I just got my wood arrows on here and I like them but im not in to the gluing just to change a head. Ive shot my carbons and they make my Kempf shoot like a rifle with these the down size if they crack or the nocks blow out while stumping.
Im going to try aluminum's to see how they shoot and hold up. What is everyone shooting and why?
I am shooting some port orchard cedar arrows because I enjoy making them and they are more traditional. They hold up well but I haven't tried any carbons or aluminums yet.
Easton 2216 XX75 Gamegetters, because that is what works for me. I'm used to using Aluminum arrows and I am just a little resistant to change.
These are my arrows for turkey hunting this season, POC-4 fletch with orange fur tracer and Wensel Woodsman broadhead. To me wood shafts and wood bows just go together.
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I'm with 2Big. Glueing the points is no big deal to me.
It's like this: make or buy your arrows. Shoot them with field points. Take the best shooting ones and replace the field point with a broadhead. Test shoot. If all is ok, you're done. I don't think you'll be taking the broadhead off at that point.
I also like the wood arrows, Just a sort of nostalgic feeling shooting wood. I do like a pretty heavy arrow, Ash has been my choice the last couple of years. Will continue looking for good wood in the 600 to 700 gr weight range.
Wood!Tapered Birch shafts.....between 600-650gr.
RRA shafts, field and broadheads; Zwickeys, some very old ACME with blunts. I just like wood, fun to make.
I shoot wood from my 'curve, and 2016s from my LB. I love making the arrows though....
I am shooting pine hexshafts. I like them because they are much more durable than POC, and weigh more. Plus I got them for $50/doz. made to my specs. from AmericanArrows.com
For stump shooting it's hard to beat (or break) river cane. They're even better than carbon! In fact I've never broken a river cane arrow. Not even when I accidentally shot one into a steel drum, or richoceted off a hickory tree, etc.
Right now, ST Axis 400 carbons footed with 1.5" pieces of 1916 aluminum shaft. But, I've also got a set of chundoo I'm planning on using. I've also really taken a shine to hunting with solid fiberglass arrows. Just love the extra weight...
I shoot Lodgepole Pine, Poplar, and POC wood from three of my bows. I shoot Beman MFX Classic 400 carbons w/90gr weight tubes from my ACS-CX.
Carbons - because they can't be beat for consistency and durability. A wood arrow that shoots good today may not tomorrow because of warp. Wood costs too much (breakage). Aluminum is better than wood but still not as durable. I can use well camoed arrows and fletch for hunting, with a self lighting nock on release, and not worry about covering my fletching to not be noticed. I bought a dozen Goldtips 2 years ago (2 full seasons with a 3rd coming up) and still have 11 left.
Cedar, Doug Fir and sometimes Birch.
I have been shooting cedar, the reason i went to trad was to get away from all the high tech. So this is why i choose to shoot wood.
I have been shooting wood arrows since 1999.
However.....Last fall my good friend and nieghbor Lew "made the journey" and his wife gave me all of his old hunting gear.Among his old archery gear was about 3 dozen green Bear Razorheads and about 2 dozen "Autumn Orange" XX75 2016's.
My good friend (and TradGang sponsor) Joe Skipp crown dipped,crested,and re-fletched the arrows and I tipped them with the old Bear Razorheads.These are my "hunting" arrows,Now my friend Lew can hunt with me.....
Ramin Dowels, they are Cost-Effective, I havent Broken one yet, and I like to make them. They can be a Bear to get Straight, but once they get there and get used to it, they generally stay.
I have a Dozen 2016s I keep for Back Ups, Just In Case!
I have been using aluminum for 4yrs now and they work great.BUT for hunting i almost always take my walnut stained birch shafts because they are quiet when going thru the woods plus they fly great.
I didnt think there was so many wood shooters! Still going to give the aluminums a try to see what I think I dont like how they bend but ill still give them a shot.
Cedars for me.
woodies off my longbows. Cedar,ash,white birch,
doug Fir,Sitka Spruse and Lodge pole pine all shoot very well and are oh so quiet. I do shoot 2018's off my recurves most of the time and I just picked up my first set of Carbon arrows.
a mix of cedar and ramin wood, dont like to straighten the ramins, but there so tough!
aluminums are my last choice. Tried them one time and they were a waste of money in how long they lasted. I'm still shooting 5 or 6 out of the original dozen carbons I bought 7 years ago. Lost a couple and ends split on a couple from hitting rocks in the ground. Going to try some wood shafts.
I use cedar, alum, and carbon. What ever suits my fancy at the time.
Alan
2blade, i was also surprised to see so many shooting wood, i mostly use carbons, because they are much more durable than wood, especially POC. hardwood shafts are pretty durable esp. ash and laminated birch. but carbons don't need to be straightened and they are very tough, and of course quick nock and point replacement. I have also tried aluminum and regaurding those, i'll just say that i got a dozen for christmas this year, and i now have seven, all the others were broken, none lost.
Straight because they fly the best! :bigsmyl:
POC
This might sound crazy but I shoot the same 2117 xx75 29" easton arrow out of my 45# kodiak mag as I do my 60# kodiak mag. That arrow performs awsome weighing in at about 550gr. makes the 45# bow hit hard and 60 pounder quick but deadly. I can do this cause of the center cut bow.
laminated birch. My arrows are 700 gr's
I like PO Cedar and Doug Fir.
Easton XX78 Super Slam aluminum arrows. Their straightness of .001 is better than many carbon arrows.
