arrows and hunting

[nhbuck1]

heres a question i thought of, when you make or order arrows for hunting do you shoot with the ones you hunt with to say break them in or do you use brand new ones in the quiver that have never been shot, idk if this makes a diff or not

[kenneth butler]

I never shoot a arrow at game that hasn't been tested,to make sure it fly's like it is supposed to. I just shoot them a few times then save the best for hunting. No nicks or bends in shaft, or defects in feathers. Ratty, used, feathers are noisy.     Ken

[katman]

Yes shoot them first to make sure they fly correctly. I will go so far as to shoot each shaft bareshaft to make sure it is flying well before I fletch them up.

[RodL]

After building my arrows, I shoot every arrow a few times to make sure its acting like its suppose to. After shooting them all and making sure everything is alright with each arrow I will take a couple and only use them for practice and keep the rest for hunting

Rodney

[crazynate]

Always shoot very arrow you hunt with multiple times. Just because they're  new doesn't mean there always perfect

[Tajue17]

I hate that brandnew Crispy, scratchy sounding fletching so I like to break them in and get that fletching soft..  I even go as far as wetting my fletching,, letting dry and then steaming them a few different times to get them soft.

I once spooked a deer when fletching from a arrow in my bow quiver scraped against my leg making a plastic scrape sound and spooked the deer.

[Roy from Pa]

I number all my arrows and shoot them all. Take notes on which #s fly the best and which ones don't fly as well. Hunt with the ones that hit the spot you are shooting at.

[Sam McMichael]

I shoot them all to make sure they fly well. Then when broad heads are mounted, they are tested to make sure they shoot accurately and to the same point of impact as field points. Then I put them in the quiver and only use the broad head arrows for hunting. The remaining field point equipped arrows become my practice arrows.

[damascusdave]

The foam used in Rinehart targets does a great job of stropping broadheads...I will shoot any arrow I hunt with into my Rinehart at least a couple of times... VPA broadheads with Full Metal Jackets shoot just like field points for me

DDave

[MCNSC]

Yep, always shoot them, with the head that will be mounted on it. keep the most consistent shooters for hunting.

[mgf]

I used to be real picky about keeping my hunting arrows only for hunting...after shooting them just enough to make certain they shot OK.

Part of that was probably because I was using aluminum arrows and I worried about one getting bent.

Now that I'm using mostly carbon I'm not nearly so fussy. If I'm short on arrows I don't hesitate to swap broadheads for field points and do some shooting. Once I'm done on the target I'll put the broadheads back on and go hunting.

My hunting shots are close and IME the arrows fly fine even without perfect fletching in pristine condition. With screw-in one piece broadheads I screw them in and go as long as there isn't any obvious sign of damage.

I had a pack of Woodsman broadheads. About half of them didn't spin true...I don't know what's out of wack.

I got tired of looking at them sitting in my tackle box and went out and shot them. They shoot fine at 20 yards.

Maybe you would see a difference at very long range or you might see something at closer range if you shot the bow out of a machine but that's not what I'm doing with them.

[jcar315]

Originally posted by RodL:
After building my arrows, I shoot every arrow a few times to make sure its acting like its suppose to. After shooting them all and making sure everything is alright with each arrow I will take a couple and only use them for practice and keep the rest for hunting

Rodney

Me too!