I bought an Excalibur Bulldog 400, which is supposed to shoot the supplied bolts at 400fps.
I watched a Youtube vid in which the guy suggests shooting longer heavier bolts, and deliberatley sacrificing speed.
Supplied bolts are 18", I bought 20" Carbon Express Piledriver bolts.
I went with 3blade 150gr Excalibur Boltcutter broadheads.
Also using 150gr fieldpoints for practice.
Both chronograph at 330fps.
Last year I shot a bull moose at 40 yards and the bolt just zipped right through that bull moose.
Speed is over-rated, to a point.
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It's time to go hunting and quit all this ballistic masturbation." 
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