Who still shoots alum.

[daveycrockett]

Think I'm going back to alum. Just seems a lot more simple. For some reason carbons give me fits. Seems all I do is fiddle with this and that trying to get consistent flight. I don't know , maybe it's just me. Alum. just seems more forgiving, and they weigh good without the front loading and such. Just my opinion, wondering if anyone else shared it?

[joe skipp]

I shoot both carbons and swagged aluminum. I love the consistancy of my 2117 Dougherty Naturals and I have a few Legacy's laying around.

There is only a 20 grain difference between my aluminum and AD Trad Lites...525 grains and 546 grains with the 125 Zwickeys but the carbons are definitely faster and flatter.

I got both to work for me so I'm happy.....

[John3]

If you remember I was the ONLY guy still shooting XX75's in BC three springs ago...LOL

I still shoot alum's out of my Black Widow quite a bit but I've gone the other way.  Gold Tips are tough and fly perfect once I spend the time to tune them to perfection.

I still have enough JDA Supernatural shafts to last two lifetimes.. Yeah!

[daveycrockett]

Howdy John, how you been? That sure was a fun trip, huh?

[John3]

Big fun David.  I pull out all my BC pics at least once a year... I am reminded why they call it beautiful British Columbia!

 

[Straitshot]

I shot strictly aluminum up until about two years ago. Bought a few dozen Gold Tips and didn't like them at first until I learned how to tune them. I now shoot both and still like shooting my XX78's. Bought several dozen over the last 4 years because of rumors about the possibility of them becoming scarce.

[painthorse]

I still shoot 1916's. Archery is a funny thing. Trad shooters going to carbon and most of my wheeled bow friends are going back to aluminum.

[Earthdog]

I still have a couple of dozen XX75 2016's that I take out now an then.

Not really biased either way,but I do shoot Carbons more now days.

[SuperK]

I shoot wood mostly but alum arrows are mighty consistant and real easy to make.  Its sure is handy when I bury a broadhead in a tree or root to just unscrew it and go on.  With the price of good arrow wood you find nowadays, alum is a better buy most of the time.  I use both.

1818s,1918s, and 2018s, depending on the bow. I shoot wood for hunting most of the time.  Usually, I can switch from one bow with aluminum and go to one that is set up for wood with one practice session  if I change bows during the fall season.

[Ringneck]

I shoot aluminum and carbon. Love the ease of tuning alum but hate the bending.

[Earthdog]

As a result of this thread,I went an dug out a few of my 2016's an shot them side by side with my GT's and carbon express arrows.
They really are a very good shaft an did seem most consistant of them all.
Think I'll order some more an use em' for indoors.

[Steelhead]

I still shoot aluminum.2016s,2018s,1920s,2115s and 2020s.One thing that relates to what your talking about is I can grab one of these sizes or 2 and slap a 100 125 or 145 grain head on it and be reasonably sure I got an arrow that gonna be pretty close to good if not about perfect.One thing nice about aluminum is the consistency in spine and also the consistancy in spine all around the circumfirance of the shaft.So you can just put you knock on and not worry if the shaft is softer or stiffer in relation to your nock placement.Carbons can and do vary.

I do shoot carbons as well.I have had good luck with em without to much tinkering around and going crazy.Maybe I have been lucky thier in my choices.They make a superb hunting arrow no doubt when flying good and certainly have some advantages.I still like and shoot aluminum though as well.

[Igor]

1916(s)and fir shafts (50/55 - 60/65) these days. All my bows are currently from the sixties (sold my customs).

Current favorite bows

Shakespeare Ocala
Pearson Mercury Hunter

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[dave19113]

I shoot aluminums and like em... But I do shoot GT's too.... Lets face it... they are more durable.... But I have soooooo many 2219's

[Panzer II]

I shoot them, 2018, 2117, and 2219.

[glenbo]

I am quite fond of my 2018 legacy shafts.I dont have much experience with carbons

[cbCrow]

I shoot aluminums, tried wood  but when you only get 10 good shafts out of 3doz. time to dance with what brung ya. Aluminum!Because I shoot lighter weight bows I find that their is a wider selection and the consistency that I seek.  

[thunder1]

I still shoot alum. on targets but for stumpin or blind bale shooting I use carbon. It saves on bent arrows.

[Night Wing]

I shoot aluminum arrows only. I don't care for the thin diameter of carbon arrows and I'm not into loading up on the tip weight craze that carbon shooters are into. Since I have a 30" draw length and shoot light poundage bows, my 32" (BOP) light arrows turn into heavy arrows since I use large diameter arrows tipped with a 145 grain broadhead glued to a 36 grain screw-in Zwickey long broadhead adapter. My heavy arrows grain per pound wise are flat shooting out to 20 yards.