Thoughts on Recurve Setup for Big Game

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LAST EDITED ON Jan-02-18 AT 12:20PM (MST)[p]I am going to hunt big game in Colorado this year with either my 50# or 55# recurve and take the other as a back up bow. I have a 65# Hoyt compound and harvested 1/cow & 1/bull with it, but its lost its appeal due to its mechanical nature so I'm going traditional.

Here's my setup bows draw weight 50# & 55#@28"; both bows lengths are 58"; I draw 29" and use split fingers; I believe I'm getting full draw weights plus a pound or two; I use 30" cedar arrows w/5" feathers and 125gr Zwickey 2 blade CoC heads. My best accuracy (tuned bow/arrow combo) results from appropriately spined - 510gr total weight arrows. Shots will be strictly kept to 25 yards or less, the distance where I regularly hit a 3" bullseye.

The arrows are bit under the 10gpi rule of 550gr... what are your thoughts on using this setup for: deer (buck) or black bear or cow elk (not a bull)?

2f350s: Hunt hard, hunt ethically.
 
You'll have absolutely no issues with penetration! Good luck and I hope you let the air out of a good one!

BOHNTR )))---------->
 
After losing 2 blacktail last summer due to penetration issues with my 50 lb. longbow, I have now started using arrow tubes in my arrows. The weight of my arrows with a 100 grain brass insert was just below 500 grains. Now, I have put full length weight tubes and 200 grain broadheads to increase the overall weight to just over 700 grains. I also went back to my 62 lb bighorn take down that I had taken my 2016 muley buck with. I believe more mass the better with recurves/longbows. Also, you probably don't have a problem, but the rule of thumb on a 29" draw bow is 60"+ bow for stacking reasons. Although that might be an old school tale that is obsolete these days with the new breed of bows. Just be aware that if that last 1" or 2" seems very hard to pull, you might be a victim of stacking. Good luck and have fun, I am with this new (to me) addiction..

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I think you should be fine, maybe a little heavier arrow is all's I would change if anything. Shoot the bow that you shoot best and use the other for back up. Just my thoughts.
Good luck.
 
You will be fine, a little heavier shaft would not hurt but your setups are pretty close to what both myself and spouse shoot.
Curious as to what longbow you shoot?
Spouse has pass through shots with tapered doug fir or yellow cedar arrows at about 600 grains.
 
Hello Wytex,

I'm actually shooting Recurves, both bows are older Shakespeares - but are in like new condition (my guess is hardly used by previous owner). Since my arrows are on the lighter side of what's acceptable I may try to add a brass insert to get the weight up a bit more as recommended in a previous reply.

Thanks and good luck to you this season.

2f350s: Hunt hard, hunt ethically.
 

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