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Author Topic: Carbon Arrows/FMJ help  (Read 611 times)

Offline Hatchet Jack

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Carbon Arrows/FMJ help
« on: April 15, 2007, 07:44:00 PM »
I made the switch from the dark side after last bow season. I been shooting my Great Plains recurve 55@28-64" just working on form with the arrows I used with my compound. Im ready to match arrows for my recurve and I want to shoot carbon for their durability . My draw is 29.5 so I gess Im pulling about 58lbs. My compound arrows were Eastons Full Meatal Jackets 9.9 grain per-in" @ 28.5". These are a metal/carbon arrow and the shoot like darts out of my recurve. They are 400 spine. Do you guys think these would be a good match for my GP recurve if they were theright lenght for my draw. If not what spine or carbon arrow would you guys recommend! Thanks

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Offline joel smith

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Re: Carbon Arrows/FMJ help
« Reply #1 on: April 15, 2007, 07:54:00 PM »
really surprised those 400's are shooting that well at only 28.5". I've done a little playing around with the FMJ's and my 60# and 55# bows  won't shoot 400's even full-length. i'm shooting 500's cut to 30" and that's with 175 grains on the front end
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Offline Hatchet Jack

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Re: Carbon Arrows/FMJ help
« Reply #2 on: April 15, 2007, 08:52:00 PM »
SO YOU THINK I SHOULD go with the 500's. The 400 seem to be flying ok and they are fast. I never did bare shaft them. I had 150gr tip and insert? up front with 5" feathers. The 500's are a stiffer spine?? Thanks for your help!!

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Offline joel smith

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Re: Carbon Arrows/FMJ help
« Reply #3 on: April 15, 2007, 09:25:00 PM »
nope, 500's are softer---remember, Easton and Beman shafts numbers reflect their actual bend rate so a larger number means it bends more. PSE and others are the opposite, the larger numbers are stiffer
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