Hi Richard, I’m glad you think that 40# seems light, because I agree. Despite it meeting regulations as well as what I’ve heard from others, including one story I read online of someone killing a grizzly bear with a 40# bow, it just seems too low. I can go up to 50# limbs on my current bow, which definitely seems to be the way to go by the sounds of it, but I’m curious how much of a benefit I could get from going even higher. Are we in the realm of diminishing returns past 50# or is it a pretty linear increase in effectiveness as you go up?
And please, let’s debate arrows! Brad gave some recommendations that line up with what I understand from the Ashby studies, but I’d love to get your thoughts on the topic.
