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What's your favorite arrow?
Just stepping back into archery after a decade or so. Still have some old Gold Tip arrows with feathers but wanting to try something else. A lot more choices today than 12 years ago.
Anything to the skinny arrows? The idea makes sense. Blazers?
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Gold Tips or Carbon Express are both good enough for me.
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I certainly have no bitch with the Gold Tips. They always did very well for me.
What do you use for fletching?
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Easton ACC. No idea why I like them, but I do.
I recently shot a steel challange event -- one where you shoot through holes in steel targets until you don't -- and the ACC held up after banging steel. My field points (2) were bent all to hell, but the shafts didn't splinter. I saw mutilple other shafts explode.
FWIW -- I was shooting a Hoyt Carbon Defiant with a 29" draw at 70lbs. Targets were between 28 and 31 yards. Field tips were 100 grains...
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I have been shooting Easton full metal jackets for three years now after being a beman guy for 10 years. The FMJ is a heavier arrow and tough as heck. I have used the same arrow on 3 deer now and hoping to make it 4 this year.
Wac em and stack em
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Goldtips here. 4" helical feather fletch.
Wheels or recurve, doesn't matter (wheels- fingers or release- doesn't matter).
For 3D I blew the extra and shot the "Pro" series.
I like the weight system to tune spine (if need be).
Pretty much required when shooting recurves.
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Beman ICS. Currently shooting Hunter Pro shafts but the new Whiteout intrigues me.
Shot Gold Tips for several years until they went to Mexico, alright arrow but split a ton of them on the nock end and I don't shoot but 1 arrow per spot.
Rayzr feathers for me. Vanes are okay but I like the softness and forgiveness of a feather and have no durability issues with them. If you rough them up a bit of steam brings them right back.
In fact I have an arrow in the quiver now that went through last years buck and I just steamed those feathers and they stood right back up.
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I recall feathers not being so good in the rain?
In CO, all I shot was feathers, but most all the water falling from the sky in CO is frozen.
Western WA is wet. Like washing machine wet.
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I recall feathers not being so good in the rain?
In CO, all I shot was feathers, but most all the water falling from the sky in CO is frozen.
Western WA is wet. Like washing machine wet. May not work as good in the washing machine but I use 3M Scotchgard or Gateway makes a powder waterproofing. Also wonder how spray for dry flies would work?? If running vanes I would look at the Norway Fusion or Fusion Zeon. Don't think they are as tall as the Blazers, not sure on that though.
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Thanks 10ga! I'll look into waterproofing feathers and the listed vanes.
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The last time that bear ate a lawyer he had the runs for 33 days!
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I have always shot Beemans, since I left aluminum. Currently I am shooting their Nightfalls, that have been discontinued. But I have enough of them to last years.
I don't think you can go wrong with any ofm the major brands, carbon express, Easton, beeman, gold tip, etc.
Whats important is having the right spine, and a weight that fits your need.
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I like a heavier arrow so Easton FMJ for me. Blazers for fletchings.
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I have been shooting Easton full metal jackets for three years now after being a beman guy for 10 years. The FMJ is a heavier arrow and tough as heck. I have used the same arrow on 3 deer now and hoping to make it 4 this year. Had one 2117 shaft that I had 5 deer and 3 pigs on before it gave up the ghost. I haven't bought arrows in years. No clue whats out and about these days. Good read here, if I were to find the need to buy, but likely by then things will have changed again. Not sure I could get used to arrows that cost more than 2-3 bucks each, like they used to.... LOL. I guess I"m getting old.... I did buy some crossbow shafts since a friend wants to use my crossbow. 5 for 28 and I about passed out. LOL.
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Gold Tip Pro Hunters for me. If I were to change I think I'd go with the FMJ. My son shoots Zombie Slayers and loves them. We both have an arrow that has killed three deer. Complete pass throughs and stuck in our rocky Ozark Mountain ground none the worse for wear.
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Easton Axis w/ Blazers
Before going straight carbon, I really like the Easton ACC.
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Gold tip Pro Hunters here also
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There are lots of good carbon arrows available today. I would go to a pro shop, look them over and see what they suggest. Possibly they would let you shoot a couple.
I shoot Beemans with feathers, only cause I always have. They are no better or worse than the others.
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