Trad Gang
Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: Bullfrog 1 on January 11, 2013, 08:54:00 AM
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What are you guys shooting? Are you happy with them. I have always shot MFX. I see they are not making them. I have been trying Heritage. I see the replacements for the MFX are over 100 bucks a dozen. Yikes. BILL
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Beman bowhunters. If you don't mind that they are just a plain black shaft, they are cheap and work fine for me! The deer and hogs I've killed with them didn't seem to mind. :)
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I shoot GT Trads, Expedition Hunter and Pros... I get the Trad blems from Big Jim and tune to my set up.... shoot great for me.
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When I started using carbons I tried Traditional Only. I was pretty happy with them until I bought an arrow spinner. They just sort of wobbled at the end even without a tip on them. I then tried some Carbon Express Heritage series and couldn't be happier. They are really straight before mounting a tip and after and the weight and spine seem to be better matched for me.
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ICS Hunters or Big Jims blems best deals out there put all the weight up front.
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+1 on ICS, also like Heritage, lately for a lightweight bow/ cheap arrows I'm enjoying some GT ultralight entradas w/ some 50g brass inserts.
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AD Trads, only carbons I use, best on the market in my opinion.
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Been using the Gold Tip blems from Big Jim for the last few years with no complaints.
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AD trad lites or Grizzlystik Sitkas. Like darts.
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I shoot Gold Tips and have for as long as I can remember.The blems from Bigjim is the best deal in carbon shafts.Easy to get parts and if footed are super tuff.
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I'm a heritage fan myself. good tough arrows that tune nicely.... the only problem i had with the heritage shafts is finding the right sized brass inserts.... every time I've used brass i had to chuck up a field point in my drill press and sand those brass inserts down a fuzz.....
Does anyone have a source for the right size brass inserts for Heritage 250 and 150 shafts? I would really appreciate that info... Kirk
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GT's from Big Jim, easy to work with and get parts, very tough shaft.
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Beman bowhunters for me. Cheap and they work ! :thumbsup:
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Originally posted by Kirkll:
I'm a heritage fan myself. good tough arrows that tune nicely.... the only problem i had with the heritage shafts is finding the right sized brass inserts.... every time I've used brass i had to chuck up a field point in my drill press and sand those brass inserts down a fuzz.....
Does anyone have a source for the right size brass inserts for Heritage 250 and 150 shafts? I would really appreciate that info... Kirk
Hi Kirk
Take a look here http://www.3riversarchery.com/Solid+Brass+Inserts+For+Carbon+Arrows_i0255X_baseitem.html
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ICS and CX heritage for me.
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Originally posted by Kirkll:
I'm a heritage fan myself. good tough arrows that tune nicely.... the only problem i had with the heritage shafts is finding the right sized brass inserts.... every time I've used brass i had to chuck up a field point in my drill press and sand those brass inserts down a fuzz.....
Does anyone have a source for the right size brass inserts for Heritage 250 and 150 shafts? I would really appreciate that info... Kirk
I buy all of my brass inserts for my heritage shafts from 3 rivers ,
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I really love the idea of the heritages, enought weight raw shaft to use just like a woodie or alum, but the gt trads if bought a spine to high and add a 100gr brass insert gets them up to weight too. But id say my favorite are the heritage
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I have used Easton Excel and St. Axis (plain black shafts). I like them both. I switched to Axis because I could use the 75 gr. inserts and not have to buy all new broadheads.
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Easton Axis
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Thx Frass... kirk
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I have tried quite a few different carbon shafts and can say without any question the Arrow dynamics trad series are the best carbon arrows being made. Super easy to tune, They shoot great out of any bow I have tried them out of, and they are super strong shafts.
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Originally posted by frassettor:
Originally posted by Kirkll:
I'm a heritage fan myself. good tough arrows that tune nicely.... the only problem i had with the heritage shafts is finding the right sized brass inserts.... every time I've used brass i had to chuck up a field point in my drill press and sand those brass inserts down a fuzz.....
Does anyone have a source for the right size brass inserts for Heritage 250 and 150 shafts? I would really appreciate that info... Kirk
I buy all of my brass inserts for my heritage shafts from 3 rivers , [/b]
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I prefere the Eritage above all other Carbons.
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Gold tip trads work great for me.
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I liked MFX as well. The Easton Axis Trads are now my go to arrow.
I'm afraid of Blems. I had a handful and two of them had carbon splinters forming. I've seen too many pictures of conflicts between hands and fractured carbon shafts.
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Gold tip trads and if available Big Jim Blems.
