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    Journal of a New Elk Hunters First Season

    Great read...makes me look forward to when my son (who's now 4) will get in the game. Your son has a more accomplished big game career than a lot of folks I know already! Keep it coming!
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    Speed vs weight...a followup

    Spine is .424", but remember these are 26" long. The guy at the shop here figured that if the spine was off the arrows would be throwing left or right at 40, but the impact point was 14" low and directly under the aiming spot. He figured that adding 100 grains was the same as increasing draw...
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    Speed vs weight...a followup

    Posted the other night here: http://www.rokslide.com/forums/showthread.php?3149-Speed-vs.-weight...recommendations-for-bowhunting-arrows. Had some great responses, and I decided after reading them that hunting with the rig I had wasn't a very good idea. Went to the local shop here and decided...
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    Speed vs. weight...recommendations for bowhunting arrows?

    Is there a table or calculator you guys like for the spine calculation? I've tried calculating the "effective draw weight" using the Carbon Express formulas and according to that I might be OK (though just barely) with a 125 and a heavier insert (total ~200gr up front). This would also give me...
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    Speed vs. weight...recommendations for bowhunting arrows?

    Yeah, that's what I'm going to try first. Sorta wish I'd thought about this before buying another dozen STL Hunter 200s and all my 100gr broadheads for the year. I'll hit the proshop tonight and see what my options are. I think I'm going to try a heavier insert and go from there.
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    Speed vs. weight...recommendations for bowhunting arrows?

    Thank you very much for all the feedback. Sounds like I've got some work to do this week! I've got pass throughs on both animals I've shot with this rig but admittedly both shots were behind the shoulder enough to make that happen. The last thing I want is to lose an animal because of a bad...
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    Speed vs. weight...recommendations for bowhunting arrows?

    How can I determine whether these shafts need to go or not? I'm assuming as well that the stiffer shafts will be heavier. The CE Mayhem 250s for example are 8.9gpi. I'm a little worried that going to a heavier shaft will drop the FOC. Looks like I need to consider a heavier shaft with a...
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    Speed vs. weight...recommendations for bowhunting arrows?

    What's the best way to increase the arrow weight? Go to 125gr tips? Would like to keep the same shafts if possible. How long is your 415gr arrow?
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    Speed vs. weight...recommendations for bowhunting arrows?

    Hi folks, I'm shooting a PSE Vendetta XS at a 27 1/2" draw length and 62# draw weight, with a STL Hunter 200 shaft at 26". With a 100gr tip and the 2" Blazer vanes, my arrows weigh 335 grains and come out around 305 fps. I'm getting around 67 foot pounds of KE. I was talking to a guy at the...
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