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Broadheads shooting left
john in jax
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I know broadheads aren't likely to shoot like field point, but I'm curious as to why my broadheads (same weight, 125grn, as my field points) shoot about 6"-7" left at 25 paces.
Not high, not low, just 6"-7" left. Easily compensated for, they are very consistant/acurate, but it is not what I expected, and I'm wondering as to the hows and why's behind it.
Not high, not low, just 6"-7" left. Easily compensated for, they are very consistant/acurate, but it is not what I expected, and I'm wondering as to the hows and why's behind it.
Comments
You can either
raise your bow wieght, depending on your shafts, 1 pound goes a long way.
Move your rest towards your riser. If you have a micro adjust rest, I would stick with 1/64th increments. Maybe move a max of 1/16th of an inch.
Or you can do it the redneck way and just move your sight over.
Comment - you must be shooting a log in order to have a 125 grain point and have a stiff spine.
At 25 paces I get OK groups (6-8 arrow groups in a +/-5" area usually with several arrow touching) with either the field points or broadheads.
The Bow is a Bear Monster Bucks II I picked up used a couple of months ago (been away from bow hunting/shooting for 20ish years). I've got the limbs tightend all the way down for max poundage. I don't know exactly what that is, assuming it's 70#.
Yep I'm right handed. I'll try moving the rest that 1/64th tword my riser.
Do this if have the ability, you can search the net for better explaination of what I am going to explain. I have only done it a few times, and it really brings the grouping closer
Take a string and put some wieght on it or take a piece of masking tape and attach the tape or string verticaly on your target, make sure it goes through an aiming point, such as a dot or circle, or whatever you aim at.
Take and shoot 1 arrow at 20 yards, 1 at 30 yards, 1 at 35 yards, 1 at 40, and 1 at 45. SHoot all of them aiming at the SAME SPOT, using your 20 YARD PIN. You will see a pattern that is a downward and to the left, they should be in a line of some sort, as long as you didn't have a bad shot.
Take and move the rest to the right untill you get all 5 arrows to line up in a straight line parallel to the string or tape. Once you have them in a straight line up and down, then adjust your sight at 20 yards back to where its on target.
Search the net for "walk back tuning" I am sure there is something out there about it.
With shooting 2119's I can't imagine you would be overspined at 70 pounds, if anything it would be underspined. So m if your willing to is the best bet.
oving your rest So m if your willing to is the best bet. and you called me a red neck aftr all that hot air[:0] you told him to do the same thing ... you hillbillie[:D][:D]
quote:Originally posted by shoff14
With shooting 2119's I can't imagine you would be overspined at 70 pounds, if anything it would be underspined. So m if your willing to is the best bet.
oving your rest So m if your willing to is the best bet. and you called me a red neck aftr all that hot air[:0] you told him to do the same thing ... you hillbillie[:D][:D]
Mastercam is running to slow and has me agitated. Or you can see my skills are not in writing. [;)]
There weather is so warm and the bugs so bad here in NE Florida that I got rid of all my stuff almost 20 years ago. Great experiences with a Thermacel convinced me to stick my toe in back in the archery waters.
As mentioned above at 25 paces I can get an acceptable group right where I want 'em, I just have to aim 6" to the right. I'll try and nudge the rest a little, but any significant tuning or better accessories are going to have to wait until after the season is over.