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John T
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John T asked in SportsOutdoor RecreationHunting · 1 decade ago

How about a hunting question.?

I am getting back into bow hunting after a 40 year lay off. Anyway, I picked up a 45 pound recurve, was shocked at the price of cedar arrows and bought carbon fiber (32 inches 8.9 gpi, aluminum inserts). Anyway, no one I know shoots recurve and they all argue about the weight field points/broadheads I should use. I'm committed to the recurve--at least for now--maybe a compound for a retirement gift. Anyway, one guy says heavy, another says light and I'm confused. Can anyone help.

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  • dumdum
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    Most people that shoot traditional prefer the heavier arrows and broad heads. Their argument is that the heavier setup gives you more penetration. The other side argues that the increase in the arrows speed when it is lighter almost makes up for the slight decrease in kinetic energy when the arrow strikes the target. But if you are going to shoot instinctive I would shoot the heavier setup. If you will be shooting pins, the lighter arrows will give you a little flatter trajectory, but if you shoot instinctive, there will be no advantage to shooting the lighter arrows.

  • 1 decade ago

    You could have bought cedar arrows off of Ebay real reasonable.* I use the 100 grain Bear broad-head with inserts myself for best results in my 45lb 54" Ben Pearson re-curve hunting bow.*

    Source(s): * Run like a Deer.*....................Fly like an Eagle.*~~
  • 1 decade ago

    Dumdum drove that one home for ya.

  • 1 decade ago

    Dear friend why you have to hunt, suppose by mistake some one hunt you only half then how you feel.Please do not hunt any body, as you have born free so also rest.Remember if you hunt some one then some one will hunt you. If you hunt then this word will ever go wrong.

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