carbon arrow help

[Holm-Made]

I have a customer with a 30.5" draw who needs recommendations for a carbon arrow to shoot out of a R/D longbow, cut to center.  He will be drawing about 46# @ 30.5".  Arrow weight should be around 450-500 grains.  Arrow length will need to be at least 31" bop.

Usually I recommend Gold Tip wood grain 3555 but I have only seen them in 30" lengths.  Please advise.   Chad

The GoldTip 55/75's come in 32" length. He could get those to work but will probably have to go with a 100gr insert and a 200gr-250gr head.

Bisch

[McDave]

Adding a nock and a nock adapter will add 1 3/8" to the length, meaning that a 30" 3555 shaft will produce a 31 3/8" arrow.

[nineworlds9]

Easton Axis Trads

[BigJim]

The gold tip 3555's wood grain now come in 32" length or the CX 150 wood grain is 32 1/2" (.495 spine)... and the easton axis in 500 spine is only 31"s.

Any one of the above mentioned, but the axis won't leave much room to work with.

Oh, we stock all of the above.
thanks, bigjim

[Flying Dutchman]

The 3555 look like a starting point to me

[BigJim]

By the way, I'm currently shooting the Cx heritage on one of my recurves that is cut 1/8" past center with 187 g up front at full length with a 31 1/2" + draw. My bow is 54 lbs at that draw length. I might be slightly under spined, but with a short non obtrusive broahead, it fly's great.
Probably going to be too stiff for your guy.
BigJIm

[ISP 5353]

Beman ICS Hunter shafts in .500 would be my starting point.  The ones I have were 31".

[njloco]

I really   like  the CX150's cut to 29 1/4", I  have  always  shot GT's,  26 1/2" @ 51#, Harrison HSS r/d LB, with a 100gr insert and 125 gr up  front,  the CX's  fly  great and make perfect bullet holes in paper, and they are a little heavier and I think stronger than  the GT's.

[azhunter]

AD tradlites. I usually use the wood grain shafts but just got 2 dozen of the black AD tradlites. They are 33 inches full length. This will give him room to cut down the shaft some. I ordered mine direct from Gary sponsor here.  He recommended the nock insert and Easton 3d super nock   I really like that setup. The shaft full length with the nock adapter and insert weighs 295 grains, my 4x4" feathers weigh 9 grains, the insert at broadhead end weighs 26 grains. This will be 330 grains full length so adding a 125 point would be 455 grains. I am guessing he may want to cut off an inch or more of the shaft to have maybe a 32" arrow. This would be 446 grains at 32" with the 125 gr head. He could shoot a 175 grain head and be right at 496 grains. These shafts are so forgiving and I think he would be happy with this setup at his draw weight.

[EHK]

I think an ICS Bowhunter 400 will get him there too, Chad.  I'm currently shooting them out of my Osprey (47 @ 29).  Cut to 30.5 with a 100 grain insert and 150 grain head.  That combo is just a bit stiff but still fly pretty good.  Given the extra half inch of arrow he needs and the center cut, I bet they would be pretty close to what he needs and pushing 550 grains.

[xtrema312]

There are a lot of variables outside of shaft length and center cut, but I was thinking the CE150 will be a good option due to shaft length.  But, if you can get the GT 3555 wood grain in 32" now, I would personally go that route to start off.  I think they could work and get you over 400 gr.  You can always build out the side plate a bit if needed.

Don't rule out the GT5575 if the 3555 will not work.  Full length they could work out.  You will have more point weight for sure with them than either of the other two shafts. Overall weight will likely not be much different than the Heritage 150, but you will have more FOC, which would be my preference.

[Holm-Made]

Thanks guys, I'll pass on this info to my guy.  I only have a 27" draw on a good day so I wasn't sure what to recommend...   Take care,  Chad