Those of you who hunt with 40#, what are your arrow setups? What do you hunt and what’s your max range?

I usually hunt with 50lb bows. But A few times I have carried one of my 40lb at 29 inch draw Longbows Hunting . I used an Easton Axis Traditional arrow with Magnus Stinger 2 blade Head. I have killed 2 does with it. First doe was 10 yards, made a complete pass through and watched her fall within 30 yards. The second doe I killed was about 20 yards. The arrow did just barely stick through the opposite side but the deer still only went 50-60 yards and I watched her go down. It’s like any bow , have the arrow setup tuned to your bow and a good sharp head and put the shot in right spot and there will be no problems. I shot a deer one time with a 70 pound bow and never found, I didn’t do my part and put the shot were it needed to be and my setup wasn’t tuned like it should have been. That happened when I first switched from compounds and didn’t know anything about what I was doing and was way overbowed !

10 grains per pound will do fine. 400 grains can be had in a hunting arrow with PO cedar or a carbon/alum arrow.

I have hunted with a 40# Bear Montana for the last 4-5 years and I have used two arrow setups for hunting out of it.

29” 1816’s with 125 grains up front...weighing 440 grains and the 2nd is a full length .600 spine Gold Tip with 225 grains up front...weighing 460 grains.

I am mainly a whitetail hunter and have shot a bunch of deer with this rig. The aluminums for me...are the best option. Every deer with the aluminums were pass throughs except one...and neither of the gold tip deer were pass throughs.

I like to keep my shots 20 yards and under.

I hunt with a 40# Brack. 125 Magnus, full length 1916's. My max hunting range is 18 yards, and under.

When I use my 40# Northern Mist Baraga I use wood arrows with the proper spine and stone points which is the same set when I use my 40# self bow. I killed one deer using a stone point and the shot was within my self imposed 10 yard limit ( she was 7 yards) and she dropped around 40 yards from the shot.

I'm using 41#@32".It's effective but my longer draw helps.What poundage will this be equal to at a 28 " draw length?

1971 Kodiak Hunter, GT 15/35 with 225 up front including 2 blade Zwickey.

Turkey, deer and black bears.

Pinecrest, it would be the same weight..41# is 41#....but, your arrow is travelling four more inches in it's power stroke. That should give you more energy, minus the weight of the extra length. This has been discussed to the point of nausea, and if you do an archival search, you can view all of those discussions. My bows are 40 to 45 pounds, and mostly I get pass through on whitetail. Tucker, who posts on here, has killed elk and moose with his 42'ish pound longbow and had no issues. Wayne Depperschmidt has killed huge elk and moose with a 43# bow and Easton FMJ arrows.

I use low stretch on my bows and that ups the spine requirement a bit...2016 at 29", 145 grain tip. As for how far, I don't know. Once that arrow is launched it doesn't stop being lethal even out to very long range. Most of us pride ourselves on being able to get very close to game and that negates the need to shoot long shots at critters.

In the past I have used beman mfx 600s with 200 grains up front (grizzly single bevel). This gave me a total arrow weight of over 13gpp which I have come to understand is pretty heavy. I did get two holes on deer, but not always complete passthroughs. Looking for a little more forgiveness in my set up, this year I will be shooting 125 stingers with ce predator iis in 800 spine-- -I am pulling a little under 40#. These arrows are tuned very well and come in around 10 gpp, which gives me a bit flatter trajectory in case of the need of a back up shot, and from what I am reading should be a bit more efficient. As others will stress and I'm sure you know---very sharp broadhead, very well tuned arrow, and accurate shot placement are key in any set up.

I have several bows from 40 to 50lbs of draw weight and use the same 2016 arrows for all of them. I vary the point weight and get good flight with 160 grain eskimos from my 40lb recurve. I like a 291/2” arrow. I have taken several white tails with that setup. I like the 40lb draw weight - quieter and a lot easier to draw when I am cold and stiff.

George, unless my math skills have completely left me, a boww pulling 42# @ 32" would be about 12# lighter at 28". have I missed something?

If George says its 41# then it's 41#.

;-)

Gold Tip Traditional, 600 spine, full length. Three 4" feathers with a STOS broadhead. My buck this year was 21 yards perfectly broadside, double lung shot and approximately 100 yard recovery. Two and one half year old Bucks average 200 pounds here.

Mostly Easton 2016 Tributes , full length and 175 grain points for practice or Zwickey No Mercy broad heads.

Also Gold Tip Traditionals ( blemish) 3355, full length with the same points/ broad heads.

I draw 29.5+”.

Bows include 41# 1962 Bear Polar (66”); 64” Wing Gulls in 41# and 43#; 64” Samick Journey 40# limbs; 64” Bodnik Slick stick (45#@30”);

My 62” Wing Falcon, 40#, shootsbest with Easton 1916 full length (Tributes) with 125-150 grain points/ broadheads up front ( Zwickey Eskilites).

Depends how your riser is cut to/past center too.

Are those poundages at your 29.5 draw length Fletch or at 28 inches.

Curious as most my bows are 43-45 pounds at my 29 inch draw and I shoot 2016s cut to 30.5" with 145 and 175 grain points.My bows are cut to center.I shoot SBD FF D-10 eight strand strings.

I have been pondering 1916s for my reverse handle String follow longbow thats cut to center.I just got the bow a week ago.

My other 2 bows are recurves and pretty high performance IMO.This string follow is actually shooting with more performance than I thought.I thought it would be on the slow side.

Maybe a 1916 cut shorter and play with lighter points might work well with any of these bows.

23"Nexus riser,long Winex limbs,41.5#@32".Makes a 68 "bow.14 strand D97 string.32 1/4" 2216,3- 4"vanes,Bear Razorhead 145 grains up front.Total arrow weight is 585 grains.Great on whitetails.Havent had to shoot more than 18 yards so far.

I shoot the same arrows from three bows. A 37# ASL A 41# ASL and A 44# ASL. Full length POC, rear tapered, 190 broadhead, weighing 610 grains.

40 lbs. for deer ,bear, antelope is ok, my wife shot deer and bear with about 40 lbs. she got a pass through on the biggest bear she shot but bears are soft and the ribs re small . I've taken apart moose and some big elk and when you see the rib bone and think 40 lbs. You had better be lucky to shoot between them !

If you're shooting in the low -40's, you have a bow set up slightly before or past center, and you are using 29" or longer arrows, you'd be REALLY hard pressed to do better than an Easton 1816 with 125gr. heads.

The are small diamteter, plenty heavy, and tougher than anything with a .016 wall thickness.

That should have read Easton 1820,

Full length 600s with 150 up front.

64 Silvertip Takedown Longbow 41# @ 29. 1916 30 inch with 125 up front. No more than 20yards for deer.

[email protected] CE Heritage 90 full length with a 150 grain Magnus Stinger Buzzcut 2 blade.

40 lbs will kill deer and most big game all day long.

I heard someone say one time.."if you think 40lbs aint enough, would you want to be shot with a 40lb bow at 20 yrds?"

40lbs long bow,,,, I have carbons, but just started with aluminums and like them better,,,, I have 225 grains up front, am over 500,,,,,,

I shoot deer within 15 yards, and I am dead nuts,,,, out past my kill zone, they walk,,,,,,

solid penetration and pass thru..... just started with the Buzz cut and so far I like that head.....

Wolverines by Eclipse is also on my list,,,, DRT's have also worked well,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

15/35 gt's (600 spine) left full length with 125 gr heads, 400 gr weight total, or 10 gr per pound of draw weight, just right.

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