.200 deflection carbons

[mbbushman]

I have a chance to buy a dozen Carbontech Safaris at about half price of retail. They are a 70/90 shaft with a .200 deflection and weigh 15.5 grs.per inch. I am hoping to use these arrows out either my 58lb. Caribow Silver Fox longbow, or my 60lb. Caribow Tuktu recurve. Will a 250 gr. head soften the spine enough to tune out of these bows? Anyone have any experience with carbons spined this high? Or do I just use this as an excuse to order a heavier set of limbs?  :D

[SlowBowinMO]

I think you have your excuse, and I'd order them a LOT heavier!

[X2]

You would probably have to have 400+ grains up front to get them to fly right.

[Nor'easter]

I'd have to agree with Slo.  You'll
have to be in the spear catagory to
weaken that shaft up.

[njstykbow]

I had to shoot them with 300 grains up front and cut 1" off the full-length shaft from a 66# DAS and 29.5" draw.  It's a "crazy-stiff" shaft.  They're a great shaft, but not worth any price if they won't tune!

[insttech1]

WWWAAAYYY too stiff!

[JC]

I think the consensus is they will be too stiff for your specs. As another example, I got 350 up front and nuthin on the back of a full length shaft and they are still too stiff for my Morrison Cheyenne 64@27. Gonna tap the back of the brass insert and start adding more from the back of the insert. I think another 50-75 gr will do it for my setup....we'll see.

Dang tough son of a gun shaft though! Let me know where you found em for half price if you don't want them...  :D

[aromakr]

Using the Trad.spine formula, a deflection of .200= 130# spine at 28". Keep in mind they were spined between 28" centers with a 1.94# weight.
Bob

[mbbushman]

So.... If I order a set of 70lb limbs that might solve the problem. Oh good, another excuse to justify another Caribow order. Thanks for the advice everyone!

[manyletters]

Hey guys...you have to leave those shafts full length and the add tons o' weight up front. Try adding a .243 bullet with epoxy before putting in the 100gr brass insert depeding on the inside diameter. The you can add a 100gr steel adapter with a 200gr Ace Super express...that would be 500gr up front...yowza