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Offline ishiwannabe

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Heavy arrows...
« on: September 28, 2007, 04:43:00 PM »


 

Not sure how heavy exactly, but the remind me of a tomahawk cruise missle in flight.  :D   They are ramin, 29 1/2"BOP, 3 lw 5" parabolics. Not sure how heavy the BH's are(they were my Dad's), but it all seems to work well. Heavy, fly true and hit with some force. I buried the blunt about 1/2 into the wooden target stand with a miss, no harm done.
 I got em all to spine about 65#, which is a tad heavy for my 45# @ 28 LB. All in all, Im pretty happy with them....even the "river cane look" came out ok for winging it. What do ya think? will they work for hunting? Any reason I shouldnt use em?
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Offline robslifts

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Re: Heavy arrows...
« Reply #1 on: September 28, 2007, 04:51:00 PM »
if they fly good shoot em  is what I way
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Offline mcgroundstalker

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Re: Heavy arrows...
« Reply #2 on: September 28, 2007, 04:57:00 PM »
If they don't come off your bow sideways I'd use them for close in deer hunting. Come by my house this weekend and we can check them out buddy.

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Re: Heavy arrows...
« Reply #3 on: September 28, 2007, 05:21:00 PM »
They look good Jamie, I have one arrow with a Howard Hill broad head on it. That thing weights in at 600, but i shot it a a target at 20 yards fly's good hits like a freight train, I'll have it in my quiver during deer season.
Proverbs 12:27
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but the diligent feed on the riches of the hunt.


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Offline Flatstick

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Re: Heavy arrows...
« Reply #4 on: September 28, 2007, 06:04:00 PM »
I agree if they fly good ,use them. I used compressed ramin wood shafts for alot of years just because they would be a good 100 grains or more heavier than cedar shafts.
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Offline ishiwannabe

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Re: Heavy arrows...
« Reply #5 on: September 28, 2007, 06:58:00 PM »
I think I will go with these and the chundoo arrows I built earlier.  Thanks Jim, I love they way these things look.
I did some more shooting with them tonight. Only time they flew a little strange was when I snap shot. Otherwise they are good, and it actually echos when they hit the target bag. Now to sharpen Bhs...
"I lost arrows and didnt even shoot at a rabbit" Charlie after the Island of Trees.
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Offline Bowspirit

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Re: Heavy arrows...
« Reply #6 on: September 28, 2007, 08:31:00 PM »
Seems like a fine set of arrows. Just make sure that the weight difference between your ramins and your chundoos doesn't throw you off...
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Offline ishiwannabe

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Re: Heavy arrows...
« Reply #7 on: September 28, 2007, 08:49:00 PM »
Will do...you gonna make it down here for a hunt?
"I lost arrows and didnt even shoot at a rabbit" Charlie after the Island of Trees.
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Offline BunneyHunter

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Re: Heavy arrows...
« Reply #8 on: September 28, 2007, 09:48:00 PM »
Some of the best arrows i've had were made out of rammin, I once made a 1k grain arrow (had to wrap it with wire to get it up weight) flew like a brick and hit like one too....btw those arrows look great!
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Offline horatio1226

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Re: Heavy arrows...
« Reply #9 on: September 28, 2007, 10:15:00 PM »
They do look great.
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