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in reply to: Shoulder Shots 2 #32273

David Petersen wrote: 35 pounds for elk! Lord help the idiots. dave

I killed my first elk in Colorado in 1979 with a cheap 43 lb recurve. It was a mature cow and only went 20 yards after the hit. I don’t know the arrow weight, but it was one of those fiberglass arrows with a 145 gr broadhead – it was heavy. I have to admit, the 35 lb limit scares me less than the 200-300 gr arrow.

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in reply to: Ideal Broadhead weight #31352

For my lighter draw weight bows (45-60 lb) I generally use a 200 gr broadhead with a 100 gr insert. I choose an arrow shaft stiff enough to use this weight and then trim the shaft to tune the arrow flight. I like the 200 gr broadhead because I can readily find 200 gr field tips for practice. Anything over 60 lbs, I put more weight up front, but it’s attached to the insert. I stay with the 200 gr broadheads to keep things simple.

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