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Author Topic: Footing on beman MFX  (Read 252 times)

Offline huntindad

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Footing on beman MFX
« on: December 25, 2009, 01:15:00 PM »
Just a thought, Would 2 or 3 inches of aluminum added to the outside of my MFX increase or decrease spine? I know the weight at the tip would decrease spine but the active flexible part of the arrow should decrease,would that stiffen or balance with the increase in tip weight? Just wondering as my arrows are spined perfectly and I want to toughen up my arrows for stumps, birds and such but don't want to change spine. Bill
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Offline robtattoo

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Re: Footing on beman MFX
« Reply #1 on: December 25, 2009, 01:49:00 PM »
Doesn't make the slightest difference. 3" of 2018 shafting weighs 7gn (according to my scale) & doesn't affect spine on anything other than a sub-atomic level.

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Offline GameGetter

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Re: Footing on beman MFX
« Reply #2 on: December 25, 2009, 02:39:00 PM »
Also, I will add that one inch of footing is plenty to get the added strength you are looking for and will for shure not effect arrow spine.This works well for me!
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Offline wisconsin wood butcher

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Re: Footing on beman MFX
« Reply #3 on: December 25, 2009, 02:50:00 PM »
reseach the addock/ashby perfect arrow i really like the product sofar internal footing on my carbons.  maybe mr. addock will do a tutoril on woodies?

Offline huntindad

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Re: Footing on beman MFX
« Reply #4 on: December 25, 2009, 03:31:00 PM »
Thanks guys thats about what I thought.I am overthinking things once again. But with the price of arrows I couldn't be too safe!Bill
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Offline ishoot4thrills

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Re: Footing on beman MFX
« Reply #5 on: December 25, 2009, 07:28:00 PM »
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Originally posted by robtattoo:
Doesn't make the slightest difference. 3" of 2018 shafting weighs 7gn (according to my scale) & doesn't affect spine on anything other than a sub-atomic level.

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3" of 2018=7 grains?!?   :confused:   Wow that seems very light for three inches of 2018. Should be about 12 grains per inch for 2018s. Better check your scale.   :)
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Offline Earl Jeff

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Re: Footing on beman MFX
« Reply #6 on: December 25, 2009, 08:35:00 PM »
2018 are 12.3 GPI and they won't stiffen up the spine of a arrow unless you put 8" or so on the shaft.

Offline pacopperhead

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Re: Footing on beman MFX
« Reply #7 on: December 26, 2009, 06:50:00 PM »
no footing on my beman mfx's 500 spine and i missed my deer target in my basement tonight and no damage to the arrow that i could see except for slightly popping out the nock,and that was less than a 1/16 of an inch.the cement block wall has a small nick in it now though

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Offline Tomas

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Re: Footing on beman MFX
« Reply #8 on: December 26, 2009, 11:28:00 PM »
I have 1 in. of 2018 on my Beman 500s and everything is good.

Offline Bill Carlsen

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Re: Footing on beman MFX
« Reply #9 on: December 27, 2009, 09:42:00 AM »
One inch is all you need.
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