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<blockquote data-quote="102" data-source="post: 5880156" data-attributes="member: 1462"><p>Joe2Kool,</p><p> Sorry it took so long to get back.</p><p></p><p>Great questions.</p><p>1-any particular set up that works best?</p><p> Everyone is different. Arm length, strength, eyesight, BALANCE, ability to judge distance, and on and on. So there is not any answer that ANYONE can give that works for everyone. It's mostly trial and error.</p><p></p><p>Last season I killed 10 deer with a brand new 34" Bowtec SS 34 (1200.00ish). 60 pound draw. </p><p>About 2 pounds (finished, rigged out) heavier than the Bowtec Icon/Zion (600.00ish) that I used for the last 11 deer I killed (plus 4 hogs) for the last half of 2023-24 season. Also 60 pound draw.</p><p></p><p>Both bows were super tuned by Doc at Harvest Archery. They are super accurate, very forgiving, relatively quiet, and I have great confidence in what I can do with them. Even though I got the SS 34 two weeks before the season opener.</p><p>And I am on my 3rd bowtec Icon now rebranded as a Bowtec Zion. </p><p></p><p>I really like the Montana Black Gold sight. I hunted out West for a few years and needed a floater pin but didn't want to give up my 3 pin sight. My bows are set up to shoot about 260 fps. That seems to be my sweet spot. </p><p>My sight window tends to get a bit cluttered with more than 3 pins. So the MBG Ascent which has a bottom pin floater works well for me.</p><p></p><p>At 260 fps my pins are set at 25/35/45. This allows me quick yardage changes while trying to stay on moving targets.</p><p></p><p>I shoot a QAD ultra.</p><p></p><p>Scott release index trigger. Itty bitty Goose and a few other index Scott releases. I like a hard trigger not a hair trigger.</p><p></p><p>Gold Tip pro hunter/Blazer Vanes x 3 (2 degree offset) tipped with Magnus Black Hornet or Serazor 4 blade 100 grain. Total finished arrow weight is 380 grains.</p><p></p><p>not a lighted nock because they can and WILL spook off a second shot.</p><p></p><p>Bohning 5 arrow quiver with matching quiver mount on all of my stands.</p><p></p><p>D loop</p><p></p><p>HUGE peep for low light and a bright sight ring to center in peep.</p><p></p><p>S coil stabilizer-CHEAP.</p><p></p><p>I've shot arrows completely through scapulas of several deer weighing in excess on 240 pounds.</p><p></p><p>Full penetration on an 800 pound elk (not complete pass through as well as a 500 pound Cow elk.</p><p></p><p>Penetration is rarely the problem with bowhunters. Accuracy is!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="102, post: 5880156, member: 1462"] Joe2Kool, Sorry it took so long to get back. Great questions. 1-any particular set up that works best? Everyone is different. Arm length, strength, eyesight, BALANCE, ability to judge distance, and on and on. So there is not any answer that ANYONE can give that works for everyone. It's mostly trial and error. Last season I killed 10 deer with a brand new 34" Bowtec SS 34 (1200.00ish). 60 pound draw. About 2 pounds (finished, rigged out) heavier than the Bowtec Icon/Zion (600.00ish) that I used for the last 11 deer I killed (plus 4 hogs) for the last half of 2023-24 season. Also 60 pound draw. Both bows were super tuned by Doc at Harvest Archery. They are super accurate, very forgiving, relatively quiet, and I have great confidence in what I can do with them. Even though I got the SS 34 two weeks before the season opener. And I am on my 3rd bowtec Icon now rebranded as a Bowtec Zion. I really like the Montana Black Gold sight. I hunted out West for a few years and needed a floater pin but didn't want to give up my 3 pin sight. My bows are set up to shoot about 260 fps. That seems to be my sweet spot. My sight window tends to get a bit cluttered with more than 3 pins. So the MBG Ascent which has a bottom pin floater works well for me. At 260 fps my pins are set at 25/35/45. This allows me quick yardage changes while trying to stay on moving targets. I shoot a QAD ultra. Scott release index trigger. Itty bitty Goose and a few other index Scott releases. I like a hard trigger not a hair trigger. Gold Tip pro hunter/Blazer Vanes x 3 (2 degree offset) tipped with Magnus Black Hornet or Serazor 4 blade 100 grain. Total finished arrow weight is 380 grains. not a lighted nock because they can and WILL spook off a second shot. Bohning 5 arrow quiver with matching quiver mount on all of my stands. D loop HUGE peep for low light and a bright sight ring to center in peep. S coil stabilizer-CHEAP. I've shot arrows completely through scapulas of several deer weighing in excess on 240 pounds. Full penetration on an 800 pound elk (not complete pass through as well as a 500 pound Cow elk. Penetration is rarely the problem with bowhunters. Accuracy is!!! [/QUOTE]
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