AZhuntingfamily Report post Posted September 17, 2016 I'm have been in this conversation a 100 times. I have an older buddy who swears by heavy arrows and I have another that is speed crazy and wants them light. Either way they seem too balance out that is if you don't go crazy light. Personally I shoot 500+ at a minimum I shot my first elk at 52y with a 400g arrow and had a real bad experience. The elk was quarted away and the arrow slid up 5 ribs before making entry 1/2inch into his heart. He ran for a long ways and it was by the grace of God that I found him. Granted it could have been a Brodhead issue but I have been shooting heavy ever since. For instance I just had a 66y pass through on an Antelope shooting FMJ 11.4 GPI and 100g tip personally I think the lighter arrows lose energy at greater distance I could be dead wrong but I base my logic off from experience and tend to disregard the rest. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
capoeirajosh Report post Posted September 17, 2016 I'm have been in this conversation a 100 times. I have an older buddy who swears by heavy arrows and I have another that is speed crazy and wants them light. Either way they seem too balance out that is if you don't go crazy light. Personally I shoot 500+ at a minimum I shot my first elk at 52y with a 400g arrow and had a real bad experience. The elk was quarted away and the arrow slid up 5 ribs before making entry 1/2inch into his heart. He ran for a long ways and it was by the grace of God that I found him. Granted it could have been a Brodhead issue but I have been shooting heavy ever since. For instance I just had a 66y pass through on an Antelope shooting FMJ 11.4 GPI and 100g tip personally I think the lighter arrows lose energy at greater distance I could be dead wrong but I base my logic off from experience and tend to disregard the rest. IF I did do anything to my setup, that is the exact arrow that I was planning on moving to. The FMJ 11.4 gpi. What is the rest of your bow set up look like? Poundage, speed, arrow length? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost85 Report post Posted September 18, 2016 I blew through my last bull shooting 390 grain arrow @325fps @ 70 yards. I think anything in the ball park of 400 grns is adequate for elk. I'm shooting 450 grains now and i don't like it. I'd rather have the extra speed. Gonna bump it back down around 400 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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