Best economy carbon shaft?

[COMPOUNDLESS IN CONCRETE]

I'm a bit of a weirdo, but my favorite shafts are 2216's.  I pay slightly more for them than you can buy the GT blems but I like the extra mass to hit the 600 grain mark and their spine and weight consistency is not only better than carbons within the same dozen, but I now have 5 dozen of them and they are all virtually identical.

[tracker12]

Hard to beat Beman ICS Hunters for the price.

[**DONOTDELETE**]

Originally posted by COMPOUNDLESS IN CONCRETE:
I'm a bit of a weirdo, but my favorite shafts are 2216's.  I pay slightly more for them than you can buy the GT blems but I like the extra mass to hit the 600 grain mark and their spine and weight consistency is not only better than carbons within the same dozen, but I now have 5 dozen of them and they are all virtually identical.

There is no doubt that aluminum shafts are king when it comes to weight and spine consistency, but once they hit something really hard, or hit a tree branch, they are typically toast..... You will never straighten an aluminum arrow and still have the same spine deflection or straightness the way they were when new....

2216 super slams were my favorite hunting arrows for many years. But since they've got these carbon arrows down pat, i prefer them because they are either dead straight, or broken... nothing between.

I was out hunting elk years ago and took a nasty fall down a steep bank and bent every arrow in my quiver. 8 arrows down the drain.... I think that was what finally pushed me towards carbon shafts for hunting.

[cacciatore]

That's true Krill,hunting whitetail is a close/short distance hunt, but hunting the West is all another story

[awbowman]

IMHO, GT blend are consistent enough for all but the greatest shooters.  I really don't think you can tell the difference and the price is great

[mwosborn]

Originally posted by awbowman:
IMHO, GT blend are consistent enough for all but the greatest shooters.  I really don't think you can tell the difference and the price is great

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Plus I shoot all my hunting arrows with BH and make sure they are grouping well within my midwest whitetail range of 18-20 yards (for me anyway).  If my arrow does not hit the mark, it is not the GT fault, it is on me.

[COMPOUNDLESS IN CONCRETE]

Originally posted by Kirkll:
 

Originally posted by COMPOUNDLESS IN CONCRETE:
I'm a bit of a weirdo, but my favorite shafts are 2216's.  I pay slightly more for them than you can buy the GT blems but I like the extra mass to hit the 600 grain mark and their spine and weight consistency is not only better than carbons within the same dozen, but I now have 5 dozen of them and they are all virtually identical.

There is no doubt that aluminum shafts are king when it comes to weight and spine consistency, but once they hit something really hard, or hit a tree branch, they are typically toast..... You will never straighten an aluminum arrow and still have the same spine deflection or straightness the way they were when new....

2216 super slams were my favorite hunting arrows for many years. But since they've got these carbon arrows down pat, i prefer them because they are either dead straight, or broken... nothing between.

I was out hunting elk years ago and took a nasty fall down a steep bank and bent every arrow in my quiver. 8 arrows down the drain.... I think that was what finally pushed me towards carbon shafts for hunting. [/b]

I've never had an aluminum shaft bend or break that wouldn't have yielded the same result with a carbon shaft, on a fall or hard side impact they are definitely more prone to bending but I still prefer them.  One thing that made me try the 2216's was they come in at 34" full length, so for a gap shooter like me that helps keep my point on distance at around 22-23 yards or so.  If carbons came at that length, with a heavier gpp, I wouldn't hesitate to use them.

[DanielB89]

Well, I am not sure about the spine consistency.  All I can tell you is I have won more tourneys with the goldtip blems than I can remember.  I think it has far more to do with the indian behind the bow than the stick being shot.  

I have a buddy, Rusty Horne, who is one of the best shots I have ever shot with.  I believe he would cut down a sappling, cut a nock out, and without feathers hit the 10 ring.  

I often ask him about his set ups because I absolutely love dissecting every part of my arrow and building my "perfect" arrow.  He often replies, " i don't know anything about any of that".  

I say all that to say just get the arrows and shoot.  If you're concerned about durability, foot them with an aluminum shaft.  If you're seriously concerned about the durability, don't shoot anything that they will break on.  I'd bet 95% of all the arrows out there shot into a concrete wall at point blank ranges will either shove the insert up in the shaft or have it bounce out.

[old_goat2]

From your list they are probably the top three in the reverse order you listed them and just as with bows, used ones would be my choice to go on the cheap