Has anyone gone back to aluminum?

[Stone Knife]

Has anyone gone back to shooting aluminum after shooting carbon? I have always shot carbon out of my recurves and want to try some aluminum but don.t know were to start at. Bob Lee 54" 46@28 I'm pulling about 45# at my draw would have around 145 gr broadhead or points I'm drawing a tad under 28" I'm kind of sick of messing with carbon and wood can be a pain but I like the idea of a little more traditional shaft and the aluminum will fit that bill.

[J. Holden]

I'm not sure what to recommend as far as a size for you.  I'd guess though that for a starting place 2117 would work, that seems to be a good "all around" shaft size.

I went back myself.  Started with wood, went to alluminum, switched to carbon, back to alluminum and now I have 12 unfinished cedar shafts in my stash.  I still shoot alluminums right now though.  I like that all I need is a small pipe cutter to cut them down, a heat source and some hot melt glue and you're making arrows.  I don't like the idea of wearing a dust mask and a high speed saw to make my arrows.  I suppose I could pay someone to cut them for me but I like crafting my own.

Alluminums seem to fairly available right now for little cost.  It seems as though many are switching or have switched to carbon.  One of the biggist drawbacks is if you miss and don't abviously bend/break the arrow.  I know with carbons if it's broke, there's no question about it.

Good luck in your quest.

-Jeremy  

[tukudu]

I have been running 2114 and 1916  out of a similar bow set up with 125-145 FP, 30 1/2 shaft length BOP.  Heavy arrow that hit hard and fly true. good luck

[MCS]

2016s should work also.

[southpawshooter]

1916 or 2016 should tune for you Jim.

[PowDuck]

I was thinking a 2016, too. 1916 might do well, too. I shoot 2018's but have a little heavier bow.

[Pops]

With 145 up front I think 2016
will work.

[northener]

Never really left aluminums, I'll stick with what works best for me. Aluminums work.


Yes, 2016's will work out of that set-up.

[JRY309]

Depends on which bow I'm shooting.I prefer aluminum over carbon on my Hill.

[GRAYBEARD]

I am having good results from a similar bow with 1916s with 175 out front. My draw length is in the same range as yours.

[Paul/KS]

That Jim Brackenbury Drifter that I bought prefers my old 2117's.
I usually shoot wooden arrows tho, never shot carbons...

[ronp]

Try some 1916s.  I use them all the time.

[snag]

The 2016's will have to be cut to slightly longer than 29" bop to tune really nicely. The 1916's will be a little weak at 29" bop.  Either will work. It just will depend on the length you cut them to.
2016 = 59.3# spine weight
1916 = 50.6# spine weight

[JimB]

I was also thinking 1916 or 2016,depending on how much point weight and overall weight you want to end up with.2016's would probably end up 11 gpp or so.

[Bladepeek]

Some of us never left aluminums; just added carbons. I like carbons in that they recover very quickly so I can shoot a slightly weak shaft and it corrects itself. Aluminums, on the other hand, are available in so many different spines I can match one EXACTLY to a bow.

I agree with the 1916/2016 choices for the point weights you want to shoot. They fly great from my 44 - 47# bows with the point weight adjusted to fit the particular bow.

[swampbow2]

My draw is about the same as yours and when shooting my recurves around that weight I liked 1916s with 125gr points or 2016s with 145pts.I took three casual archers(my daughters and ones boyfriend) to the Batavia 3d shoot Sunday and had all three using my old aluminums.It was a good reminder for me as to why I switched to carbons.Broke,bent arrows were the rule of the day.Aluminums just don't compare to carbons for durability.Why are you going back ?

[Shawn Leonard]

If ya leave 2016 28.5"s and 145 grain point, it should be good, but  why go back, carbons last longer are quieter as well! As far as aluminum being more traditional if carbon was around 50-60 years ago a lot of guys would of shot it then!

[damascusdave]

I have about a dozen nice old 2317 Grand Slams that I have had for about 20 years...at one time I never would have believed that I would be able to shoot a heavy enough draw weight to tune with those arrows...not quite there yet, although not too far off with my 63 pounds to me Howatt Hunter...I am about to try a substantial increase in draw weight (which I will work at diligently) and I am pretty sure I can get those arrows shooting well...nothing like 725 to 750 grains of arrow to get some serious penetration on moose or elk

[Blueridge]

2016 or a 1916 should work fine

[Big Ed]

Definitely a 2016.