Carbons or aluminums

[Bow Bum]

Aluminum.

Cheap, straight, easy to tune with a tubing cutter and hot melt glue!

For the price, they are every bit as durable as carbon.

You already know how great aluminum is, and you made a great choice!

BB

[RC]

I bet at this time more deer have been killed with aluminum than carbon by trad hunters. Won`t be that way much longer but this topic was once about wood or aluminum.Not on a computer though as that was way back. I been shooting carbon maybe 5-6 years with some aluminum but most of my critters have been taken with a 2018
  I like aluminum but it is hard to beat the deal on a set of blems from Big Jim.RC

[Pine]

Aluminum for me when I'm not shooting wood .
I've only had bad luck with carbon .

[Broken Arrows]

FMJ...Best of both worlds.

[txcookie]

Well I chose 2016 legacy.

[Longtoke]

For me the deciding factor is that I like to do a lot of stump shooting. I dont shoot at a target very often so my field point arrows get left at home and I do most my practicing walking around, shooting at random things with blunt tipped arrows.

Lots of wear and tear, and the aluminums bend too easy. I get a lot more life out of wood or carbons.

That being said if I was just shooting into a nice target with field points or animals then aluminums would be fine, as many said they are cheaper and straighter.

Another big thing to consider is shaft weight. what total arrow weight do you want and how heavy do you want the heads to be?

Both have good sides depending on what you are looking for.

[sjt85]

txcookie - if you have a need for 6 more shafts, I have some platinum plus 2016 I am not planning to use, including point inserts and push in nocks. The difference between Legacy and Platinum Plus is glue on nocks vs push in nocks.

-Stephen

[Mint]

I've found carbons penetrate a lot better for me.

Saw a video once showing carbons and aluminums hitting the target. The aluminums vibrated like crazy and the carbons vibrated very little retaining more energy.

[crazynate]

if guys are fighting over shooting carbons or aluminums on here they need to quit being like little kids fighting. We have people shooting xbows and air guns and traditional guys are fighting over who shoots what that's ridiculous. Some guys on here  are just plain childish. I shoot aluminums and if that bothers someone on here I'm glad. Your 45# bow will do fine with a 2016 or 2114. my 45# predator likes the 2114 better.

[sjt85]

Originally posted by crazynate:
if guys are fighting over shooting carbons or aluminums on here they need to quit being like little kids fighting. We have people shooting xbows and air guns and traditional guys are fighting over who shoots what that's ridiculous. Some guys on here  are just plain childish.

Who is arguing?    :confused:   OP asked opinions and folks replied with opinions and preferences. All responses have been civil and respectful...

[Longtoke]

Originally posted by Mint:
I've found carbons penetrate a lot better for me.

Saw a video once showing carbons and aluminums hitting the target. The aluminums vibrated like crazy and the carbons vibrated very little retaining more energy.

I wonder if that had more to do with the amount of foc than shaft material. Would be interesting to see a study.

[Tajue17]

I say bare shaft the 2016's first,,,, you may find like I did that for 45# the 2016's may want a 200gr point or more...  now the stingers are still possible just use washers to make up the point weight.

you will have blood on the truck bed soon enough just get in tight where you find some deer poop scattered around and wait for a nice young doe to come browsing thru.

finally don't just practice at 20 practice at 5 and 10yds too,,,, a lot fo times early season brings those close shots many hunters don't prepare for..

[Rob DiStefano]

my absolute personal preference is carbon over aluminum, strictly due to the durability of shaft straightness during usage.  

beman ics bowhunter shafting was about the cheapest when i bought 7 dozen of 'em years ago.  dunno what their pricing is these dayze, or even if they're the same shafting as a decade ago.  for me, they work as well as the higher priced carbon shafting.

aesthetically, i love woodies best of all, but carbons are just SO forgiving and will stay far straighter than either woodies or alums - particularly on that special hunt when all of yer gear needs to be at its best for you.  

ymmv.