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Drycreek
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Easton Axis are hard to beat IMO. I shot some Maxima Reds out of a used bow I bought once, they came with it, and I liked them also, but I've been shooting Axis for years and I like skinny arrows.
I recently switched to FMJs and I like them also, but they will bend, so I still use the Axis for hogs, because they almost always ruin the arrows.
I recently switched to FMJs and I like them also, but they will bend, so I still use the Axis for hogs, because they almost always ruin the arrows.
DocHolladay
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You should be able to use an arrow that has a spine number of 250, 200, 2000(Carbon Express, Redhead, PSE) or if using Easton, Victory, or Gold Tip arrows a .400 spine. At your draw length and poundage, if you were to go to more than 60 pounds, you would want to step up to the 350, 300, 3000 or .340/.300 in Easton/Victory/Gold Tip according to the spine charts. Your 30" draw length and poundage puts you on the line of one spine or the other(a pound makes a difference on the arrow charts). I would lean toward the lighter side of arrow spine(250/.400) as long as you don't exceed 62lbs and go up in the spine if you do. You will tend to get more out of the arrow(accuracy) with the slightly lighter spine and your set-up. You could bump up your broadhead weight to 125gr to add FOC and a minimally heavier arrow. 9-12% on FOC is great for a hunting set-up with more(12%) being better. If your nearest pro shop offers individual arrows to purchase, I would buy 2-3 of the lighter spined arrows and 2-3 of the heavier spined arrows and shoot them to see which does the best for your set-up. Get some 125gr field points too, to see if it increases or decreases accuracy. Be sure to check arrow flight and accuracy with each set-up and make a choice based on that. I have shot Easton and currently shoot Carbon Express and have had no complaints with either brand.
DocHolladay
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I have a cutout from an article that I read a couple of years ago. It is for a crossbow, but the arrow weights and speeds still work for compounds(I still get the magazine and they still compare). It compares speed and KE with 350gr bolt(factory), 425gr bolt, and 500gr bolt. There is 6lb of KE difference from the lightest to the heaviest and 53FPS difference in speed. Buy the arrow that shoots the best and sight in, practice and hunt. The heavier arrow will tend to have more momentum(ass) pushing it deeper, but most people don't know the difference between it and KE and most don't think about it or care. Use a good fixed blade head for the poundage you are shooting and you shouldn't have any issues with pass throughs. I like mechanicals but had pass through issues at 60lb, no matter how close or far the animal was(except turkeys). I went back to a fixed blade broadhead and my issues went away.
Check out the picture below and look at arrow weight, bow speed, and KE..... There is 6lb difference in KE and 81fps from the different arrow weights. If 6lb is enough to keep me from killing a deer with a bow, I need to change weapons. Don't get to caught up in KE and your life and hunts will be better
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Check out the picture below and look at arrow weight, bow speed, and KE..... There is 6lb difference in KE and 81fps from the different arrow weights. If 6lb is enough to keep me from killing a deer with a bow, I need to change weapons. Don't get to caught up in KE and your life and hunts will be better
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