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joe harrod1945
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Re: which bow to hunt need your help

#11 Post by joe harrod1945 »

I am 16 feet off the ground, draw length is 27.5".is the arrow fast enough to kill a deer.my bows are quiet.the 40#bow the arrows are slow like me.

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Re: which bow to hunt need your help

#12 Post by stumper »

My draw is 26. Yes they will be fast enough. Sharp broadheads need very little pressure to cut through hide. You will be fine.
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Re: which bow to hunt need your help

#13 Post by joe harrod1945 »

thanks for your help.

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#14 Post by Carpdaddy »

I hunt with a 40# bow and with complete confidence in its effectiveness.

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#15 Post by stumper »

No worries man. Your heart is in the right place. The fact that you worry about ethically taking an animal down shows that you have the heart of a trad archer. I personally love low poundage bows and I shoot big old 30 inch wood arrows. I have a 38 pound bow, 42 pounder, 43 pounder, 45, and 56. I am quite capable of shooting far heavier as the 56 is quite easy for me. Yet I love hunting with the 38 and 45. This year was gonna be a year I went with my new 56 pounder but I’m arrow issues. So the plan right now is to hunt with the 38 or 45 pounder and I have no qualms about it.
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Re: which bow to hunt need your help

#16 Post by joe harrod1945 »

I will take your advice.the 40# bow is easier to shoot an hold.should i cut down my arrows to 29"or leave them at 31.5".I do not understand foc front of center.would the stiffer the shaft be better at 15 yds or the extra 2.5"for more weight.I am confused.I want the best setup I can get.thanks for the nice coments on the subject you will not get that on other sights.please help me to understand foc an what it means.

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#17 Post by Carpdaddy »

I would not cut down the 2215 arrows any shorter due to it making the arrow stiffer. The spine is .420, that’s pretty stiff for a 40-45 pound bow, you could use a 600 spine most likely, mine likes a 2213. But sometimes we got to use what we have. I will try to find the thread on arrow foc I did a year or so ago, hopefully it will help on that.
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Re: which bow to hunt need your help

#18 Post by joe harrod1945 »

I DO HAVE SOME CARBONS.should I try to use them.I have 250,400, 500.what do you think tony.

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#19 Post by Shadowhntr »

Joe, no trad bow is fast enough if a deer is alerted. By alerted I mean it knows something is wrong before you shoot. If its relaxed, and calm, the deer at 15 yards doesn't stand a chance with your 40lb bow. Doe are more nimble then bucks but it wont matter if they are clueless.
Not saying you need it, but I shot a doe at about 13 yards with a 45lb longbow with an 830+ grain arrow. She was alerted to my presence not 5 minutes before I shot her. She did move when the arrow hit causing it to exit back a little. She didn't go far, and if I'd been able to shoot at her calm I'd of had a perfect kill. I'd bet my bow that the arrow wasn't moving any faster then 135 fps. I KNOW your set up is faster.
The only thing I'd change, is to either pull the bleeder blades out of the razor head, or use a different 2 blade head. Those added blades will make a difference in your penetration with lower weights like that.
My main primary bow, is a hybrid longbow exactly 40 lbs @ 28" and she is deadly.
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#20 Post by Shadowhntr »

For a 40lb bow you'd need a heavier head to use the 500 more then likely. The others are going to be stiff. A 600 would be more ideal. I shoot 315 gr heads with a 500 at 31 inches or so with my 40lb bow. A lighter head will require a lighter spine.
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