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Just saw these advertised at the top of the forum. I was really excited to see the GPI on them, and then pretty shocked to see what they cost. Anyone know why they cost twice as much as the GT Trads? If I had to pay almost $14 per shaft, I'd have to give up bowhunting. Anyone use them yet or are they new?
Posts: 1352 | From: London, Ohio | Registered: Nov 2009
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I am like you, liked the gpi, but can't swallow the price. But I guess their thinking is if you never are going to break one, they won't have many repeat sales so they are more $.
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They look really durable, but with a GT 5575 already offering 9.3 gpi, I really don't need a shaft that is any heavier - I prefer putting the rest of the weight up front, into high FOC. I suppose if I was going after Cape Buffalo, elephant, Baby Godzilla, etc, I'd consider them.
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The price is high because of a limited audience. They simply MUST be profitable or whats the use of making them.
A tank of fuel in a big pick up truck is very expensive and lasts no time at all. A dozen of these shafts will probably last so long you`ll be buying new bows to match the spine of them.
I havent checked them out yet...hopefully they are made HERE!
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Well someone needs to point me in the right direction, I can't find them anywhere on this site. Guess I will checkout GT,s website. That being said there is no excuse for cheap equipment, GT's are all I shoot, I shoot the Pro Hunters out of my Bowtech and the XT Hunters and Expedition Hunters out of my recurves. I am very comfortable with the GT's, they are very durable and consistent. I like the history and the look of the Wood arrows, I even own a set of POC arrows for my Super Grizz that I bought when I first got the bow.
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If they are the ones by "BearPaw" isn't that co. in Germany and Gold tips actually made in Utah?
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Thanks Keefer! found them, for a dozen they are not much more than the Pro Hunters. according to my calculations and at my length arrows they will be one heavy arrow. A 29" 320 spine arrow will be over 440 grns and thats not including anything added to the arrow, I shoot mostly 60ish # bows I would need to add around 600grns up front just to keep some kind of FOC. That will make the arrow over 1000grns, thats akin to a 100# bow. I would have to check what spine I would need at my DL.Good to know that someone is building a heavy arrow out of carbon.
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I was thinkin on trying some heavy carbon's, but for that price I think I'll just stick with aluminum!
Jason
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Gold Tip are based in Utah, they get the shafts from Mexico, and then put them together in Utah.
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155.99 ??? a dozen ?????? That aint gonna happen!
Clint Eastwood was right, "There's nothin' like a fine piece of Hickory"
Eric
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That is cheeper than the new Grizzly sticks, I think they sale for that price for 6.... I know they are suppose to be super tough, and all, but what about loosing them? Would people using them, use them for all there hunting, like small game, deer, antelope, elk, moose , pigs etc? or just on real big animals like Moose and grizzly??
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