It don't look like any of the traditional shooter "African Dangerous Game" folk are going to contribute to this with their "Big Rigs".
That being the case, I decided to pull out my Old Girl, dust her off, and build a dangerous game tank of an arrow for her.
Here's the result.
If you are getting your broadhead all the way through just one side of these barrels with your normal hunting rigs, then you should be happy, because they'll do a fine job on "ANY" North American game animals, and most likely any of the African game, that are not classified as the larger dangerous game variety.
I've been all over the board with these tests.
All the way from 7.75 GPP to over 20 GPP
All the way from 14.4% FOC to 32% Foc
The results are pretty conclusive, and the bottom line of reality is:
(Assuming you achieve a well tuned / good flying arrow with just about any reasonable percentage of forward of center balance)
If you think you need, or just want more penetrating horsepower there's only two ways to get it at it's optimum level:
(1) Make sure your arrow weight is between 9 & 10 grains per pound of draw weight.
(2) If (1) isn't enough for you - Go up in draw weight, while still maintaining between 9 & 10 grains per pound of draw weight.
I may do some different testing down the road, but this pretty much covered it. If any of you want to see something else, then give it a go, and do some testing of your own. I for one will definitely be interested in seeing what you have to show.
Rick
That being the case, I decided to pull out my Old Girl, dust her off, and build a dangerous game tank of an arrow for her.
Here's the result.
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If you are getting your broadhead all the way through just one side of these barrels with your normal hunting rigs, then you should be happy, because they'll do a fine job on "ANY" North American game animals, and most likely any of the African game, that are not classified as the larger dangerous game variety.
I've been all over the board with these tests.
All the way from 7.75 GPP to over 20 GPP
All the way from 14.4% FOC to 32% Foc
The results are pretty conclusive, and the bottom line of reality is:
(Assuming you achieve a well tuned / good flying arrow with just about any reasonable percentage of forward of center balance)
If you think you need, or just want more penetrating horsepower there's only two ways to get it at it's optimum level:
(1) Make sure your arrow weight is between 9 & 10 grains per pound of draw weight.
(2) If (1) isn't enough for you - Go up in draw weight, while still maintaining between 9 & 10 grains per pound of draw weight.
I may do some different testing down the road, but this pretty much covered it. If any of you want to see something else, then give it a go, and do some testing of your own. I for one will definitely be interested in seeing what you have to show.
Rick
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