950 grains = Overkill? - "I switched several years ago to GrizzlyStik because I was getting ready for a pair of African safaris. After testing, I selected the Momentum tapered arrows built to 950 grains with a 315 Ashby broadhead upfront. Over both safaris, I had 9 consecutive one shot kills on giraffe, lion, eland, kudu and other plains game.
After returning home, I started to openly wonder if I could us the same 950 grain system on elk and whitetails? Would it be fast enough? Could I shoot far enough? Would my bowhunting friends think I'm crazy?
Well I'm happy to report I'm not the crazy one, light/speed freaks are. My arrows pass through everything I shoot at. There really is no such thing as overkill. Just putting animals down faster and more ethically." - Mick Cheshire
Mississippi Traditional Record164 3-8” 6 x 5 Magnolia Monarch – “I was only 8' up in my tree and he walked right under me. At 15 yards out, he stopped perfectly broadside and I let it loose. The arrow disappeared at impact but it was a little high and back. Even with that arrow placement, I wasn't too[...]
It was a calm morning with no wind. Very cold 15 degrees. I went early in the morning into the timber to climb up my treestand. He came by my treestand 20 minutes into legal light. I shot him at 20 yards broadside. I watched him for about 10 minutes before I shot him. Couldn’t have been a better way[...]
