I had considered the AFS shafts you speak of Orion.
In canvassing some who'd tried them, in high humidity areas like where i live and points South, what most found was that the "compressed" pine that AFS used, quickly swelled back up to 23/64(?) if they weren't full dipped immediately, and ends coated.
I can't verify that, but trusted teh sources at that time. I didn't bother to try them with those levels of restrictions. I ding and dent too many wood arrows to always worry they'd suck up moisture like a sponge.
The guys who were old enough to know or still have a few of Bill Sweetland's Battle shafts, said that wasn't the case. They were stable the way bill did them...strong, stable, dense and heavy.
Hell, sounds like carbon!
(duck, incoming)
:rolleyes: