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Years (read that as over a decade) ago, Jack Howard told me the best all around arrow was the Easton 2114. Now, most of you know that I'm a dyed-in-the-wool woodie guy. However, yesterday I was messing around and found some 2114 AO that had been secreted back in the nether reaches of the arrow vault. Now these had been weighted with foam and with 145gr points they all weighed in at 540gr. I wondered, "How would my 55# Tembo like these?" So, I tried them.
WOW! Jack was right!
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Danny can you elaborate more on 2114's "foam weighted." Sounds interesting.
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Can't tell you how many deer I killed with Easton 2114s. Thanks for the reminder....been shooting carbon n wood for over a decade now, and you just revived some memories.
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Lon - You are right. All I have left in 2114's are the AO. Need to find some more......
Blain - Foam weighted: Before I install the insert, I use the rubberized foam from pc packaging. Not the old hard white Styrofoam, but the flexible foam. Most pieces I have are about 4" thick. I then use a sharp knife and cut it into 1/4" X 1/4" X 4" pieces and then pack it into the arrow shaft and tamp it down with small diameter rod. You can fill the shaft with the foam and usually add about 40 to 50 grains of weight plus it deadens the hollow sound of the empty shaft. Using a digital scale, you can actually match the exact grain weight for each shaft. Heavier matched weight, flat dead sound and it does not change the spine. Much better than weed eater line or other weight adding items. Hope this helps.
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Danny, I just finished 6 2114 XX75 Camo Hunters, 30" 3 5 1/2" high back left wing parabolics with flo green bohning classics and 125 gr tips. My '70 B wood with #3 46# limbs luvs em. Shick
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Festivus - They work well with a variety of bows (recurve and longbows) and draw weights. I've shot them with great success from 45# up to 65# bows.
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You can't always depend on the spine charts to give you actual performance data. You really need to shoot a 2114 out of a bow. It has been my experience that, more often than not, spine charts cause frustration in tuning a bow.
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