FOC Broadhead with BE Zombie or Diablo?

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GROOTSKY
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FOC Broadhead with BE Zombie or Diablo?

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I'm shooting 18" Zombies with 92gr inserts, for early season moose/elk I will be using a 125 gram fixed head. Later in the season I would like to try the FOC head out of a stand for deer, will the combined weight of the 170 grain head & the 92 gram insert give me too much forward of center weight or is that even possible.
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Re: FOC Broadhead with BE Zombie or Diablo?

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I used almost exactly that, 92g insert/FOC, for my ill-fated bear hunt. My arrows were 20" Zombies. Extreme accuracy. After 60 yards, the trajectory started a little downturn but not excessively.
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Re: FOC Broadhead with BE Zombie or Diablo?

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As you increase the front end weight of an arrow can it be said that spine stiffness must be increased as well?
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Re: FOC Broadhead with BE Zombie or Diablo?

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GROOTSKY wrote:As you increase the front end weight of an arrow can it be said that spine stiffness must be increased as well?
As you increase the front end weight, the spine effectively decreases (flexes more). Not such a big deal with crossbows like it is with traditional bows though.

I shoot BE Executioners with 100 grain inserts and 240 grain Centaur Batttleaxe broads - basically extreme FOC. They are amazingly accurate! Like shooting a .22!
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What sort of speeds are you guys shooting?
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Re: FOC Broadhead with BE Zombie or Diablo?

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BD400. 486g arrow. Didn't chrono. Likely 340 max.
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