Older bows and elk

So I have an old Hoyt Rebel XT, its a back up to my newer bow. Modern bows can be very lethal on elk at greater distances than most would call ethical range. Of course it comes down to shot placement, and all that good stuff. But when you look at the velocity or penetration ability of this bow in comparison to a modern bow, where should one draw the line? I am thinking 40 yards at max. What do you guys think?

I've killed elk with traditional bows shooting a 545gr arrow at 180fps so what's the issue? Shoot a heavy arrow, over 500grs, with a cut on contact head and put it where it belongs and 40 yards should be fine.

As you mentioned, it's all about shot placement.

For me, the newer bows are not just faster, but much more accurate. So the main question is how far out you can make accurate shots with any given setup?

About 60 yards

That's the same for me with my old setup. I'll probably limit myself to the same range with my new setup, it should just be more accurate, faster and quieter.

82: I shoot an older Mathews Switchback XT with BlackGold customized 6pin sight...dialed in out to 70yds....FMJ's 340 at 460gr....2in Blazers ...secret is shot placement as you had stated....heavy ARROW and modern cut on contact smaller broadheads ....easy to group out to seventy yards with my G-5 Strikers and there are other smaller modern heads out there......shoot those type arrows out of either bow.....it's not about needing newer faster bows....it's about that shot placement and good equipment....these companies want everyone to get caught up in all their speed type.....it's not the bow it's the guy drawing that string and plenty of practice like close to hunting season 60 arrows a day plus practicing in all kinds of weather conditions....wind, rain, that's a wake up call....everyone shoots in nice conditions....shoot in 20-30mph winds to know 8 inches wind deflection at 50yds.

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>82: I shoot an older Mathews
>Switchback XT with BlackGold customized
>6pin sight...dialed in out to
>70yds....FMJ's 340 at 460gr....2in Blazers
>...secret is shot placement as
>you had stated....heavy ARROW and
>modern cut on contact smaller
>broadheads ....easy to group out
>to seventy yards with my
>G-5 Strikers and there are
>other smaller modern heads out
>there......shoot those type arrows out
>of either bow.....it's not about
>needing newer faster bows....it's about
>that shot placement and good
>equipment....these companies want everyone to
>get caught up in all
>their speed type.....it's not the
>bow it's the guy drawing
>that string and plenty of
>practice like close to hunting
>season 60 arrows a day
>plus practicing in all kinds
>of weather conditions....wind, rain, that's
>a wake up call....everyone shoots
>in nice conditions....shoot in 20-30mph
>winds to know 8 inches
>wind deflection at 50yds.
>
>
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Hmmmmmm, ok so this aint going in the direction I was hoping. This is me asking about the difference in lethality ranges between older and newer bows. For example, this year I took an elk that was at 55 yards and it was a clean pass through and he went about 60 yards after the shot. I have no confidence that this older bow would get a pass through at that distance. So I am curious as to a bow like this where would you draw your limit on distance? Trophy hunter, you mention a lot of good things, but I think those are meant for someone else. This is a back up bow I am talking about. Its for in case something catastrophic happens to my primary bow that I can still stay out and hunt. I have no intentions of practicing as much with it as I do with my primary bow. And I am not talking about differences of 20-30 fps that the marketing makes a big deal about as you mention. I am probably talking about a comparable difference of 300 win mag and a 30-30.
I am thinking that I am probably gonna pull a few pins off the sight and make the limits on it 40 yards considering that I am not gonna practice as much as my primary and just too many unknown X factors