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Author Topic: shaft material poll  (Read 830 times)

Offline wojo124

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shaft material poll
« on: March 11, 2010, 12:31:00 AM »
what is everyones go to shaft material?
Hollenbeck 64" longbow 50#@28"
Northern Mist 66"longbow 53#@27"
Early 80's 64"Custom Bighorn 66#@29"
pick your spot and burn a hole.

Offline wojo124

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Re: shaft material poll
« Reply #1 on: March 11, 2010, 12:33:00 AM »
gotta love POC!
Hollenbeck 64" longbow 50#@28"
Northern Mist 66"longbow 53#@27"
Early 80's 64"Custom Bighorn 66#@29"
pick your spot and burn a hole.

Offline 30coupe

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Re: shaft material poll
« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2010, 12:40:00 AM »
I've shot all three, but since I started shooting Beman ICS Bowhunter 500 carbons, they have become my go to shaft. If they smelled like POC, they would be perfect!
Kanati 58" 44# @ 28" Green glass on a green riser
Bear Kodiak Magnum 52" 45# @ 28"
Bodnik Slick Stick longbow 58" 40# @ 28"
Bodnik Kiowa 52" 45# @ 28"
Kanati 58" 46# @ 28" R.I.P (2007-2015)
Self-made Silk backed Hickory Board bow 67" 49# @ 28"
Bear Black Bear 60" 45# @28"
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Offline BOWMARKS

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Re: shaft material poll
« Reply #3 on: March 11, 2010, 12:52:00 AM »
Been shooting autumn orange forever I guess I just like to find them when I miss which is alot! The only hard part of finding them is they are not made anymore .
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Hoot's Long Bow 56"-45#@27"
Shrew Classic Hunter 56"-47#@28"


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Offline Maxximusgrind

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Re: shaft material poll
« Reply #4 on: March 11, 2010, 01:24:00 AM »
The way I shoot,Its better to stay with something biodegradable.just in case I cant find 'em   :rolleyes:
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Offline wojo124

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Re: shaft material poll
« Reply #5 on: March 11, 2010, 01:58:00 AM »
HA!!! funny...sounds like me some days.
Hollenbeck 64" longbow 50#@28"
Northern Mist 66"longbow 53#@27"
Early 80's 64"Custom Bighorn 66#@29"
pick your spot and burn a hole.

Offline Benny Nganabbarru

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Re: shaft material poll
« Reply #6 on: March 11, 2010, 01:59:00 AM »
Wood.
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Re: shaft material poll
« Reply #7 on: March 11, 2010, 02:47:00 AM »
I love POC,but i mostly use carbon because I live in high humidity and hunt tough critters like Wild Boars.
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Offline Foxtail

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Re: shaft material poll
« Reply #8 on: March 11, 2010, 08:08:00 AM »
It would be interesting to do this again in say 12 months time. I am sure that carbon's appeal is growing at the sake of the others.

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Re: shaft material poll
« Reply #9 on: March 11, 2010, 08:12:00 AM »
I like ash for the weight and stumpin'.

Offline MercilessMing

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Re: shaft material poll
« Reply #10 on: March 11, 2010, 08:16:00 AM »
Bamboo (natural carbon fiber).

Offline huntin_sparty

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Re: shaft material poll
« Reply #11 on: March 11, 2010, 08:30:00 AM »
I am new to trad. bows but voted carbon.
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Offline James Wrenn

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Re: shaft material poll
« Reply #12 on: March 11, 2010, 08:30:00 AM »
Carbon is by far my first choice and what I hunt with from any type bow.

I do shoot wood as well because of rules at the 3ds I shoot in.They make the primitive class use wood or bamboo arrows for some silly reason or I would use carbon in them as well.  ;)  I replaced all my aluminum with carbon shortly after switching from compound to stickbows.I only have one dozen 2013s here at the house now after giving away 11 dozen to a freind.
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Offline Notags

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Re: shaft material poll
« Reply #13 on: March 11, 2010, 08:50:00 AM »
I use carbons when shooting my Shrew's, and wood when shooting my HH's. I quess if I shot any RD bows, I would have to invest in some aluminums again.

Offline Night Wing

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Re: shaft material poll
« Reply #14 on: March 11, 2010, 08:52:00 AM »
I shoot aluminums out of my recurves and my lone hybrid longbow.
Blacktail TD Recurve: 66", 42# @ 30". Arrow: 32", 2212. PW: 75 Grains. AW: 421 Grains. GPP: 10.02
Blacktail TD Recurve: 66", 37# @ 30". Arrow: 32", 2212. PW: 75 Grains. AW: 421 Grains. GPP: 11.37

Offline cedar

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Re: shaft material poll
« Reply #15 on: March 11, 2010, 09:44:00 AM »
I use wood for hunting and 3D.  Aluminum for paper targets.  Fox longbows and Blacktail longbow and recurve.

Offline BowMIke

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Re: shaft material poll
« Reply #16 on: March 11, 2010, 09:53:00 AM »
Carbon. Beman MFX Classics. Small diameter and with 100 grain brass insert a nice weight. Very tough as well.

Offline basket-rack'89

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Re: shaft material poll
« Reply #17 on: March 11, 2010, 10:01:00 AM »
Wood, hex shafts from whispering wind arrows.

Offline Covey

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Re: shaft material poll
« Reply #18 on: March 11, 2010, 10:15:00 AM »
I'll stick with aluminum. If it ain't broke don't fix it, plus thier CHEAP!! kinda like me! Jason

Offline Roy Steele

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Re: shaft material poll
« Reply #19 on: March 11, 2010, 10:30:00 AM »
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