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Old 07-20-2014, 09:03 PM
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Finally pulled the trigger and bought my first bow , picked up a bowtech carbon knight. Upgraded the sight right away to a trophy ridge cypher 5 pin. Went with a tru ball max 4 pro release . Bought it from wss south in Edmonton , got it all set up in the store . Set around 63lbs and 28.5 draw length. Haven't had a chance to get out shooting yet . I got a question regarding arrows they set me up with a dozen carbon express predator 2's 4560 . Doing some reading on arrows and looking around on the carbon express website it looks like to me I should be shooting the 6075? any insight or suggestions well appreciated .
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Old 07-20-2014, 09:53 PM
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A very decent bow!
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Old 07-20-2014, 09:58 PM
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I have the same bow set @ 60 lbs at 28 inch draw and I tried a bunch but really like the maxima reds. Expensive but work for me
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Old 07-20-2014, 10:37 PM
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If you plan on hunting with it I would go Kesey Jim at pipstone creek and get some Easton fmj's in 340 and put some 125gr feild tips on them. They are a hard hitting arrow and game won't travel two far after they are hit.

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Old 07-21-2014, 12:26 PM
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I have the same bow, set at 70 or 72 lbs I think, 29 inch draw. I'm shooting Easton fmj 400's from it with 100 grain heads. Chrono'd it at 285 fps. I love the bow, love the setup!! Hope yours works well for you!! Good luck
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Old 07-21-2014, 07:55 PM
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I have the same bow, set at 70 or 72 lbs I think, 29 inch draw. I'm shooting Easton fmj 400's from it with 100 grain heads. Chrono'd it at 285 fps. I love the bow, love the setup!! Hope yours works well for you!! Good luck
That spine of arrow would be a little weak with that setup. Have you tried shooting fixed blade broad heads with it yet?
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Old 07-21-2014, 08:58 PM
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What length are they cut at? You don't need a 500 grain arrow to be a successful Bowhunter........
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Old 07-22-2014, 08:29 AM
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That spine of arrow would be a little weak with that setup. Have you tried shooting fixed blade broad heads with it yet?
Was thinking the same thing...

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Old 07-22-2014, 09:25 AM
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What length are they cut at? You don't need a 500 grain arrow to be a successful Bowhunter........
No ..But with a 28" draw/72# and standard rest position resulting in approx 28" or longer arrow...still weaker spine...not weight an issue as the FMJ are heavy... .400@10.2

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