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Author Topic: Whatcha shooting?  (Read 794 times)

Offline riverrat 2

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Whatcha shooting?
« on: December 06, 2014, 09:03:00 PM »
What are you shooting either wood-carbon-aluminum arrows.
Make certain your exhausted when you reach them Pearly Gates.

Offline riverrat 2

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Re: Whatcha shooting?
« Reply #1 on: December 06, 2014, 09:06:00 PM »
Go ahead and post why you ae shooting what you are if you want. I think it's going to be close between wood and carbon. how bout you?
Make certain your exhausted when you reach them Pearly Gates.

Offline threeunder

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Re: Whatcha shooting?
« Reply #2 on: December 06, 2014, 09:21:00 PM »
I shoot carbon.  Durability is the biggest reason.  Second would be the ability to change point weight.
Ken Adkins

Never question a man's choice in bows or the quality of an animal he kills.  He is the only one who has to be satisfied with either of those choices.

Offline Nick Barber

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Re: Whatcha shooting?
« Reply #3 on: December 06, 2014, 09:22:00 PM »
All I shoot are wood with the exception of bow fishing then it is a solid fiberglass shaft.
I prefer hardwood shafts; Ash, Hickory, Maple, etc. I have a few sets of arrows in Douglas Fir and Spruce and just a few assorted arrows in Cedar. I also have a few that are built out of Dogwood shoots that have stone points on them. The hardwood shafts are nice and heavy and more durable than anything else I have ever shot. Never had much issue in keeping them straight, just a little bit of tweaking every now and then.

Offline CDorton

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Re: Whatcha shooting?
« Reply #4 on: December 06, 2014, 09:27:00 PM »
I shoot wood and aluminum. My current hunting bow uses woodies. I shoot wood cuz I just like them. I shoot aluminum because they are cheaper than carbons and I never have to worry about one blowing up into a million little fragments.

Offline Cwilder

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Re: Whatcha shooting?
« Reply #5 on: December 06, 2014, 09:34:00 PM »
I'm a carbon guy
I love Bow Hunting

Offline swamp donkey

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Re: Whatcha shooting?
« Reply #6 on: December 06, 2014, 09:38:00 PM »
I shoot aluminum on my recurves because my 2219's are almost indestructable. They seldom bend but if they do the arrow straightener will fix it quickly. Wood for longbow just because, lol. Anything else in a longbow just wouldn't seem right.
Gary

Offline Cavscout9753

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Re: Whatcha shooting?
« Reply #7 on: December 06, 2014, 09:40:00 PM »
Wood. Only wood. For the same reason I shoot trad bows I guess.
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Offline NBK

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Re: Whatcha shooting?
« Reply #8 on: December 06, 2014, 09:41:00 PM »
Ever since I shot a D shaped longbow Silence has been my personal primary requirement for a bow.
I switched to wood shafts because they're quiet. Not just on the shot but also dragging through the woods. I like carbons for their versatility but wood shafts with deltas on the end that I can sharpen with a file at the end of the day by the fire satisfies me something deep.
Mike


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Offline awbowman

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Re: Whatcha shooting?
« Reply #9 on: December 07, 2014, 08:44:00 AM »
I shoot them all but mostly carbon
62" Super D, 47#s @ 25-1/2"
58" TS Mag, 53#s @ 26"
56" Bighorn, 46#s @ 26.5"

Offline Stump73

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Re: Whatcha shooting?
« Reply #10 on: December 07, 2014, 08:44:00 AM »
Carbon. But I want to try wood one day.
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Offline britt

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Re: Whatcha shooting?
« Reply #11 on: December 07, 2014, 08:50:00 AM »
Carbon
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Offline Keith Zimmerman

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Re: Whatcha shooting?
« Reply #12 on: December 07, 2014, 09:11:00 AM »
Carbon mostly, but still shoot wood and bamboo.

Offline mangonboat

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Re: Whatcha shooting?
« Reply #13 on: December 07, 2014, 09:24:00 AM »
I am dq'd once again. Vintage Micro Flite fiberglass shafts with new fletching. Almost as quiet as wood, more durable than aluminum, more mass than carbon, and more funky than all three of the choices offered.
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Offline hitman

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Re: Whatcha shooting?
« Reply #14 on: December 07, 2014, 09:30:00 AM »
Wood with the exception of fiberglass for bow fishing.
Black Widow PSAX RH 58" 47#@28
Samick Sage 62" 40#@28"
PSA Kingfisher RH 45#@28
Treadway longbow RH 60" 46#at 28"
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Offline Longbow58

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Re: Whatcha shooting?
« Reply #15 on: December 07, 2014, 09:39:00 AM »
Started with wood, shooting carbon at the moment.

Offline JJY

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Re: Whatcha shooting?
« Reply #16 on: December 07, 2014, 09:58:00 AM »
Carbon currently, mainly because that is what I thought would be most durable as I started to learn shooting traditional 2 years ago. Now that I have developed decent form and not missing targets as much I think some woodies may be in my future this winter.

Offline TOEJAMMER

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Re: Whatcha shooting?
« Reply #17 on: December 07, 2014, 10:06:00 AM »
Carbon for durability and wood for nostalgia............but I really love "good" wood.

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Re: Whatcha shooting?
« Reply #18 on: December 07, 2014, 10:07:00 AM »
Carbon only because they take less time which has been at a premium for a few years.

May have some time freed up now and have a doz surewoods from Tim At Braveheart I gotta make up.

 Also a pile of real turkey feathers from some other buds, Steve Grice being one of them!!

Will be some mojoed arrows! (is that a word??)
Stay sharp, Kenny.

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Offline Ron Vought

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Re: Whatcha shooting?
« Reply #19 on: December 07, 2014, 10:16:00 AM »
Beman Centershot carbon arrows. I shoot them for durability, slim design & they are straight. I feel as if they also recover quickly out of the bow at shorter distances and provide better penetration on animals.
 
Ron

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