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    • MShaw
        February 3, 2011 at 6:07 am
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        #7216

        Hello, I love this site. I’m an Archery greenhorn and have a question for you seasoned vets.I recently purchaced a Bear Grizzly 50# @28″ and using Cabela’s 400 Stalker Xtreme 55/70 8.4gpi with 125gr field points for backyard practice.I hunt wild pigs for meat and would like to know what would be a good lethal arrow setup for some healthy 200# pigs. I’am currently reading Dr. Ashby’s research (just finished part 3)
        and looking for some real world experiences with similar setups for hogs. Thanks to all who reply and read. Michael.

      • Stephen Graf
        Moderator
          February 3, 2011 at 11:36 am
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          #59670

          There is a long thread on this topic called:
          “How much bow and arrow for hogs?” started by Duncan. Do a search on these terms and you will find it.

          If I knew how to put a link here, I would. Oh well.

        • MShaw
            February 3, 2011 at 2:42 pm
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            #59819

            Thanks

          • Robin Conrads
            Admin
              February 3, 2011 at 7:52 pm
              Post count: 916
              #60074

              Here is the link to that post:
              https://www.tradbow.com/members/cfmbb/messages.cfm?threadid=E1388656-1422-1DE9-ED2C8BA975FF0CC1

            • MShaw
                February 5, 2011 at 1:43 am
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                #61542

                Hello. Thanks for the link.very entertaining but not very helpful for my particular situation. I guess I’ll keep up the research and trial and error.

              • William Warren
                Member
                  February 5, 2011 at 2:43 am
                  Post count: 1384
                  #61593

                  Hi M,

                  Welcome to the site. I have a vintage Grizzly in 50# but I have not shot carbons from it. I have taken deer with Easton 2016’s and shot plenty of wood arrows in it. Since you have carbons just keep going through the Dr Ashby threads there is a ton of info, alot of it dealing carbon setups. I’m hoping some of the carbon shooters will chime in with some info for you.

                  Duncan

                • MShaw
                    February 5, 2011 at 8:06 am
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                    #61830

                    Thanks Duncan.by all means I’am not limited to any type of arrow material.I would like to know what other guys shoot with similar type bows for hogs. I think the arrows I’m shooting for practice seem a bit light. Thanks again.

                  • Treetopflier
                      February 8, 2011 at 12:51 am
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                      #8285

                      For any tough game that has bone and or gristle for an arrow to fight through, especially if the hit isn’t perfect (and we sure don’t live or hunt in a perfect world), the basics are the same, above and beyond the trite and often imaginative “perfect arrow flight and shot placement”: heavy arrow with as much weight up front (foc) as you can manage (carbon is unsurpassable for this) and a sharp two-blade head. While I fully appreciate all the proven advantages to a single-bevel head, most of us still can’t get them as sharp as we can double-bevels (in no small part due to broadhead manufacturers lack of uniformity in bevel angle and thus, lack of good easy-to-use sharpeners), so I’m back to double-bevels for anything smaller than elk or European hogs. One opinion, ttf

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