Guest Big_Game_Hunter_64 Posted April 18, 2005 Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 is it better to have a broadhead with higher or lower grains Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slughunter Posted April 18, 2005 Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 Re: which is better? it depends on the arrow and the bow weight and length. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VtBowhunter Posted April 18, 2005 Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 Re: which is better? It also depends on what you're bowhunting. General rule of thumb....."The bigger the species, the heavier the boadhead" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimT Posted April 19, 2005 Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 Re: which is better? what vtbowhunter said.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAbowhunter4life Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 Re: which is better? The whole broadhead weight thing is over rated. In the past before bows were what they are today the rule of thumb was to use a bigger, heavier head, basically because they were the ones that provided bigger cutting diameter back in the day, and yes, they did provide more penetration due to the heavier head, but this was also when bows were SLOW! Thanks to the technology we have today people have been blowing 85 & 90 grain broadheads through elk, moose, bear, etc. . I wouldn't worry about the weight of your broadhead, I'd buy a quality head that matches the spine of your arrow for your set up and shoot it, regardless of weight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straight Shooter Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 Re: which is better? Very well said PA! I was rattling things around my brain as I was reading the prior post, of the same things you just stated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preacherman Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 Re: which is better? Was told the other day that you can only shoot over 100 grains here in Alabama. Don't know for sure if that is true, but that is what I have been told. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnatecsteve Posted April 21, 2005 Report Share Posted April 21, 2005 Re: which is better? I've always used 100 grain pionts and broadheads.. Most common to find plus plenty of penetration.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6sixpoint_nobrows Posted April 21, 2005 Report Share Posted April 21, 2005 Re: which is better? depends buddy depends, on your arrow size your powndage everything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut_Buster Posted April 25, 2005 Report Share Posted April 25, 2005 Re: which is better? What they said lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
too_pointer Posted April 25, 2005 Report Share Posted April 25, 2005 Re: which is better? I'm going to break tradition here ( like they said) LOL I started out with 145 grns. then 125, then 100. I might very well drop down even lighter, " if it shoots well " Every arrow needs to weigh enough to shoot well out of your bow. I think your arrow is more important than the weight of the broadhead. If it is spined correctly you can change your broadhead weights some. Nothing is good if it doesn't shoot accuractly too_pointer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
too_pointer Posted April 25, 2005 Report Share Posted April 25, 2005 Re: which is better? Like I said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.