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Do you go for speed or mass in a hunting arrow ?


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I hunted with traditional bows for many years, so I never got into the obsession with speed.  I still shoot the heaviest shafts on the market with brass inserts and 150 grn heads.  

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Out of a compound and shooting at whitetail, your best bet is probably a happy medium. In my experience, going too far in either direction usually introduces tuning issues or trajectory issues, and frankly, whitetail just aren't that tough to kill. 

 

If I were hunting pronghorn where a shot may be 75 yards, I might go for a fast light setup. And if I were hunting cape Buffalo I'd snort the fairy dust and shoot a 1000 gr. arrow slower than I could probably throw it. But neither of these are necessary to kill at deer at 30 yards. 

 

I shoot a 475 gr arrow (which is still a little heavy). It's a 27.5 inch Victory RIP TKO with 165 gr up front between a 100 gr broadhead, a 50 gr insert, and a 15 gr collar. It flies relatively flat, and I don't foresee penetration issues with a sharp fixed blade up front. 

 

Call me Goldilocks, I suppose.

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I've been getting back into traditional archery the last few years, so I feel I need to use a decent weight. Using a 534-grain arrow seems like a good compromise. Two blade cut on contact Broadhead

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