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I have been using aluminum arrows for my whitetail hunting, but am thinking of switching to carbon arrows. Is the price increase worth the effort,? What, if any, is the advantage of carbon over aluminum?
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| Posted: Sun Jan 4th, 2009 08:57 PM |
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Well worth the price.I have switched to carbon arrows completely.No warped arrows,shot after shot.I have mine made at a local bowshop,Easton 340 carbons...
They fly straight,don`t get bent and are overall much better than aluminum.
I shot aluminum arrows my whole life and just started shooting carbons.
I`ll never hunt with aluminum arrows agin
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| Posted: Mon Jan 5th, 2009 01:27 AM |
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+1 for TG. The only problem with carbon is that they can split (check them if you hit something hard like another arrow or miss the target or go through the target, if it has anything that resembles a crack or split DO NOT USE IT!! Keep in mind that if you do see anything that the same impact would have destroyed an aluminum arrow.
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| Posted: Tue Jan 6th, 2009 02:38 AM |
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My must-have material is compressed cedar, but I shoot traditional tackle and make up my arrows from blank shafts. It is just part of the fun of archery to me. I know lots of traditional shooters use carbon, probably more so than even aluminum. I think part of the reason for this is that you have no metallic "clank" if you accidently bump a carbon like you have with aluminum.
It does make you think twice bout your shot when you are flinging about $12-15 from your bow. By the time you add up the arow, fletching and broadhead, it is not hard to get to that figure.
Keep 'em sharp, get close and pick your spot well.
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varmintcaller wrote: I have been using aluminum arrows for my whitetail hunting, but am thinking of switching to carbon arrows. Is the price increase worth the effort,? What, if any, is the advantage of carbon over aluminum?
With the world markets buying metals, carbon is actually going to be less expensive then the aluminum counterparts. Weight will normally be within a few 1/10th of a grain per inch, if you are correctly fitted.
It's said that there are three kinds of aluminum: straight, bent, broken
It's said that there are two kinds of carbon: straight, broken
You'll probably need to change your arrow rest, and tweak the sight...but everything else can remain the same!!
Scott (like prefer GoldTips) B
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sdb777 wrote: It's said that there are three kinds of aluminum: straight, bent, broken
It's said that there are two kinds of carbon: straight, broken
I shoot strictly aluminum. I feel it really comes down to personal preference. I don't think one kills better than the other.
I have had lots of people tell me that carbon arrows are straighter than aluminum arrows. But that has not been my experience, and maybe someone can tell me why. When my dad got back into bow hunting he wanted carbon arrows so I bought him a dozen arrows. I don't remember what brand they were. We spin tested every arrow in that box and only about five out-of-the-box spun true. When he switched to a crossbow. He wanted carbon arrows again. This time I bought him a dozen gold tip crossbow shafts. This time, only about six spun true. It's not the insert that is wobbling. It's the shaft is crooked. I've gone through almost 2 boxes of Easton aluminum shafts for myself and have yet to spin a crooked one fresh out-of-the-box.
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WildBill,
Did you spin your arrows with or without the field points/broadheads? With or without vanes/feathers? Both of the above items will effect the wobble of the arrow on the spinner.....
Even the amount of glue used to hold the insert can/will effect the wobble effect on spinners. Since there is no scientific way of dispensing equal amounts of glue each time I install a insert....I just try to pay closer attention. And my results are normally pretty close.
The biggest reason I see arrows doing bad things......broadheads! Yup, the ferrule is generally the most un-straight item. And you'd think that an item that normally costs around $12.50/ea would at least be true?!?!?!
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I know for sure the gold tips were spun before they were fletched and without a tip installed because I ordered the shafts precut, un-fletched, and without the insert installed. We selected the strangest ones for fletching. You could plainly see the bend in the shafts.
I have noticed the same thing with Broadhead's. They aren't all straight.
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Yep, carbon is the way to go. Alum. can get bent without you even noticeing it. Just give the carbons a safety check after each use to be sure their are no cracks.
Kenny
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