What’s your FOC?

[RSET]

For folks who measure it, what’s your FOC, and are you happy with it? I’m currently around 13%, but would increase it if my spines could handle it. Too late in the game this year to upgrade my arrows, especially with an early elk hunt looming. There’s always next year, though!

 

[Schwanzman89]

My arrow set up for bears is roughly 22%. I'm currently building my elk arrows. I've got 175 grains upfront between insert and BH on FMJ 300's.

 

[geewhiz]

I'm right around 22% as well with 300 grains up front on my trad setup. I'm plenty satisfied.

 

[Hoodie]

My compound set-up is at 18%. 100 grain brass insert with 125 grain broadheads. Total arrow weight is 525 grains.

 

[RSET]

My arrow set up for bears is roughly 22%. I'm currently building my elk arrows. I've got 175 grains upfront between insert and BH on FMJ 300's.

Out of curiosity, did you start lower than that and work your way up? If so, how did it improve?

 

[TheTone]

My arrow set up for bears is roughly 22%. I'm currently building my elk arrows. I've got 175 grains upfront between insert and BH on FMJ 300's.

Why use anything different between species? My last arrow set up I bought 2 dozen of a decade ago and finally got low enough this year that I had to find something new.

 

[WapitiBob]

wild guess somewhere around 12-15.

 

[Howie]

19%

 

[hogcarpy]

17.5% with 27.5" Axis LR and 123 gr. field points

 

[Fremont15]

13% and a 360 total arrow weight.

 

[Valley1320]

16% with a total weight of 472 if I remember right

 

[KipCarson]

13% arrow weight 509g (without broadhead) while not a high foc it blew threw all 6 deer I shot last season without ever slowing down.

 

[Djfan]

I'm about 20-22%.

 

[ScottP]

About 20%. Think I’m at 625 gr total.

I tried several configurations and that shot the best. Although lower velocity than what I started at 10+ years ago. But I can shoot bare shafts and get awesome broadhead flight from the same bow.

 

[blueridge]

18.7% for my elk setup. 616gr total. 217fps . (Lighted nock, 2" Quickfletch, Victory 300, 100gr insert, 175gr Grizzlystik Samurai single bevel.)

16% for my deer setup. 501gr total. 256fps. (Lighted nock, 2" Blazers, Victory 350, 100gr insert, 100gr Slick Trick.)

Have to remember to sight in when switching. Don't ask me how I know.

 

[N2TRKYS]

My heavy arrows are 436 grains with 12% foc.