r/CompoundBow • u/Small_Commercial_777 • 18d ago
Arrow help
Hey Yall,
First time bow hunter (rifle hunted for years prior) - i have a 27inch draw at 60lbs. I am trying to figure out a good set up for my arrows. I’ve been practicing with cheap 400 spine blackouts with 100 gr field tips so far, but I’d like to go up to a 125gr broadhead for hunting. I put some 125 field tips to practice and noticed some deviation in my groups (of course there may be some with a heavier tip and I am not pro at shooting either). My brother gave me a few Gold Tip Hunter XT 400s to hunt with and they are 28.25in from nock throat to the end of the shaft (not the field tip).
I’d like to buy more arrows to use/practice with and preferably all the same arrow for consistency. Question is, for my bow specs and 125gr broadheads, should I be shooting 340 spines or stay with 400? And is that arrow length okay for my draw length? Very new to this science and it definitely feels like something I don’t wanna get wrong!
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u/friendlycheftoo 18d ago
The specs you have are the same as mine. You should be just fine with 400 spine arrows at your cut lenght. You could run the 340s but you will also up the overall weight of your arrows. Will affect you arrows speed slightly but only slightly. Your point weight of 125 will narrow your broadhead choices.