Gold Tip 35-55

[MOstate]

For my birthday today, my brother and father sent in and bought me 6 very good looking gold traditional arrows. So I am open to get these to fly right.
Im shooting a Fred Bear Grizzly 55 @ 28. My draw length is at 29-29 1/2 so thats about 60lbs.
These are full, un-cut arrows, any suggestions are very much welcome.
Joe

[McDave]

Unfortunately, you need 5575's.  Maybe you could send them back and exchange?

[MOstate]

So your saying that I need a new bow?  

[Curtis Haden]

  That's rich!!!      


Honey, I got these arrows, and no bow that'll shoot em right.  Just you never mind what I was doing on that (insert bowyer of choice) website!!!

[Winterhawk1960]

Originally posted by MOstate:
So your saying that I need a new bow?    

I gotta tell ya.......I like the way you think.

   

Winterhawk1960

[Apex Predator]

With a light point and cut short they should work out.

[BigJim]

It is possible to make them fly with a light point, but you will be awfully close to dryfiring weight. With a 100g point, your weight would be around 390g give or take depending on your final shaft length. You are drawing 60lbs. and need at least 480g.
Not that it will blow up immediately, but even if you could get it to fly (questionable) you would be punnishing that bow permanantly.

BigJim

[MOstate]

Ok, thanks for the advice. I guess I'll either see about changing them out or I'll unfortunately just have to get a 45# bow    oh well haha

[BernieH]

Try shooting them at 29", with a 125 gr point, and the factory insert.

I have some GT 35/55 XT Hunters (black ones) that fly flawlessly at 29" and 125 gr points when shot out of my 55# @28" recurves.

I also shoot 29" 55/75 GT XT Hunters out of the same bow but I use a 50gr brass insert and a 260 gr point. Also flies flawlessly.

[MOstate]

Question: Would a 100grn brass insert and a stuck some weight tubes or weed eater line in the shaft, would that get enough weight to safetly shoot?
Or would the extra weight systems make the shaft even weaker?

[tarponnut]

I would think weight tubes would do the trick.

[Mo. Huntin]

using a 100 grain brass insert opposed to the factory insert should definatley make the arrow weaker.

[xtrema312]

If you can’t swap out the shafts then there could be a way to use them.  If you’re using a non-fast flight string, and you can build out the strike plate a little to say 1/8" out from center, if the bow is not already there, you just might get those to shoot for you.  Building out the strike plate can go a long way to get that shaft shooting.  If you stay with the standard insert, draw 29", and cut shafts to 30" to start you might get it to tune with 125 or 145 heads someplace between 30 and 29.5”.  Put in some weight tubes or something in the shaft to get the weight up.  Also I think you could foot the shaft and stiffen them up that way while also adding some weight, but I am not sure on that and don’t have a lot of experience.  You can put in knock end weights; that will give you weight and stiffen the shafts.  I think 4-fletch and also wraps will stiffen the shaft.  There are a lot of options.

[BigJim]

Why not advertise them for sale here. Take the money and buy the correct shafts. You will enjoy them better and you and your bow will shoot them better.
The minimum weight for your bow is only to save the bow. Add some more weight to it and it will shoot smoother, quieter and more enjoyable. You won't be able to do that with those arrows.
The weight tube should make the arrow act weaker. Also everytime you hit something hard ie. target leg, stump, tree, etc. you are searching for the guts of your arrow even if you glue in your nocks. Been there done that.

BigJim

[BRONZ]

I haven't stopped laughing!  That's funny right there!    

[SCATTERSHOT]

extrema has the right idea. IF you find that the shafts are weak, put a matchstick under the leather sideplate. That should do the trick.

[CCWhitetail]

I just bought some off of ****.
I could have bought them from you.