There are quite a few ways to add weight to your carbon arrows. One of the easiest, and most consistent, is to use weed whip cord. These arrows started out at about 580g a pretty good weight from a 53# bow, but we're going to make them some heavy hog killers by adding about 150 grains.
Weed whip cord weighs about 15 grain per foot. We're going to add three pieces, about 7' total to a 28" Heritage 150. The cord alone will add about 100 grains to a 28" arrow. Cut three pieces of cord longer than you need and shove them up evenly until they hit the insert.
Cut the rear of the cords with the rear of the shaft and then trim the cords up until the nock just pushes on the cord when inserted. You don't want the cords too short or they will move up and down in the shaft, too long and they can push your nock out.... Not a good thing!
Once trimmed, the cords can be left as is but they can be made much better by wrapping with yarn. The yarn really makes for a quiet, solid feeling shaft.
Hold or tape the cords together and wrap the front four or so inches with yarn. Make the front thick enough for a slightly more than snug fit inside the shaft. You can then wrap the whole way down the cords, making a snug fit in front, middle, and end, or just tie off the yarn in the front, wrap it in the middle, then wrap the end. In either case, your goal is to have a slightly more than snug fit in the front, middle, and rear of the shaft.
Once completed you will have added between 100 and 150 grains easily to your shaft. If you'd like to front load the shaft, simply wrap the front of the cord with lead trolling line, or to add more weight to the whole shaft, run the lead trolling line the length of the cord then wrap with yarn.
735g!! Now these are some real heavy hog killers. Let's put them to the test...
A complete pass-thru on an early hog!!!!
Topic: How To: Adding Weight to Carbons (Read 187 times)
