I was given an old BP Cougar. After cleaning and inspection I have decided to shoot it. I did some calculations using the 3Rivers calculator. Seems my wife’s 1816‘s are real close. I draw 27” with this bow and arrows are 28”. For those of you that use that weight bow what are your thoughts? Both for hunting Javalina size game and 3D.
1816 or a 1916 with a 125 to 145 grain points should work at 28" BOP.
That was the bow that I first used for hunting...exactly, weight and all! Ah, the memories...took quite a bit of game with that bow.
well I took it to the range with the 1816’s. I have a couple issues to figure out. One is vibration, the bow shook when I shot it. I may need heavier arrows. The 1816 are about 350 grains. I am going to raise the brace height and try that. Also have to raise my “sights”, arrows went straight just dropped low. That is a work in progress as it is. I do see why the bow had a good following back when.
I have one of those in the same weight draw. Raising the brace height really smoothed things out.
TomM, let us know how it worked out.
I have a 50# Cougar and it likes heavy arrows.
That was my first bow, too but only 42#. Never shot anything but wood shafts from it back then. Now I shoot bows from 30-40# and if I'm not using wood I'm using 1820's.
You are about 100 grains too light with those arrows. That and too low of brace height can cause the shock/noise.
It seems 1916’s work pretty good and so did 600 spine carbons.