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Joined: 10 June 2003
Location: United States
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Posted: 16 July 2004 at 22:30
t.t.u.: i use to use aluinium arrows . lot of bent or broke shafts every year. seem like i was alway buying new 1's. went to graphite and still have 4 of the origanial dozen i got 13 years ago. the only thig i dont like about the grapitite is the wound chanel isnt as big that you get with the aluinuim. the kids all went with the cheap grapgite. after 1 year of shooting the are all going back to aluinium.
Joined: 11 June 2003
Location: United States
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Points: 2120
Posted: 17 July 2004 at 02:50
I use carbons. Main reason is strenght. I screw around a LOT and got
tired of bending and breaking aluminums. Cheap carbons are less
expensive then aluminums and still hold up 10x better in my oppinion. I
don't see the need for the ultra light arrows though, they just cause
to many tuning issues with bows. My carbons weight in at 425gr, am
aluminums at 450gr, so I'm not buying into the huge energy loss by
using carbons. I do beleive they loose some KE when you go with the
expensive ultralite 300gr arrows, but I don't really feel the need to
have a bow shooting 320fps either..
Stupid people are like a slinky, they don't serve much purpose in the world but they sure are fun to watch tumble down the stairs!
Joined: 01 January 2004
Location: United States
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Points: 451
Posted: 17 July 2004 at 03:56
yea i use graphite to and i have only broke one in 3 years. Never shot a deer though so that could be the prob. i hit a tree dead center and it still didnt break i was amazed
Joined: 11 June 2003
Location: United States
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Points: 2120
Posted: 17 July 2004 at 04:31
I've bounced many off rocks and trees and have broke a couple, but with
aluminums is is almost agrauntee thet is you hit something hard it will
be damaged. BUT, if you do hit a rock or something with carbons make
sure you give it a once over, it won't bend but it could crack or fray,
if any damage like that is seen DO NOT re-use it. It could shatter upon
release and leave you with some pretty nasty wounds on your face and
arms.
Stupid people are like a slinky, they don't serve much purpose in the world but they sure are fun to watch tumble down the stairs!
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