Title asks my question. I have alway shot 125's but recently at a shoot around I was laughed at by my compadreas. They all told my I was shooting in the dark ages throwing those boulders out at a target??????? So I ask you all here. Is the speed gained worth switching to 100 grain? Will I lose kinetic energy? For the record I still shoot aluminum logs. Next year I make the big switch to a new bow and going to switch to graph's. So, what grain do you all shoot and why? Thanks Tom
I still shoot 125s. I was going to switch to 100s so I could use the Rage Broadheads last hunting season but at the last moment I decided to stay with the 125s as I shot them so well. May switch this season. There are less and less 125 broadheads available every year, so eventually I will have to make the change.
Tom, I noticed that last year when I went out to buy 3 spare/extra broad heads. I wanted 125 and there was 1 empty slot for the 125's. There was 3 slots for 100's and they had some left. No problem I figured and went to the next larger town and went into the store looking. Just about the same scenario???? Steve P=MxV //// Mass times velocity Hmm I think P ??? Penetration? BTW. I think you sold me on switching to your broadhead. Im going to try it out this month and see how I fling em. Thanks Im going to call my son and ask what you mean, its killin me now! Im a tool and die maker but I was pretty bad in physics too many years ago.
P actually is momentum in that equation. It would roughly equate to penetration but there are other variables there like the size of the broadhead. (cutting diameter)
You should loose every aluminum log you have left and make the switch I did that a few years back. I was intantly shooting better and at longer ranges.
I have switched to 100 gr. and have not noticed too much difference. (maybe because I shoot a bit less poundage than I did a few years back.) Im happy with the way I shoot, but know I can improve. From what I see when shooting with the new gen group, their arrows are much flatter. This leads to less mistakes when judgeing distances.
Not p=m*v again I had to learn that in science and once you get to the complicated formulas and stuff its hard. Oh and I shoot 100's just cause I shoot 100 field tips so I dont have to retune my bow.
I actually switched from 100 grain to the 75 grain this year. I have never taken an animal with the new broadhead but with the diameter and weight of the carbon arrows I shoot I thought the 75 grain would be better suited for that arrow. I also went back to using muzzy's, I tried the rage 3 blade last year and the expense of the blade and the fact that I had to replace the blades everytime I shot something didn't appeal to me.
