 yards in the last 6 years. At 25 yards, the swap from 320-ish to 710 was an inch different. If I was willing to push past 50 yard shots, I may not be comfortable at these weights. At 30 yards and under, I am absolutely sold.
On a side note, my bow got REALLY quiet when it started throwing such heavy arrows. It is extremely noticeable how much quieter it is. I expect that, over time, I will also notice less jumping of the string due to the reduced noise.
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I went with an Ashby style single bevel, fixed blade broadhead. The effect was an absolute freight train of destruction. My buck this year was 2.5-3 yards from the base of my tree and at a trot. My arrow entered just left of the spine, exited just right of the bottom of the sternum, wrecked the lungs/heart, and broke the offside femur just above the ball of the knee on the way out. I’m sold....
I was really worried about the trajectory change when I first started down this road, but started checking my notes... and I haven’t shot a deer past 22 yards in the last 6 years. At 25 yards, the swap from 320-ish to 710 was an inch different. If I was willing to push past 50 yard shots, I may not be comfortable at these weights. At 30 yards and under, I am absolutely sold.
On a side note, my bow got REALLY quiet when it started throwing such heavy arrows. It is extremely noticeable how much quieter it is. I expect that, over time, I will also notice less jumping of the string due to the reduced noise.
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