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Easton Axis and Beman MFX Classics :thumbsup:
Bill
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Loaded with Grizzlystiks (Sitkas) , and 160 gr. Magnus up front.
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CX Heritage are my first choice, very durable.
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GT trads for me.
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AD Trads and Trad Lites..... IMHO there is no better carbon arrow for trad shooters.
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Beman MFX Classics till they run out..will probably outlast me.
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Was shooting CE's but switched to GT trades, they fly like darts for me.
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Add another for GT trads - blems from big Jim. Several of mine have 100's of shots and holding up fine.
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I have not shot very many different shafts out of my trad bows, because I tried the gold tip trads. I have been very pleased with their performance and durability, and the price is pretty good. A note of clarification: the blems are not damaged arrows. They are perfectly good shafts that have blemishes in the finish, or they do not meet the very exacting tolerances of the manufacturer. I have had good luck with them in the past, and would not hesitate to buy them again. If you recieved a damaged shaft, I would contact the distributor or the manufacturer. I used to work for carbon impact (very good products by the way), and any damaged shafts got destroyed and disposed of, not put in the bargain bin.
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Griz Stick Alaskans for the heavier bow, AD trad Lites for the lighter one.
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Originally posted by mwosborn:
Add another for GT trads - blems from big Jim. Several of mine have 100's of shots and holding up fine.
I'm going to add to this one:
Several of mine have hundreds of misses, and holding up fine!! :D most economical in my opinion and easy to tune.
I'm a real big fan of arrows that don't break now. I have had them BEND, yes bend. Which I guess means that. The carbon underneath the "faux wood" sheath is probably broken. The however of this whole thing. Is I still use it as its at the point end. So not worried about it breaking upon release.
IMO the best flying arrow out of MOST of my bows are grizzly sticks. However. They are not affordable unless you work for a Fortune 500 company. :goldtooth:
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CE Heritage for the last 6 years.
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GT-Ferguson heavey hunters, or CX Heritage are my favorite carbons.
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Easton ACC has been my favorite for many years.
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What, no Easton Trad Only fans? It's probably the same shaft as one of their other models. I liked the weight of Beman MFX, but switched for price, conventional inserts and they take Bohning Signature nocks, which I have my strings served to fit. I shoot 3-D tournies for practice and the extra diameter is worth a few extra points per round in "line-cutters".
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I use goldtip blems for all my bows, even the compound right now. tough, accurate and cheap
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AD TRADS AND TRAD LITES
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Gold Tip XT Hunters for me!
Bisch
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AD Trad Lites & AD Hammerhead Lites
Keep the wind in your face!
Shoot straight, Shinken
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GT, any 3555 i can get a good deal on, using 250 gr up front for a 50# recurve
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GOLD TIP TRAD
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Beman ICS. Tune easy tough and they are american made plus they are fairly cheap..
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I have shot a lot of Beman shafts, GT, and CE. The Beman bow hunter is a real good shooting low cost shaft. Maybe the best flying I have had, but I have blown up a lot of them. They break easy so I can't use them for stumping unless I am real careful what I shoot at, and that is not stumps.
The Carbon Express Heritage is a great shaft with nice weight. They are very durable. I have had some finish coating splintering issues when cutting, but some tape at the cut point has solved that. The 150 is a little stiffer than a 500 spine and will work for me where 500’s tend to be a little too weak most times.
The GT trad has been a supper durable shaft for me. Cuts nice takes a lot of changing inserts for tuning with removal with heat without any issues. Very durable finish and nice looking arrow. Very slick inside so you have to really rough up the inside before gluing inserts. I don’t think I have broken more than a couple in several years of hard use other than robin hooding them or driving in a point insert in a little. Only a couple times have I actually been able to snape an arrow in half after a glancing shot on something really hard. I love the blems for budget arrows but have found some variations in spine. Plenty good enough consistency for me, but I do tune each dozen in depended to account for what I have found to be differences in spine per batch.
I have my first AD’s on the way. I have heard a lot of good stuff about them. It will be interesting to see how they work for me. Not a low cost arrow like the GT trad blem and Beman, but could be worth it if they are as durable, fly as nice, and are as forgiving as most people say they are for them.
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AD Lites. Great arrows. From my 45-55 lb bows, just shoot like darts. Paired with 100 gr brass inserts and 225 heads , perfect for me. Tried Grizzly sticks but had 2 issues...1 they are too glossy but that can be fixed with steel wool. Second I was getting a 50 grain variance in 12 arrows...unacceptable. Also you have to deal with the seam and its effect on spine.