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archer1983 wrote:

nebling wrote:If you want more weight, tell Michael what weight you are looking for, and he will build you a CARBON arrow to match your criteria..........

BTW - Heavier arrows are "old-SChool", You don't need a heavy arrow. Oh wait, you shoot an old-school bow, never mind.

What do you shoot Richard?

i have a VECTRIX and a DRENALIN

i've been shooting carbon for a while and want to go back to aluminum. just thought maybe i could get a straight answer from someone.............

Yeah, and Chuck also shoots fingers and wears a loincloth while he hunts!

hntnksn wrote:

archer1983 wrote:

nebling wrote:If you want more weight, tell Michael what weight you are looking for, and he will build you a CARBON arrow to match your criteria..........

BTW - Heavier arrows are "old-SChool", You don't need a heavy arrow. Oh wait, you shoot an old-school bow, never mind.

What do you shoot Richard?

i have a VECTRIX and a DRENALIN

i've been shooting carbon for a while and want to go back to aluminum. just thought maybe i could get a straight answer from someone.............

I don't have a chart here but you will need poundage, DL and then you could look it up.

gobbleinwoods wrote:
I don't have a chart here but you will need poundage, DL and then you could look it up.

He listed it in his first post. 27" 65 # and heavier arrows pack more kinetic energy.

archer1983 wrote:

gobbleinwoods wrote:
I don't have a chart here but you will need poundage, DL and then you could look it up.

He listed it in his first post. 27" 65 # and heavier arrows pack more kinetic energy.

That's relative to the speed you get. Heavier arrow means less speed. Lighter arrow means more speed. Play around with this calculator, and you'll see "little" difference in KE.

http://bucklemke.com/ke/ke.php

The other side of the argument is how much momentum is carried by the arrow.

Basically that you'll have more knock-down power at longer range with a heavier arrow than you will a lighter one (and for the record, I'm not arguing the point pro or con, just saying why some guys like a heavier arrow.... all about momentum, I'm told...)

umm, some say its better to have a good cutting BH, less friction that hteh arrow will have to go through.

Illustrator wrote:The other side of the argument is how much momentum is carried by the arrow.

Basically that you'll have more knock-down power at longer range with a heavier arrow than you will a lighter one (and for the record, I'm not arguing the point pro or con, just saying why some guys like a heavier arrow.... all about momentum, I'm told...)

That's a big 10-4 on that good buddy. A heavier arrow will give you better penetration and less negative affects from the wind. Light arrows get blown off target easier.

Nubby sure is heavy handed with his opinion isn't he boys?

$5 I got rooked as I paid $6

of course mine are free,,,, after I agree to let their GF see it & giggle uncontrolably

jkcerda wrote:of course mine are free,,,, after I agree to let their GF see it & giggle uncontrolably

must be giggling as midgets have midgets

I know the science behind the heavier arrows ad I know how much bashing went on when Richard started selling his own version of the HCA arrows when he bought them out, but.....................................


I was on the heavy arrow kick for awhile. I was shooting an arrow averaging 460gr for a couple years and had GREAT results. When I moved to HCA staff from Newberry when Richard bought HCA I started shooting the light HCA arrows based on info I got from talking with Richard. All I will say is that I never had a problem blowing clean through anything (even elk) with the lighter arrows moving at close to 400fps. And wind has little time to effect the flight of the arrow when it is moving that fast.

yep, how have you been man.

400 FPS? wow what does it do at 285 fps?

Juan, the whole point in shooting a lighter arrow is getting the higher speeds. I never shot the lighter arrows under about 340fps.


Think about it this way. Shoot a pellet out of a little Red Rider BB gun at a squirrel. The BB is moving VERY slow and you 'll most likely not get a passthrough if it even breaks the skin. Now shoot the same style pellet but one which weighs alot less out of the same gun. It will be traveling much faster and will penetrate alot more.

cool, I am going to tell the wife my bow is very very fast for that reason.

jkcerda wrote:cool, I am going to tell the wife my bow is very very fast for that reason.

cause it goes off fast or that it gets a clean pass through

gobbleinwoods wrote:

jkcerda wrote:cool, I am going to tell the wife my wiener is very very fast for that reason.

cause it goes off fast or that it gets a clean pass through

fast baby, i am built for speed, brings new meaning to Minute Maid

jkcerda wrote:

gobbleinwoods wrote:

jkcerda wrote:cool, I am going to tell the wife my bow is very very fast for that reason.

cause it goes off fast or that it gets a clean pass through

fast baby, i am built for speed, brings new meaning to Minute Maid

so yoiur juice is orange ?? they have pills to cure that condition

LOL,,, well on the plus side, the wife has brakfast very often

jkcerda wrote:LOL,,, well on the plus side, the wife has brakfast very often

with such small bites eating often is necessary