Easton Carbon/Aluminum Jacketed Shafts

[Steve G]

I was at the Local Sportsman Store last night, the archery counter has a few Trad Shooters, one of them showed me the Easton Carbon Fiber Aluminum  wrapped shafts. He loves them and gets awesome penetration out of them. Any other uses here?

[Steve O]

Very, very good choice.

Look here:  http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=060165

[Steve G]

Oh yea they sell for about 120.00 a Dozen here so.....

[Steve G]

Thanks for the Reference Steve O

[Ragnarok Forge]

Tough as nails and shoot great.  Really skinny for great penetration.  Expensive and totally worth the price.  Can you tell, I love mine.

[LoweBow]

I'm gonna go against the grain as they were not for me.  I shot 2 deer w/ them this season and broke 2 shafts.  Both shots were broadside heart/lung shots that snapped when the deer mule kicked.  
They shoot great, but I'd have expected them to be as tough as the normal ST Axis shafts.  I've had deer fall on them and know for sure they were broke to find them intact.  The FMJ's just weren't that tough IMO.
Just my $.02 so take it for what it's worth.

[A.S.]

I'm shooting them now. They are very nice, however I'll probably buy the ST Axis next time around.

[Steve G]

Thanks for the Reference Steve O

[FerretWYO]

I have shot them a lot and really like them but they will bend. They have taken two elk several deer and a couple hogs for me with no issues.

[JC]

I have to side with LoweBow on this one. I used to be a big proponent of the FMJ's, but after another year of experience with them I do not think they are as durable as normal Axis shafts (both 340's and 300's). I've still got some but would gladly trade them in a heartbeat for the discontinued Beman MFX Max4 shafts...now THOSE were a tough small diameter shaft. Also, unlike all carbon shafts, the aluminum shell will bend and create a slightly bent but not necessarily broken shaft as a result. Carbon's "straight or broke" characteristic is very valuable to me. FMJ's do work great at not mushrooming up near the point as other not footed carbons do...they just seem to be more fragile everywhere else to me.

I have been shooting the Nano's out of my backup bow and the jury is still out for final judgement but they might end up being more durable than the standard Axis type shafts. If I had to pick a new shaft, I'd personally look at these first.

[JEFF B]

i have shot FMJ's and they dont last as long as the axis st 500 with the FMJ's ya only have to glance off a stick and they bend not so with the AXIS ST as they stay straight just my 2cents worth.

[huntrite]

i shoot fmj now but i like beman max4 alot better they are hard to break and hit hard

[pdk25]

Agree with RC about the FMJ arrows bending.  I think the regular axis are tougher arrows.  I still have a few fmj arrows, but don't plan on buying anymore.  I bent a bunch of them stumpshooting on angled shots.

[CDR]

I haven't tried the FMJ's yet, but I am shooting the Axis nano 400's and I'm liking them a lot!

[jeff vess]

The fmj shot great but do bend like others have said. They're pretty tough but after bending a few stump shooting I switched over to the beman mfx classics. The n-fused axis arrows shot great as well and are basically the fmj without the alum shell.

[wapitimike1]

I only use my FMJs for hunting. I keep the wood grainers for stumpen. I don't think any arrow penetrates better then a FMJs sprayed with Mcguires tire shine. They blow through game like a hot knife through butter. Just let it dry and it has no oder.

[Chris Shelton]

yea like folks have said above the FMJ's are not as tough.  nanos, regular axis(if you can find them anymore), or beeman MFX classics are way tougher, and all are either about the same price or cheaper!

[BowMIke]

The Beman MFX Classics are heavier, just as small diameter, and tougher.(IMO).

[SpencerL]

I prefer the Axis shafts as well. They seem to have held-up better than the FMJ's that I tried.

[Longbowz]

Well for me the FMJ's have stood up very well. I've been using them since they came out. Yes I've managed to bend one but this was on a hit that likely would have destroyed a carbon shaft anyway.  I like the fact that fletching seems to stick better to aluminum then carbon.  Now if they were just a little cheaper.