POC and Ash, I currently have hexpine shafts on order. I just really prefer wood shafts. Although I have grizzly stiks set up for one of my long bows.
What size and weight would you guys suggest for my 56lb Kempf bow with a 100gr 2 blade?
Grizzlysticks for 3D (fat at the tip for cutting lines), Axis 340 footed with 2018 aluminum 600 grains total, 200 grain WW, 100 grain brass insert and 23% FOC for huntin' a penetrating sun of a gun, 340 MFX same setup weighing in at 645 grains for Africa in 09
beman mfx classic 400's at 470grns I clean off the label crown and crest and most people don't know they are not wood. I love the duability and consistancy. They are either straight or broke and so far I can't get to broke even though I have shot the steel bear twice.
I love ramin too. It's all I've used for years. I don't have a problem straightening it with my old frontier arrow straightener. Super cost effective and super tough. What more can you ask for??
But it looks like the ramin run is getting near it's end. I've heard about it for a long time now, but my local store has way less of it than I have ever seen. I have a bunch left, but I'll probably give birch a try sooner or later, in dowel form of course. From what I've heard, it runs neck and neck with ramin in price and durability.
Wonder what the local retail stores will replace it with??
I use laminated birch also, I love the weight. I am looking at gettting a set of hex shafts just to try somthing a little new.
I will be using ASH arrows with 200grn ACE broadheads for Deer and Bear. However for turkey I will be shooting carbon express with ACE broad heads.
I love shooting wood arrows and that is what I shoot most of the time, however you can not beat carbons for accuracy and durability!
Pine and poplar because I hand plane my own shafts. Jawge
I use Vapor's and Carbon Express Rebel Hunters.
Tried the carbs,goin' back to POC and other woods.
Carbons only because they outlast wood and aluminum. Where I stump shoot aluminums only make it a few shots and woodies get busted up pretty easy. I went out with 2 guys the other day and I had four carbons to start with and they each had at least a dozen wood and aluminum. Jamie broke at least 6 woodies and Damon bent or broke a couple of each, all my carbons survived. CX Heritage 150s. Shawn
woodchucker, that's pretty neat :) I shoot lam birch mainly. Just like the durability and weight of them.
I have been using sitka spruce. But I gave compressed cedar a try. I like the added weight. They are 50 grs. heavier than the spruce. They aren't as straight. So you have more work getting them ready to make arrows out of them...or maybe it was just this batch I got...?
I started shooting Arrow Dynamics (Lites and Heavies) back about 5-6 months ago and have been very pleased with how durable they are. And like Terry said, they will shoot off of any of my bows very well....Gold Tip Trads and Carbonwood Vapors are good arrows that have wood finishes on them that make for more "traditional" looking arrows...
I also love shooting my woodies!!!!
I've been shooting the Arrow Dynamics Trads,and Nitro Stingers for almost a year and Love them. No matter what bow I shoot it is just a matter of a minor point weight change and I'm on target. Gary Hunsicker is a joy to work with on picking arrows for your bow. Very knowledgeable.
bowdude, you use aluminocks too! they sure are nice when the light is fading to see where you hit or to find your arrow on a passthru.
I shoot gold tip 55/75s with 100grn inserts and 125grn heads at 27" for a 500grn arrow with four 4" shield cut feathers out of a 55#@26" black canyon bow.
p.s. last year i tried the beman mfx classics, but there wasn't any difference in penetration, and the price is like three times as much. and they still break when ya stump shoot with them!
so now i use the GTs and foot them with a 1" piece of 2117 and haven't had one break yet while stumpin
I love shooting wood arrows but for everyday practice at the bale I shoot carbon CX hertiage for a longer lasting shaft.
I'm sold on tapered Doug fir....
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Laminated birch and Alaskan Forgewoods,80# spine.60-64# bows,800+ gr arrows. Can ya say THUMP!
Danny
I went through a faze of shooting carbons for a few years but I've been shooting tapered cedars lately. I just got a new set of tapered Sitka Spruce (Ghost) arrows from Paul and they shoot awesome. :thumbsup: I'm headed out today for turkey camp to try and put some blood on them.
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I like aluminum... I shoot 2016's cut to 28" 165gr up front, and three 5 1/5" sheild cut feathers for a total of 510grns they fly perfect, and are very durable. I don't what you guys are shooting at, but I have hade the same dozen for 2 years, and they are perfect minus the couple lost ones. Been shooting aluminum for 30+ years with little trouble at all.
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Laminated birch, POC and compressed cedars. 65# spine 50# to 53# bows
friends ,
have shot carbons , POC ,sitka spruce and Ramin . will never shoot anything but Ramin from now on. can get what ever i want while sale as i sell archery supplies but will stick with Ramin from now on .
make them from 3/8 dowels and like Danny they are 700 gr plus /90 gr points and if i use screw in inserts ( new product fron Germany ) adds 20 more grains can even shoot Silver Flames from them now :goldtooth: have the best in both worlds and don't ned my casrbons any more .spined to 64# out of bear hunter take down at 53# at my draw hit like a brick !!!! --- herb
I went from aluminum (those I shoot for 20 years) to carbon and now shoot woodies,hexshaft and POC .I like the toughness of the hexshaft and shoot them exclusively while hunting.I might go back to aluminum,but I'm satisfy with my woodies for the time being.
Serge
90% wood & 10 aluminum :D :D :D