[Jeremiah Bush]

in reply to: Arrow build suggestions for a #45 recurve #146358

Ended up cutting the arrows to 29.75in. with 200 grains up front The 175 grain tips also still fly well. Spent a couple hours at the range. Arrows are flying well. Just have to practice and dial in those yardages. If the numbers are right this should put the arrow at about 560 grains, 18 foc, going about 155fps, and spined for about 39 lbs. Anyway they fly well. I took some video and the bow sounds very quiet for down range. And the arrows hit pretty hard for coming out of an old #45 recurve 25 yds out.

[Jeremiah Bush]

in reply to: Arrow build suggestions for a #45 recurve #146292

Well I couldn’t resist, went out back for a few minutes and stuck an insert and tip on a stock 32″ 2016. Tried 145, 175 and 200gr. field points.  None of them flew bad. The 175’s felt good.

I will say this though. With the 200gr field points on, I put the arrow all the way through a speed bag and into the plywood behind it. That has never happened to me before. And I also have been shooting a 70lb+ compound in this target.

I’m starting to feel pretty confident about my little #45 Grizz. I’m thinking I’ll tune for the 200’s probably.  Had my son take some slow-mo video. I notice the nose dips right away and there is a noticeable trajectory downward. Still I’m quite impressed what some extra weight can do.

[Jeremiah Bush]

in reply to: Arrow build suggestions for a #45 recurve #146291

Arrows just showed up, can’t do nothin’ with them yet. Had to build a skateboard for my son for his birthday. Wife ands kids here, lots of chores to do.

First dry day this coming week I’ll rig up my dremel and make the first cuts. Sure is nice out today, wish I wasn’t so busy.

P.S. Scout, anywhere outside of Carlisle, especially to the North and West is still pretty rural.  Anything South and East of Harrisburg is a mix of Suburbs, developments, cities, endless shopping centers, with some rural patches in between.  I’m about a 40 minutes Southeast of Carlisle. Because of all the interstates going through the area, warehouses and housing are popping up continously and people are slowly filling in the spaces between Harisburg, Lancaster, York, New Cumberland and Baltimore the past 25 years. Urban sprawl is creeping in.

[Jeremiah Bush]

in reply to: Arrow build suggestions for a #45 recurve #146280

Scout, thanks for the information. I plan on hunting whitetail.  Here in Southern PA, seems like there’s less and less rural areas, I’m looking to find smaller pieces of land and get out ahead of the craziness of rufle season.

I put some numbers into a spine calculater, looks like if I use my 200gr field points / broadheads, it will put the arrow at about 29.5 inches, 555 grains, 18% front of center, 13.6 grains per inch and 155fps at the correct spine for my bow.  Seems like for the 2016’s anything lighter at the tip I’m going to have to go with a longer arrow.

As for right now I don’t plan on taking a shot out past 20 yards. I know thats where I can hit consistantly. I’m more concerned about getting a good hefty arrow that will get the job done.

Of course, who knows. Maybe my accuracy and consistancy gets better further out with some decent arrows.  Been waiting a week now for them to show up.

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