Practice-vs-hunting Arrows?

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I am practicing with redhead carbon fury w/100 grain combo tip. Being a first time bow hunter I am not sure of what arrows and tips to buy for hunting and how much of a diffrence will there be between practice arrows and hunting arrows?

Thanks Ron
 
The last couple weeks before the season starts I shoot only the actual arrow/broadhead combo that I will be hunting with. Then, before I go to the woods I replace the old blades with new ones.
 
I shoot the Carbon Fury arrows with the 2in blazer vanes..Which vanes you shooting Ron?? As others have said,I like to practice with the same arrows i'll be hunting with..
 
Bertman said:
Practice and hunt with the same arrow.Shoot some til you find some your bow and you like.
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Ditto....

Another note: Practice a few weeks with your broad-heads before season starts. I'm so ate up I use my practice broad-heads (Muzzy) once a week...It's all about the hunt. Those targets don't taste to good... :D
 
Obviously using the same arrows for both would be best. However, I don't think you necessarily have to hunt with the same arrow as you practice with, as long as they fly the same and you would need to make sure they do. I have shot more than one kind of arrow out of my bows and the point of impact doesn't change. Also definatley make sure you broadheads fly the same. I won't shoot up a target with my broadheads though. I broadhead tune and get them flying the same as my field points. Then if I shoot broadheads it will only be a few to make sure they still fly the same. I see no need it practicing constantly with broadheads.
 
cecil30-30 said:
I shoot the Carbon Fury arrows with the 2in blazer vanes..Which vanes you shooting Ron?? As others have said,I like to practice with the same arrows i'll be hunting with..
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I am not sure what vanes to shoot. I am going to research it a little and see what looks like it will work. At this point I am just going to practice and keep my eyes on the forum and see what you guys say
 
I have to say that I did a little research today on line and had no idea that there were so many elements to choosing an arrow. I figured length would be important but weight,spine, aluminum/carbon, min. weight per draw weight per the IBO, game laws for Tn. There is a lot of factors that probably wont come into play at my level but I did find it interesting. Now I still have to figure on what head I am going to shoot! Figured out that I am shooting 418 grains with whay I have now but could probably lighten it up a little for speed but I guess that gives up some of the penetration elements.
 
Drop 4/5 said:
I have to say that I did a little research today on line and had no idea that there were so many elements to choosing an arrow. I figured length would be important but weight,spine, aluminum/carbon, min. weight per draw weight per the IBO, game laws for Tn. There is a lot of factors that probably wont come into play at my level but I did find it interesting. Now I still have to figure on what head I am going to shoot! Figured out that I am shooting 418 grains with whay I have now but could probably lighten it up a little for speed but I guess that gives up some of the penetration elements.
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418 gr. is a good weight for a hunting arrow . I have shot lighter arrows for hunting ,but found that durability , penetration and broadhead flight were not as good as with the heavier arrows.
Unless you are shooting 3-D tournaments , I see no need to go to a lighter arrow for target . I use the same arrows and tune my bow so that the broadheads fly the same as field points.
 

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