Thread: Experienced bowhunter test custom made arrows

Originally Posted by oraki

I take it that you used same point of aim for both arrows. Would that be normal for broad head and field?id have thought they'd normally have different point of impact. What range could you successfully hit minute of deer, and still retain enough energy for successful kill?

Absolutely Oraki ..most of the time I'm having to adjust my broadheads to follow my field points by adjusting my rest but with this setup I didn't need to adjust it at all is why I love it ..

but a kool thing a world renowned archer/bowhunter John Dudley stated why change the rest if you are getting consistent groups irrelevant if they don't hit by the field points just adjust your sight ..sounded logical to me ..and on question number

2) I have watched a guy by the name of Tim Wells who shoots compound no peep no pins smoke a mulie deer at 100 yards (on the run) ..it ran on for another 50yrds before keeling over ..

also because there are so many variables I suppose like calibre of ammo and rifle in relation to length, weight and type of broadhead in bowhunting it has the momentum to still be affective out to 200m (gravity plays its part) but this is all done by research and theory as I have not come across someone who has dropped a deer at that distance ..

the main reasons we don't have a scope for that distance and because you are having to hold the bow still in the air without having the ability to prop it against or on something the wind plays a major factor in been able to maintain composure for that distance

But with bow design these days we are having the ability to shoot further distance with great accuracy efficiency and being able to pull more weight (not that pulling more weight is a necessity) but pulling 70lb bow 5 yrs ago you had to be a gym junkie were as these days it feels like pulling 50lb because of cam efficiency riser design limb advances so yea that is what I've come to understand ..

For me anything 20-30m is child's play even with the heart pumping 40-50 I'm very confident 60-70m is where the confidence is above average only because I am not practicing out to that distance and beyond ..well not yet anyway, but Cameron Hanes (pro bowhunter) doubles his distance @ practice ..so he practices 160 yards to feel extremely confident that he is smashing x's at 80 yards

there maybe others out there with a different opinion but that's what makes the world an exciting and fun place ..as we are humans not robots ..apologies if it's a long reply


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