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Campfire Outfitter
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Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Apr 2010
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I always enjoy these threads. The lightest I've ever hunted with was a 42# Wing recurve 6 months after rupturing my bicep. I know lots of guys getting consistent pass throughs in the low 40s every year. I think it's Stik that says it'd not the gun, it's the bullet? ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/1RnKdzsJ/DSCN3496.jpg) Great pic! I’ve never shot anything with more than a 50lb recurve, never not had a pass through with the 50 either. I shot a buck last year with my 40lb longbow and did not get a pass through. My fault for hitting the shoulder. It did break the knuckle joint and penetrate into the chest though so I guess it was enough. Heavy arrows and sharp two blades make up for poundage in the penetration department.
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Joined: Mar 2022
Posts: 243
Campfire Member
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Campfire Member
Joined: Mar 2022
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My compound is set at 70#. Before last season, I put it away and started hunting with a 45# recurve.
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Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 4,418
Campfire Tracker
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Campfire Tracker
Joined: Feb 2009
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I have been shooting 58# for about 10 years. In my late 40s now. In high school and shortly after I was shooting about 82-84# on a Golden Eagle and a Power Mag.
I haven't drawn over 62sh# for close to 20 years, no need to. I took one of mine from 74 to 62 the other day. It's amazing how easy it is to pull and how much more fun to shoot it is. I haven't shot much in a few years and shot it at least 100 shots the other day with no fatigue or soreness. Not sure why I've been shooting heavier bows the last few years. I put a Magnus Stinger through a wildebeest about 15 years ago with an entry-level, 60-pound bow so it's definitely enough.
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Joined: Dec 2016
Posts: 5,780 Likes: 2
Campfire Tracker
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Campfire Tracker
Joined: Dec 2016
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Couple years now with 60lb limbs on my Elite Enkore and I'm very pleased with the shoot ability and performance. As mentioned, heavier arrows and sharp broadheads!
It isn't what happens to you that defines you, it's what you DO about what happens to you that defines you!
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Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 50,169 Likes: 1
Campfire Kahuna
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Campfire Kahuna
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 50,169 Likes: 1 |
I've got the same bow. My buddy who owns the best bowshot EVER convinced me that it would shoot the same arrow at the same speed as my old 70# Switchback. It probably does, and easier to draw, but much more "critical" in release.
The only thing worse than a liberal is a liberal that thinks they're a conservative.
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Joined: Oct 2019
Posts: 32
Campfire Greenhorn
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Campfire Greenhorn
Joined: Oct 2019
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Im only pulling like 63 or 64 measured, then again, this will only be my 3rd season back after not shooting a bow in almost 15 years. Will i go up to 70, im sure at some point. Looking at the math though, my equipment is still plenty rugged to take down anything I will be hunting with it.
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Joined: Jan 2018
Posts: 218
Campfire Member
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Campfire Member
Joined: Jan 2018
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I’m another that always shot 70# but at some point backed it down to 62 and it’s perfectly fine. Easier to shoot after being cold and sitting still for hours
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