Your plains Game Archery set up for 2025

[wysongdog]

Mathews lift, bridgelock stabilizer, trophy taker canyon pounder sight. 80# 300’s victory vap ss, with 25 grain iron will Snyder core hit, with 25 grn collar, with 135 grain sb broadheads, total weight 505. For buf same bow set same arrow except 250 spine, 100 grain insert and 25 grain collar, 200 grain broad head, should put my total arrow weight to somewhere around 750 grain. Still trying to figure out what to do about sight tape and pin gaps between the 2 setups

 

[FlyGuy]

I haven’t tried it in Africa, but since 2016 I’ve been shooting a PSE StingerX at 70# and 30” draw (I actually need a 32” draw if anyone has recommendations). I’m currently running RIP TKO arrows with aluminum inserts and 200gr VPA single bevels. I’m in at 553gr with at 21% FOC.

Plan is to go to RSA next year for plains game, and I was planning on renting a rifle (we’re going to vic falls after the hunt). However, I might take my bow instead. That said, I may upgrade my bow and get my arrow weight up to 650 gr. Although I prefer PSE, I’ve been looking at the Mathews Lift XD for my upgrade based on draw length. Potentially a used PSE Bow Madness 32 could save me some pesos for more trophy

I haven’t tried it in Africa, but since 2016 I’ve been shooting a PSE StingerX at 70# and 30” draw (I actually need a 32” draw if anyone has recommendations). I’m currently running RIP TKO arrows with aluminum inserts and 200gr VPA single bevels. I’m in at 553gr with at 21% FOC.

Plan is to go to RSA next year for plains game, and I was planning on renting a rifle (we’re going to vic falls after the hunt). However, I might take my bow instead. That said, I may upgrade my bow and get my arrow weight up to 650 gr. Although I prefer PSE, I’ve been looking at the Mathews Lift XD for my upgrade based on draw length. Potentially a used PSE Bow Madness 32 could save me some pesos for more trophy fees.

There’s no plains game animal in Africa that you cannot kill with that PSE setup.

 

[FlyGuy]

I am a fixed blade guy also. I can say I have never actually even shot an expandable out of my bow.

Mechanical broadheads only have two advantages.

1: You’re too lazy to broadhead tune your setup.
2: Your I.Q isn’t high enough to broadhead tune your setup.

Today’s fixed blades have come a looong way from the old Thunderheads and Muzzy’s from back in the day.

 

[Mtn_Infantry]

I haven’t tried it in Africa, but since 2016 I’ve been shooting a PSE StingerX at 70# and 30” draw (I actually need a 32” draw if anyone has recommendations). I’m currently running RIP TKO arrows with aluminum inserts and 200gr VPA single bevels. I’m in at 553gr with at 21% FOC.

Plan is to go to RSA next year for plains game, and I was planning on renting a rifle (we’re going to vic falls after the hunt). However, I might take my bow instead. That said, I may upgrade my bow and get my arrow weight up to 650 gr. Although I prefer PSE, I’ve been looking at the Mathews Lift XD for my upgrade based on draw length. Potentially a used PSE Bow Madness 32 could save me some pesos for more trophy fees.

The new Bowtech Proven 34 LD has a 33” Max Draw Length. There are only a couple of long draw bows on the market.