Hardwood shafts or footed shafts source for water buffalo

[GarrettS]

Hello all, I am kicking around the idea of going on a water buffalo hunt with my selfbow in July next year. I am having a hard time finding any source for high spine (100# range) hardwood shafts. I talked to Carsen with surewood shafts and he is going to save up his heaviest spine shafts for me. My thought with that is to have the doug fir footed but I'm running into the same problem that I can't find anyone footing shafts anymore. Any ideas or recommendations are much appreciated, thanks.

[Walt Francis]

Garrett,

Remind me when you are at bow night this week, I can get you the #100 shafts. Also, have the information for the guy who donated the the 8 pointed footed shafts to the TBM a few years back (I might be using them for moose this fall).

[GarrettS]

Thanks Walt, I should have thought to ask you about this. That sounds like a plan.

[strick9]

If that doesn't work out I just saw these on another site as well brother, he might have some heavier. Good luck on the hunt!

Mostly chundo wood. 80-95 # spine. Call John at 406-370-2330 for more information.

[beemann]

A Lex a contributor on here shoots red balau shafts for buf in Australia. He raves about em.   He shoots heavy poundage black widow longbows I’m sure he can help you. 

[A Lex]

Ha, thanks Bryan 

But yes, Red Balau shafts from Forrester Wood Shafts ( forresterwoodshafts.com ) I've never had a problem getting heavy spine Red Balau shafts from them. Good quality shafts too.

I've found Red Balau to be absolutely brilliant, super tough and heavy. The last arrows I made for Water Buffalo (130# I think) weighed just a fuzz under 1100 grains, and shot superbly from my 75lb Blackwidow longbow. With big sharp Grizzly broadheads up front, they penetrate extrodinary well. I cannot recommend them highly enough, and Kevin Forrester has been great to deal with.

Granted they are still wood, and I expect them to break when big critters fall on them, but in my experience Red Balau makes a fantastic wooden arrow for big things, like Water Buffalo 

Best
Lex

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[Wose]

If you found the heavy spine shafts you want, I wonder if the folks at The Footed Shaft would foot them for you?

[GarrettS]

Thanks a bunch everyone for the replies. I think Forrester shafts would be perfect but I was unable to check out on his website. Could just be a glitch, I sent him an email.

John with the Footed Shaft is a friend and a great guy. Good idea on getting ahold of him, he might be able to set me up.