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    • Jpchilton
        February 27, 2011 at 5:33 pm
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        #4399

        Heavier broadheads, which I define as more than 145 grain, are increasingly popular. Excuse my ignorance, but how do you practice for a 190 or 200 grain broadhead? I cannot afford, nor do I have the setup, to practice exclusively with broadheads. I have shot either 125 or 145 grain broadheads for decades which makes practicing w/field points possible. But I cannot find any field points in excess of 145 grain. What am I missing here?

      • Homer
          February 27, 2011 at 6:27 pm
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          #30301

          Ah, I fear you are missing 3Rivers, Kustom King and other trad archery suppliers who now commonly sell field points in increments up to 250 grains. I think ABS has one around 315. Seems every time I check the mail-order websites they are adding heavier field points, both screw-in and glue-on. They are popular for good reason, near as I can tell. I’m just surprised it has taken us so long to realize that heavier heads fly better, as well as all the Ashby Study benefits. Homer

        • Jpchilton
            February 27, 2011 at 10:01 pm
            Post count: 19
            #30484

            Homer,

            Well Duh! I go through the 3 Rivers catalog all the time, but because I “knew” field points only came in 125 and 145 grain, never bothered to look at them. Thank you for the lesson in attention to detail; I have ordered some heavier field points.

            Jim Chilton
            Marshfield MO

          • FUBAR
            Member
              February 27, 2011 at 10:11 pm
              Post count: 252
              #30493

              lol, I just read an article where it talks about how the human mind sometimes makes us not notice things when they are right in front of us

            • Stumpkiller
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                March 2, 2011 at 7:03 pm
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                #33649

                My “problem” is that I have hundreds of arrows used with seven different bows and many, many unmounted points and broadheads all of 125 or 130 grains. Just from a financial standpoint I’m not starting over with heavier points even if someone demonstrates it is an improvement. I know they work very well.

                I shoot nice, already heavy wood shafts.

              • FUBAR
                Member
                  March 2, 2011 at 8:01 pm
                  Post count: 252
                  #33708

                  Like the saying goes “If it aint broke, don’t fix it”

                • swamprat
                    May 21, 2011 at 3:49 pm
                    Post count: 16
                    #11923

                    jpchilton wrote: Homer,

                    Well Duh! I go through the 3 Rivers catalog all the time, but because I “knew” field points only came in 125 and 145 grain, never bothered to look at them. Thank you for the lesson in attention to detail; I have ordered some heavier field points.

                    Jim Chilton
                    Marshfield MO

                    I bought 300 grain field points and 300 grain Steel Force single edge broad heads from Kustom King a couple of weeks ago.

                  • LimbLover
                      May 23, 2011 at 4:36 pm
                      Post count: 299
                      #14188

                      Stumpkiller wrote: My “problem” is that I have hundreds of arrows used with seven different bows and many, many unmounted points and broadheads all of 125 or 130 grains. Just from a financial standpoint I’m not starting over with heavier points even if someone demonstrates it is an improvement. I know they work very well.

                      I shoot nice, already heavy wood shafts.

                      I’m of the same opinion and in the same situation Charlie. My arrows are all spined with 145g heads – though I’ve noticed that adding another 30g isn’t terribly noticeable unless you are on the verge of being too heavy or too light in spine as it is. I swapped out some 145g for 160g last week and it didn’t affect me all that much.

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