ACME arrow shafts

[Mark Colangelo]

I have around 4 or 5 dozen Surewood shafts underspined for what I want to set up that are 60-65 spine. I was offered a clean swap of old ACME shafts in 70-75 which is where I think i need to be. Anyone know much about these ACME? Am i better off just selling the shafts i have and getting new surewoods?

[snag]

If they have been stored properly AND you want to shoot POC you can't find a better POC shaft. ACME was the best.

[Bud B.]

Listen to snag!

[jhk1]

I got some "new old stock" ACME POC shafts a year or two ago from The Footed Shaft. I think they were advertised as being made back in the 1960s. They are great shafts-- they seem to be tougher than newer POC shafts I've had.

[Fletcher]

Look them over before you swap.  Acme premium are the best in POC, but they sold a lot of "select" shafts, too.  They are OK, but not the same as Acme's premiums.  IMO, doug fir is a better arrow wood than POC.  I would rather have premium Surewoods.

[Ray Lyon]

Acme premiums are my favorite wood arrow shafting, besides Forgewoods. I've used Sitka Spruce from Hildebrand and Doug Fir from Surewood. Both are excellent and Surewood products would be my go to after my stash of the Acme and Forgewoods, both long out of production, are gone.

[David Mitchell]

As stated, be sure they are Acme premium.  If so definitely worth it.

[TOEJAMMER]

What everyone has already said.  Back in the day before they went out of business (a devastating fire if I remember correctly), they and Forgewood were the absolute best.

[Mark Colangelo]

thanks everyone...I think I am going to pull the trigger on this one.

[mj seratt]

That's the only brand Wile E. Coyote ever used.

Murray

[Dennis Scott]

The premium shafts were the best out there, but they also made and sold the lesser quality select shafts and the much lower end mill run shafts. A nostalgic note, the last time I bought Acme shafts, I got a gross of the premium shafts for $66.00