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Title: Another from me......STOS users would be great!
Post by: LookMomNoSights on March 01, 2011, 07:22:00 PM

Im trying to work out a point/insert/adapter combo and need to know which adapter would be best suited for the STOS regarding the aluminum screw in variety.....LONG OR SHORT adapter?

Title: Re: Another from me......STOS users would be great!
Post by: JimB on March 01, 2011, 07:48:00 PM

I like longer adapters for more glue surface and I feel it may line up the head more precisely or at least with less effort.But you are talking about two different front end weights and you would have to tune accordingly.

Title: Re: Another from me......STOS users would be great!
Post by: LookMomNoSights on March 01, 2011, 07:55:00 PM

Yeah,   the adapters I was looking at....only a 10 grain difference between long and short...Id take up the slack without much headache if I had to with a weight.

Title: Re: Another from me......STOS users would be great!
Post by: Wannabe1 on March 01, 2011, 08:07:00 PM

Either will work. To get my point weight just the way I needed it, I had to use the short adapter for my 145gr Stos. They spin and fly perfect.    :thumbsup:

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Title: Re: Another from me......STOS users would be great!
Post by: Doug in MN on March 01, 2011, 08:08:00 PM

Long, and by the way, they are great broadheads.

Title: Re: Another from me......STOS users would be great!
Post by: Terry Green on March 01, 2011, 08:17:00 PM

Either...and epoxy would be best on the short adapter for sure.

Title: Re: Another from me......STOS users would be great!
Post by: Wannabe1 on March 01, 2011, 08:27:00 PM

Epoxy was what I used also.   :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Another from me......STOS users would be great!
Post by: Rick Butler on March 01, 2011, 10:30:00 PM

Yeah, use epoxy, I've had a couple of heads pull off with hot melt.

Title: Re: Another from me......STOS users would be great!
Post by: EL Mejor on March 01, 2011, 11:22:00 PM

THATS. WHAT I USE EPOXY...GOOD LUCK, DOWN AT RAY HAMMONDS THIS WEEKEND RICK...

Title: Re: Another from me......STOS users would be great!
Post by: SlowBowinMO on March 01, 2011, 11:35:00 PM

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Originally posted by Terry Green:
Either...and epoxy would be best on the short adapter for sure.

X2 on epoxy for the short adapter.

Most archers seem to prefer long adapters in heads that will accept them, and I am no exception.  The longer bearing surface aids in bonding and can also help with alignment.  You definitely want a super strong adhesive like epoxy for use with short adapters as there is so much less bearing surface for the glue.  Glue failure on a hard hit can cause the adapter to drive forward within the head like a wedge and split the head from the back.  It's rare but it can happen.   :dunno:   A long adapter reduces the likelihood of that happening even further.