I just put the AD Stinger tapered shafts through the test over the weekend.
I have to say, these were not as bad as some of your guys past experiance was.
Maybe the quality control is better. This is my first experiance with the brand, so I have no past experiance to compare it to.
First off, the 400 spine shafts actually came in at 440spine on my scale. Probably due to the taper. FULL Disclosure, I am no expert at testing spines on carbon. I usually take the manufactures word.
All 4 shafts were with in 3 grains of each other in weight. The wood shaft was obviously heavier by approx 40g. (Same spine)
I am not sure what straightness Glen sent me, but they all were built exactly the same and all spun true on my spin tester.
As far as flight, they flew very well and it appears to have a little more trajectory than a .254 parallel shaft of the exact same weight.
These Stinger shafts also were producing a consistent 3 fps gain over the .245 parallel shaft of same weight.
I took the shafts stumping and really tried to break them. I typically “foot” the ends of my shafts, however, I chose not to do it with these as I wanted to see if they can handle to torture on their own! I had a 50% success. One shaft split on the point end from a direct front hit on a hard locust stump. Another withstood a direct hit on a concrete block but the nock end cracked ever so slightly.
The other 2 shafts took everything I could do to it. As did the Wood covered shaft. However, the wood grafics got scratched up pretty bad on a off camber shot on the concrete block. I shoot black shafts, so not a worry of mine. I think any wood/carbon shaft would have scratched.
The good:
~I would say I am pretty please with the Stinger tapered shafts. I like the standard .244(5/16”) front end and the standard .165 (G-nock) rear end.
~I was happy with the shafts overall weight as it was not too heavy. It allowed me to load up the front end and get a nice overall weight and high foc.
~I also like the slight increase in speed and wind direction that the micro diameter showed on the nock end.
~Price. At $125-$165/doz depending on the grade, that is a heck of a deal as far as I see it.
~I like the use of “standard” components.
The bad:
~The ID on the ends were slightly inconsitant. I had to trim a 1/2” of the front and rear to get a good end for the component installation. Not a huge deal, but non the less.
~50% breakage. No I did torture these poor shafts. But footing and pin nocks would probably solve this. BUT, not everyone out there likes footing their shafts and using a pin nock.
~Grafics. Just a simple screen print. Not durable at all. However, I hate grafics, so I just took them off anyhow.
~Top coat. Lack of finish coating that I am aware of or could tell on these shafts. No coating like the CE Bufftough, or the Victory ICE coating. I am a fan of the Victory ICE coating, but I am not sure if it is really needed.
~The .165 nock end. I don’t know, I was never a fan of the .165 diameter shafts. I always liked the .204 (Axis) shafts. It would be cool to have had these on a slight taper from .245 to a .204 nock end. However, Glen told me he could not achieve this on this equipment.
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Build: 400 spine Stinger(black shaft) Cut to 31”
60g TOPHAT SS insert
265g points
Easton G nock (I think I would use the Bohing Blazer F nock)
7” white wraps.
3-4” parabolic feathers. Straight fletched. Right wing.
Total Weight: 588g
FOC: 24.5%
FPS: 150
Momentum: .39 slugs
Testing was done on a 62” Hurst Amiable. 46# at my 29” draw.
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