Any math experts?
I've got a question for one of you math wizards. Assuming a 45* angle, how far would a 382 grain arrow shot at 267fps go? The arrow specs are 100gr tip, 27 1/2" long at 8.4 gpi. It would be shot from a bow with a 28 1/2" DL and a 71lb DW.
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Screwin' around and lost one, huh?
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yes woud need to know height at wich arrow was projected from.
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I once killed an antelope at 740 yards
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Was he getting a drink?
We'll need the standard gravity reading at the precise location in order to accurately figure the speed. We'll also need wind speed, temperature,and RH.
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i would estimate gravity at about 9.8 m/s. i don't no how you would figure out wind resistents.
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Yes, I could hear him drinking and lazer range finded him at just over 750 yds so I stood tall and fired my bow at a 45 degree angle, adjusting for the wind of course, and let er fly...
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lol.
Yeah. I was kidding.
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That's why they make luminocs. I've got a mile long cut bean field down the road. Let her fly tonight and we'll find out. That is if you can hold your bow at 45 degrees.:darkbeer:
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Probably half that. The drag from the fletchings really shortens up the distance. Eliminate the fletchings and then shaft diamater plays a big role in speed loss.
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Screwin' around and lost one, huh?
damn, that was funny.
You need the weight, ballistic coefficient, speed, altitude, Humidity, Barometric pressure, and the drag function (don't know what this would be for an arrow but its G1 for most boat tail bullets). Put all this into a ballistic calculator and it will tell you the terminal distance. . . on my 7mm mag it is just over 4 miles :darkbeer:
There are several free ballistic calculators on the internet. There is a post on www.longrangehunting.com that lists them all. I think it's a sticky in the ballistic section.
I certainly wouldn't think that it's 740. . . although I could be wrong. Plus for my rifle 45 deg. doesn't give the maximum distance either. . . don't know that I understand why though??? All I know is that people far smarter than me made the program.
The only thing that gets tricky is that the ballistic coefficient drops as the velocity drops so it will be a little bit shorter than what the calculator gives you. I would guess only maybe a 20 yard difference tho. . .
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P.S. I am with the guy who said a lumenock. . . give her a fling and let us know what it actually is!
There are several free ballistic calculators on the internet. There is a post on www.longrangehunting.com that lists them all. I think it's a sticky in the ballistic section.
I certainly wouldn't think that it's 740. . . although I could be wrong. Plus for my rifle 45 deg. doesn't give the maximum distance either. . . don't know that I understand why though??? All I know is that people far smarter than me made the program.
The only thing that gets tricky is that the ballistic coefficient drops as the velocity drops so it will be a little bit shorter than what the calculator gives you. I would guess only maybe a 20 yard difference tho. . .
Kelpy
P.S. I am with the guy who said a lumenock. . . give her a fling and let us know what it actually is!
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But that was with your 7mm
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Actually wondering if I could shoot across my lake.Screwin' around and lost one, huh?
(Note: I wouldn't be shooting at any animals. Just probably a big 4'x4' styrofoam block just to see.)
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I'm thinking about shooting down the firelane next to some power lines and see what I come up with. After that I'll see about shooting across the lake, which is what I'm really after. I just don't want to be too far off. Too short and I'll lose them in the lake, too long and the wind catches it just right I might have to explain why there's an arrow stuck in the ______ (fence, rabbit cage, pump house, etc)
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some of us did this in a corn field,,,,the most we could get was a little over 300 yds..something like 320 if i remember right
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