4ager ,
I read that thread -thanks !
We have some huge hogs at our lease a boar well over 300lbs. was killed right by my spot. I had been hunting him for a while myself.
The stench from the boar was horrid -they cut off the head/hams/backstrap then dragged [with truck] him to an open area planning on shooting coyotes off the carcass . The tow rope broke so the carcass was laying on the road near my spot .
I examined him real close his huge ribs -gristle -shield -muscle were amazing -built FAR tougher than any bear/elk . The only thing that comes to mind in comparison would be a huge alligator.
Getting a boar like him from a blind would be pure luck the way the wind swirls in the heavy cover we have here . Shooting from a tree stand would be the only way to pull it off -then you are shooting down at the boar -his shield is the toughest up high-ish on the shoulder .
My slow 2010 70 lb. hoyt powerhawk 318 ibo isn't going to do the job with the arrow set up I was running back then . Bemen hunter 340sp. 29" 100 grain ST head -that's why I mentioned the TDT alaska bowhunting supply arrows.
That was the long way around to saying a #50 won't work for what I need .
I have a 2010 hoyt carbon matrix #60 that is perfect for deer and small pigs .
Thinking maybe a second set of limbs for it might be cheaper than a complete set up . Maybe #50 turn down to #40 for off season.
Caveat I did not read the thread you did.
Wife shot around 50 pounds give or take, TX rule at the time was 45 minimum.
She used 2016 arrows, and a COC head, black diamond eskimo 125 IIRC, maybe 110 for a bit of speed? I don't ever recall a deer that stopped the arrow.
The only thing that did, was a decent sized boar. Shot was about 12 yards. She shot him in the heart. The tip of the head poked through barely on the off side shield. Said he kept eating once the arrow hit, she could see blood and the arrow bouncing with each heart beat. Finally got weak and ran off a bit.
Pig had shields over 2 inches IIRC, shield only, hide/hair etc... was about 4 inches plus until you got inside the cavity.
We had a 325 or 350 pound scale, I don't recall for sure which, he bottomed that out easily.
IMHO if you use the right head, weight is not going to be an issue.
I"m like many of the others, In fact I was dumb enough to shoot almost 100 pounds at one point in my youth. My bow is probably set around 60 right now, 50 wouldn't bother me. I"ve learned that our deer move to much if you shoot past 15 steps or so.
My recurve is 56 IIRC, but I could still shoot that light weight too, if it were not for a shoulder/neck injury not related to shooting bows. In fact if I had time to shoot recurve I probably could work back up to that bow easily. That said I killed a lot of stuff with recurves that were a bit less, maybe even down around 40 or so. 45 for sure.