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Your ELK arrow the good the bad and the ugly

1.6K views 46 replies 35 participants last post by  VonHoofla  
#1 ·
Not sure why I’m building arrows so heavy anymore since I’ve only taken one elk in 10 trips but I guess I’ve gotten caught up in the penetration soup I’ve built a monster of a arrow specifically for elk hunting.
Victory (4mm) VAP 250’s full length arrow
95 grain outsert 125 grain FP/broadhead and lighted knocks
weighing in at 607 grains
The good it’s blowing through brand new bone collector targets.
The bad the targets are destroying the fletching when they blow through so I’m having to back the bone collector with a broadhead target behind it.
The ugly…..this arrow is so stiff it’s knocked too high/rest low to get bullet hole tune and flight but I think I’m going with it.

What are you going with this year ?
 
#38 ·
I have been elk hunting for many years and have always used 340 spine carbon arrows at 28" length, 100 grain fixed blade broadheads at 410 to 450 grains total from my 70# bow. I don't always get a complete pass through, but plenty of penetration for a good kill. I use the same arrows for deer, pig and elk. I like simplicity and consistency!
 
#41 ·
77.6 lbs at 28.5" draw
Victory VAP TKO 300 cut 27.75 carbon to carbon
Podium 50g titanium inserts
4 fletch AAE Max Stealths
125 grain Iron Will Solids and Sevr Hybrid 1.5s in the quiver.

Total arrow weight is 487 grains, flying at 283 fps.
 
#47 ·
Gold tip kinetic pierce platinum with new 1/2 out+ collar. 460grn with cut on contact broadheads shooting 293fps. I’ve never NOT gotten a pass through and I have shot 1 mule deer and 2 whitetail doe specifically aiming for the shoulder (only shot) and has always blown through. Plenty of KE and momentum for me.