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Author Topic: what shaft type do you shoot?  (Read 1247 times)

Offline sticks&stringz

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what shaft type do you shoot?
« on: March 04, 2016, 10:37:00 PM »
What shafts are guys you using?For you guys using carbons, do you use weighted inserts to bring up weight and foc?
browning medallion 38#@28
carsage 45#@28
superjet 45#@28
homemade/custom ilf bow 45-50#@28

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Re: what shaft type do you shoot?
« Reply #1 on: March 05, 2016, 07:23:00 AM »
Yes 100 gr brass

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Re: what shaft type do you shoot?
« Reply #2 on: March 05, 2016, 07:28:00 AM »
I would vote for all 3 if I could.

I shoot what works and also whatever is economical.
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Re: what shaft type do you shoot?
« Reply #3 on: March 05, 2016, 07:31:00 AM »
Carbon
Yes
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Re: what shaft type do you shoot?
« Reply #4 on: March 05, 2016, 08:03:00 AM »
Wood   :archer:

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Re: what shaft type do you shoot?
« Reply #5 on: March 05, 2016, 08:24:00 AM »
I'm with Charlie, except I've never shot woodies. That might be my next experiment.
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Re: what shaft type do you shoot?
« Reply #6 on: March 05, 2016, 09:15:00 AM »
I shoot wood and carbon about equally.  Mostly wood for hunting mostly carbon for targets. 50 to 100 grain brass inserts in the carbons and various weight adaptors and points to increase arrow weight and FOC.

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Re: what shaft type do you shoot?
« Reply #7 on: March 05, 2016, 09:48:00 AM »
wood and carbon for me too.  I own some older aluminums, but never really liked them.  They shoot well, just, didn't like them.

I go back and forth on "go to" arrows.  
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Re: what shaft type do you shoot?
« Reply #8 on: March 05, 2016, 10:17:00 AM »
Carbon with 100 grain inserts.

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Re: what shaft type do you shoot?
« Reply #9 on: March 05, 2016, 10:26:00 AM »
Wood only the last 28 years. Surewood douglas fir these days.
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Re: what shaft type do you shoot?
« Reply #10 on: March 05, 2016, 10:49:00 AM »
Carbon, 50 grain inserts for me with 125 points or sometimes the standard insert with 175 points. I'm more concerned about arrow flight and total arrow weight than FOC.
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Re: what shaft type do you shoot?
« Reply #11 on: March 05, 2016, 11:15:00 AM »
Carbon, 50-100 gr inserts depending on the shaft.
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Re: what shaft type do you shoot?
« Reply #12 on: March 05, 2016, 12:49:00 PM »
carbon , regular insert and 175 gr point

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Re: what shaft type do you shoot?
« Reply #13 on: March 05, 2016, 01:32:00 PM »
I have Axis Trads (carbon) but am shooting Easton Injexions (carbon inner covered by aluminum) the past two years.

With the Axis I add 50-100 grain brass inserts. I've found no way to change insert weight with the Injexions without going to outserts which I don't care for. So, I can modify only the broadhead weight to tune. So far only 100 and 125 grain field points are available for Deep Six threads the Injexion has.  So,  I had a several dozen 155 grain stainless field points (deep six threads) made to match the 155 grain single bevel broad heads I use.

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Re: what shaft type do you shoot?
« Reply #14 on: March 05, 2016, 02:10:00 PM »
I shoot 29' Easton Axis 500 with Easton Axis Brass HIT Break-Off Inserts 75 to 50 gr and a Zwickey Delta 2-blade 170 gr.
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Re: what shaft type do you shoot?
« Reply #15 on: March 05, 2016, 02:20:00 PM »
Wood. Doug fir.
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Re: what shaft type do you shoot?
« Reply #16 on: March 05, 2016, 02:55:00 PM »
I checked all three   :D   but not sure all three got counted.
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Re: what shaft type do you shoot?
« Reply #17 on: March 05, 2016, 03:15:00 PM »
Aluminum for me.
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Re: what shaft type do you shoot?
« Reply #18 on: March 05, 2016, 03:23:00 PM »
Carbon and wood.  Use 75 grain glue-in/glue-on brass adapters and 160 grain heads with carbons.
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Re: what shaft type do you shoot?
« Reply #19 on: March 05, 2016, 03:39:00 PM »
I voted for wood because primarily that's what I favor to hunt with however Aluminum and carbon are also used. 2 animals fell to aluminum this year and another to carbon so with that said I'd say all 3 are pretty much even in usage either hunting or targets shooting. Depends on which bow at the time I'm using when I decide what arrows I'll shoot that day.

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