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Tradcat, All you do is pick the correct aluminum shaft size, cut to desired length, de burr, and glue in place over carbon shaft. There is a chart in "How -to resources section". Look under threads started by Charlie Lamb.
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Here's a gt7595 with a 50 grain brass insert and a 125 grain judo after an encounter with an unseen granite boulder. It was shot out of a 64#@31" r/d longbow. Without the footing, the shaft would have been utterly destroyed. As it is, I can trim it down below the sleeve and reuse the shaft.
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AD hammerheads brass insert heavy steel blunt with rubber blunt over top. Collar bOth ends, with g nocks and inserts.
I stump shoot alot in rocky country, and never break these arrows.
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For stumping I shoot CE 150's footed at both ends with 2216's, 1/4" on top and 1" at the end. While maybe not bomb proof they have given me more fun shooting than any other combo I have tried. Most of my bows are around the 50# range, 49-54 # recurves and LB's. I use the standard inserts that come with them and 125 grn judos. I hot melt my judos and that is what usually comes loose, if anything, but I just hot melt them back in place and go at it some more. FUN FUN FUN
I shot the TBW " ROCK SHOOT" in Moses Lake this year and my feathers took a worse beating than my arrow shaft.
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TGMM Family of the Bow Posts: 2239 | From: washington state | Registered: Jan 2008
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Doesnt get any tougher than a Beman MFX with aluminum footing. You'll wear the head out before the arrow.
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Looks like I'll try making a half dozen carbons with Al footings to see how they hold up to abusive stumping. Never shot carbons before but I'll give them a shot.
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I can't remember ever breaking a Beman MFX or Axis with an aluminum footing. Lost a few, bent a few points but honestly can't remember breaking a shaft.
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