Hickory shafting

[The Vanilla Gorilla]

I’m considering going back to wood arrows for a couple of my longbows.  I always liked  shooting 5/16 POC.

I thought about giving hickory shafting a try this time. For those of yall who have shot hickory,  what can I expect as far as a comparison with POC?

Thanks!

[Cory Mattson]

Hickory is so much stronger there is no comparison. Hickory is far superior for hunting IMO. I used to make 2 dozen at a time and they were completely dependable and last a long time. They are not 100% straight but I could get them to spin like a top after mounting broadheads and had no trouble shooting game. I could get Hickory in my preferred weights (heavier than 10 gpi) and Hickory was very quiet when shot. 

POC smells good and is straight and easy to straighten. I've seen dozens of POC arrows break at or just behind the broadhead and I have never seen that with Hickory.

[The Vanilla Gorilla]

POC smells good and is straight and easy to straighten. I've seen dozens of POC arrows break at or just behind the broadhead and I have never seen that with Hickory.

Yeah I only shot POC for 3D shoots. Didn’t think I’d ever get into actually hunting with wood arrows but for some reason I wanna give it a shot.  About how much heavier can I expect a hickory shaft to be over a cedar shaft? 

[Cory Mattson]

Not sure the technical differences in density / weight - others may be more familiar. I always went straight to heavy weights not really thinking compared to Cedar. I shot arrows 700 grains to 800 grains with a 140 gr Journeyman at the time - out of 65# to 70# bows
Another very good heavy shaft is Maple and they are Straight!!
If that helps.
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[The Vanilla Gorilla]

Another very good heavy shaft is Maple and they are Straight!!
If that helps.
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Thanks man. It definitely helps and I’ll look into maple as well. I did also dabble with ash, and it had heft, and also once I got it straight it stayed straight.

[M60gunner]

Hickory is hard, heavy, and difficult to straighten compared to Cedar. I made a doz for a friend back in the early 2000’s for his African trip. Used my heat gun to get them straight. Can’t say how they shot, the native boat handler chickened out because the Crock my friend wanted to shot wasn’t alone.

[mj seratt]

I've had ash shafts in the past, and really liked them.  Now I have a dozen hickories that weigh 850 grains with 190 grain Grizzlies on them, and I absolutely love them.  I shoot them out of a 66 pound Bob Lee recurve, and the trajectory is fine for the distances I'll shoot.

Murray

[Wudstix]

My 90-95# spine Hickory arrows 30" come in right under 700 grains before I add 190-200 grain VPA, Grizzly Instinct or Meathead.  I traded for mine so don't have a good source.  Maple is also good, as is Red Balau.  75# spine POC with Snuffer 160 came in at @735 grains.
 

[Mike Bolin]

Pine Hollow Longbows carries the Hickory shafts in 5/16" in several spine weights. Thinking about building a dozen myself.

[KentuckyWolf]

Allegheny Mountain Woods...was a source of them years ago...believe they closed down some time back. It’s been a long time since I shot hickory...but loved them. Pine Hollow is only source I know of now. Got to admit...all the take of them makes me want to get back to shooting wood arrows (specifically hickory)