Adding Weight

[MCS]

Does anyone have a cheap, easy way to add weight to carbon arrows?  I have Goldtips and Beeman arrows.

Thanks,
Mike

[MI_Bowhunter]

I've used thick weed whip line inside the arrow shaft before I knew you could buy weight tubes.  Not sure of anything much cheaper than that.

[snag]

I have read that some guys use aquarium tubing..???? I just buy the weight tubes.

[DeerSpotter]

You also have to be careful about changing the stiffness of the Arrow, when you do add those to as it does change it a little bit.  But I don't think that it's enough to worry about.  Maybe somebody else can speak on the that.


Carl

[Bonebuster]

I use the aquarium tubing. But I add a twist.

I squeeze automotive silicone into the tubing, that has been cut into short pieces. I allow it to dry, and cut it to the desired weight. I use a digital grain scale to get the weight I want.
With the arrow the desired length, and the insert installed, I drop the undersized tubing into the shaft through the nock end. To hold it in place I use a short 1" piece of rope that fits tight in the shaft. I push the rope down with a piece of round steel that will fit inside the shaft, like a muzzle loader. The tight fitting rope keeps the tubing in place, and prevents it from rattling.
I have had to "repack" the tubing a few times when it loosens up, and even was able to remove
the rope and tubing to try different weights.

This method keeps all the weight forward which is what I wanted, and may not work for everyone. If it changed the spine of my shafts I could not tell
and it gave me the best flying arrows I have ever had. I am going to experiment with some new shafts
this winter, and I`m going to eliminate the tubing and just inject the silicone before the insert is installed. It will take a while for the silicone to dry inside the shaft, but it will I`m sure. It takes about three days when I put it into three inch pieces of tubing.

Seems like alot of work, but my carbons have alot of miles on them, and are still going strong.

[deadpool]

i just used those aquarium tubing for pumps...but i realized those slide a bit when shot.....then i went to try 1/4" shafts.....works well eversince

[TBone07]

I've used the weighted tubes from 3 rivers for my Gold Tip arrows and when I finally get the arrows up to 530 gr. (including a 125 gr. head) they don't ever hit the same mark! The arrows fly better without the tubes and when I shoot at foam targets, the weight tubes push the nocks out of my arrows!! It's really frusterating, I want penatration but i also want to be able to hit the mark! Can anyone help?

[john gerrard]

I think the best way to add weight is to the front of the arrow. I would suggest using glue on broadheads with steel addapters.  Brokenwing

[MCS]

If I add weight to the front of my arrow it would change the spine.  Now I am shooting a 27" gold tip arrow with 145 grain field point, Three
5 1/2" feathers.  I bare shafted these and they fly great.  They weigh 407 grains but just seem a little light shooting out of a 55# bow.  Should I add weight to these arrows or leave them alone?

Thanks,
Mike

[Richie Nell]

Right On John Gerrard.  I also use chenille sticks (fuzzy bottle brush about 1/4 inch dia.)
They are 18 grains each. You can bend them and tie them together to make short weight or keep them longer to distribute weight.  I used the steel adapters and 2 chenille sticks on my elk arrow to get 770 grains.  Worked great.

[Pete W]

Brass inserts and steel adapters.

[MCS]

Thanks for the help guys. Mike.