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nc recurveman
Trad Bowhunter
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longbows ad aluminum
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July 07, 2011, 10:07:00 PM »
Anyone had any success shooting alum. from a cut to center longbow? I'm getting out of the wood arrows and looking cost effective options. It's a 60# northern mist
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Swamp Yankee
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Re: longbows ad aluminum
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July 07, 2011, 10:17:00 PM »
No problems what so ever shooting aluminums from any bow. I enjoy shooting wood arrows more than anything else for most of the year; but come hunting season all my broadheads are riding aluminum arrows for consistancy, toughness, weight and accuracy.
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donnyjack
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Re: longbows ad aluminum
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July 07, 2011, 10:18:00 PM »
My 55# Fox LB likes 2018s with a 200gr. head a lot. It's not cut all the way to center but that don't seam to hurt.
DJ
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emac396
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Re: longbows ad aluminum
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July 07, 2011, 10:19:00 PM »
I have a 50# Northern Mist and had good success with Easton legacy 2016 out of it till I switched to wood.
good luck
Ed
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Night Wing
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Re: longbows ad aluminum
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July 07, 2011, 11:05:00 PM »
An aluminum arrow can be shot from classic "D" shaped longbows, hybrid longbows and recurve bows. You'll just have to find the right spined one for your bow.
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Re: longbows ad aluminum
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July 07, 2011, 11:18:00 PM »
I shoot a 63 lb. Northern Mist and 65 lb. Acadian Woods longbows they both shoot 28 1/2 " 2117's with 190 Ribbies.
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Cool Arrow
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Re: longbows ad aluminum
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July 08, 2011, 06:55:00 AM »
Ever notice when your at a rough rocky 3=d shoot, There's lots of trashed carbons, several trashed woodies, and once in a great while a trashed alum? Course I never have that problem. Foam don't break arrows.
Larry
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joe skipp
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Re: longbows ad aluminum
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July 08, 2011, 10:49:00 AM »
Shoot a 53# Kempf longbow and have a 55# on order from Jack and I shoot 2117's. They fly great, total arrow weight is 525 grains with 125 gr Zwickeys.
I draw 27" and my 2117's are swagged, 28.5" in length. 5" Parabolic feathers, full helical.
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luvnlongbow
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Re: longbows ad aluminum
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July 08, 2011, 11:23:00 AM »
No issues with 2018's from my Superior.
Joe
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misfire
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Re: longbows ad aluminum
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July 08, 2011, 11:27:00 AM »
My Bama Hunter Loves the 1916's!
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Mark
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JamesKerr
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Re: longbows ad aluminum
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July 09, 2011, 06:09:00 PM »
Aluminum arrows are great shafts. I use to shoot legacy 2018's of my Tomahawk woodland hunter longbow. The only reason I switched to carbons was because on shots encountering bone the aluminums have a tendency to bend. With the carbons I just put in a brass insert and don't give bone a second thought.
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James Kerr
LimbLover
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Posts: 633
Re: longbows ad aluminum
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July 09, 2011, 10:47:00 PM »
I'm a longbow guy. They all love wood and aluminum. Seems the 2018 shoots well out of both my 50# Bama Royal and my 56# Hollenbeck.
Only complaint about them is they bend and are never as good again. They last the least longest for me. I do a lot of stumping and they just don't hold up as well as a heavy wood for me. Can't beat the price, ease of maintenance, and consistency though. I always have a dozen lying around.
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Nick Viau
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m midd
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Re: longbows ad aluminum
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July 10, 2011, 03:29:00 AM »
I have always shot wood arrows Fir and cedar from my longbows. But i recently ordered some legacy 2117s and i am very impressed. They shoot great out of my 63# great norhern, and they all finished out at 568 gr. I may very well be hunting with them this year.
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LimbLover
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July 10, 2011, 07:16:00 AM »
Try filling up the shafts with spray foam. It deadens the Hollie metallic sound quite a bit.
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Nick Viau
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