Carbon or aluminum

[Breeze430]

Which one do you shoot and why? I shoot 2219's for everything and I'm afraid they may go away sooner or later.

[TURKEYFOOTGIRL]

Carbon  I beleive them far superior in almost every way than aluminum.

[JamesKerr]

I use carbon shafts because in my experience they are the most durable shafting, if you use a brass insert then they are indestructible.

[stujay]

Use and like both. 1916;2016; Beman ICS 500's
 

[Prairie Drifter]

Aluminum, seen carbon splinter and end up in your hand.

[Hoyt]

I like carbon MFX Classics..don't have to worry with bent arrows.

[Rob W.]

Carbon with aluminum footing. In the last three years of stumping, 3d, squirrel, turkey, and deer I have only broke 2. They were both broke while buried in far shoulder of a deer.

Everything else I have used wasen't as much fun stumping and squirrel because of bending or breaking arrows. I found myself not taking shots becuase I was worried about the arrow.

I do like building wood arrows when money isn't tight.

Rob

[jess stuart]

I prefer alum they have always worked fine.  Have never figured carbons out, but haven't honestly tried. Not saying alum is better just no reason to change yet.

[Red Beastmaster]

I can walk away from a lost or broken aluminum and only be out a few dollars. Not a real big deal. Carbons cost too much for my budget.

And yes, I know, they last forever...........until you lose one.

[PeteA]

Aluminum here, I shoot the same  2016s from 3 different bows. 50@28, 46@28, 45@28. I'm drawing 27-27.5. they fit my budget and seem to tune easy and have a really good range of bow weights they work for.

A buddy of mine paid $200 for a dozen carbons.Nothing fancy, three fletch with a wrap. Too rich for my blood. But I will say they do hold up well.

[Wudstix]

When I shoot carbons, I throw Beman ICS 400's predominantly.  Aluminums are 2020, 2215, or 2117.  But mostly tapered wood shafts.(which are carbon based I guess)                            

[DEAN]

carbon =indestructable

[JohnnyWayne]

Arrow Dynamics Trads and TradLites (carbons) 'cause they just seem easier to tune for me and I can shoot them out of a greater range of bows  

[Drewster]

I started shooting again several months ago after a long absence from archery and decided to give carbons a try and WOW, I do like them.  They are either straight or splintered.  I have broken several on rocks or glancing blows, but any other arrow would have been destroyed too.  And they just feel good.....especially in cold weather.

[Alexander Traditional]

I've been out of archery for a while,and when I got back into it I decided to try carbon. I really like them.

[Ben Maher]

A well made carbon , footed,  is pretty tough to beat as a durable hunting arrow . I love my AD Trad Lites but to be honest get my best results from my trusty , easy to tune etc , [without an arrow saw ] 2016's ... ymmv
But woods are still king !!! lol .....

BTW ... they may not be as popular as they once were but alloys will be around for some time yet I suspect .

But carbons are popular for a reason ... they are a tough , accurate and forgiving arrow shaft

[rnickl]

IMHO, aluminum isn't more durable than wood, maybe less, so I don't bother with them.

I keep a set of woodies for light duty use at the range that I can afford to lose on tough shots.  Also have a set of carbons with a aluminum foot, that seem indestructible, if I wander from the hay bails.

[Night Wing]

I shoot aluminums. Easy to tune. Been shooting aluminum arrows with trad bows since 1964.

[bigbadjon]

I prefer the consistency of aluminum but I have been shooting Full Metal Jackets and I don't think I'll be shooting anything else in sythetic arrows from now on.

[elkken]

If I could choose only one it would be carbon, hands down. I foot my stumpers with aluminum front and back and they are bomb proof. Aluminum bends easy and is much noisier ...