longbows ad aluminum

[nc recurveman]

Anyone had any success shooting alum. from a cut to center longbow? I'm getting out of the wood arrows and looking cost effective options. It's a 60# northern mist

[Swamp Yankee]

No problems what so ever shooting aluminums from any bow.  I enjoy shooting wood arrows more than anything else for most of the year; but come hunting season all my broadheads are riding aluminum arrows for consistancy, toughness, weight and accuracy.

[donnyjack]

My 55# Fox LB likes 2018s with a 200gr. head a lot.  It's not cut all the way to center but that don't seam to hurt.

DJ

[emac396]

I have a 50# Northern Mist and had good success with Easton legacy 2016 out of it  till I switched to wood.
           good luck
              Ed

[Night Wing]

An aluminum arrow can be shot from classic "D" shaped longbows, hybrid longbows and recurve bows. You'll just have to find the right spined one for your bow.

[Squirrel Bait]

I shoot a 63 lb. Northern Mist and 65 lb. Acadian Woods longbows they both shoot 28 1/2 " 2117's with 190 Ribbies.

[Cool Arrow]

Ever notice when your at a rough rocky 3=d shoot, There's lots of trashed carbons, several trashed woodies, and once in a great while a trashed alum? Course I never have that problem. Foam don't break arrows.
     Larry

[joe skipp]

Shoot a 53# Kempf longbow and have a 55# on order from Jack and I shoot 2117's. They fly great, total arrow weight is 525 grains with 125 gr Zwickeys.

I draw 27" and my 2117's are swagged, 28.5" in length. 5" Parabolic feathers, full helical.

[luvnlongbow]

No issues with 2018's from my Superior.

Joe

[misfire]

My Bama Hunter Loves the 1916's!

 

[JamesKerr]

Aluminum arrows are great shafts. I use to shoot legacy 2018's of my Tomahawk woodland hunter longbow. The only reason I switched to carbons was because on shots encountering bone the aluminums have a tendency to bend. With the carbons I just put in a brass insert and don't give bone a second thought.

[LimbLover]

I'm a longbow guy. They all love wood and aluminum. Seems the 2018 shoots well out of both my 50# Bama Royal and my 56# Hollenbeck.

Only complaint about them is they bend and are never as good again. They last the least longest for me. I do a lot of stumping and they just don't  hold up as well as a heavy wood for me. Can't beat the price, ease of maintenance, and consistency though. I always have a dozen lying around.

[m midd]

I have always shot wood arrows Fir and cedar from my longbows. But i recently ordered some legacy 2117s and i am very impressed. They shoot great out of my 63# great norhern, and they all finished out at 568 gr. I may very well be hunting with them this year.

[LimbLover]

Try filling up the shafts with spray foam. It deadens the Hollie metallic sound quite a bit.