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I don't know about you guys but aluminum shafting pieces for arrow footing is getting hard to find. I contacted 3R and they need to sell shafting by the dozen....understandable because it comes in dozens. But I imagine if they took those dozens and cut them into 4 inch pieces they could get a lot more for that same dozen of arrows. I know they sell the little aluminum collars but for serious stumpin' and also for tuning issues I like a longer piece of footing.
I mentioned it to one of their techs but you know how it goes the tech doesn't do the ordering etc. And getting any employee to try and improve things in their company doesn't usually work because they dont' think like entrapreneurs or else they would own the company. This isn't a slam against 3R it's just the way of the world in resale stores.
I know I'd buy a dozen aluminum footings every time I buy a dozen carbons,it might be a good item to stock.
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Why don't someone start a new business of buying aluminum shafts, cutting them to different lengths, and selling them as footing????
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I wonder what they do with the scrap aluminum from cutting down arrows for people? Maybe they could use that?
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Why don't every body gather up there unwanted aluminum shafts, and pieces they have cut off, send them to me, and I will cut footings from them and them list them in the classifieds. How is that?
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What size aluminum is needed? I have a tube full at home. Just not sure what size they are.
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Seems to me there was a chart started by someone that list all the alum. sizes that fits what size carbons. Not sure where that chart is or if it was on here or not? Maybe someone has it?
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Guess you are using the wrong carbons if ya need footings.
But if you need aluminums I have hundreds of used arrows in the garage. What size do most use for footings?
Such a tiny market it would not make business sense.
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It's not tiny at all, if you consider that every carbon shaft is tougher with footings. I suppose they might be cutting their own throat by doing this as the arrows would last longer and folks would buy way less carbon shafting. Lone wolf what kikd of shafts do you shoot that never break? I might want to buy some of those.
When I go gopher shooting I always use footed carbons, I can bounce them off of rocks and they dont' get damaged. Last time I went I shot over 70 gophers, thats a lot of shooting and tough on arrows, I used 3 or 4 arrows for the whole day and only busted one.
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