A friend of mine has six aluminum arrows. There are three groves from just under the nock up to the point on three sides of the shaft. They are dark blue or black with no name .  I have never seen arrows like these and need some help to identify them. They were purchased in North Carolina in the 80's.  Any help is appreciated

I may be wrong but it sounds to me like they are fluted arrows.  I have a buddy who has a few of them and they have "grooves" in the shaft the entire length.  I am sure somebody will tell you for sure but that is what it sounds like to me.

Thanks Tim,
   Do you know the reason for the fluted shaft.

I beleive the main thought for doing it was to make the shafts stronger.  I know my buddy has some and he uses them for stump shooting and rabbit hunting and they seem to hold up very well.  Like I said I may be wrong on this but that is just what I am thinking.

I am not sure what the manufactures true intent of these fluted arrows was.  However a friend of mine shot these for along time and he told me they made them that way to allow the blood to flow out past the arrow better.  I told him it was his story he can tell it how he wanted, but the whole my broadhead puts in an animal groves in an arrow won't do a thing for it:biglaugh:

I told him it was his story he can tell it how he wanted, but the whole my broadhead puts in an animal groves in an arrow won't do a thing for it:biglaugh:
                lol

Yep, I think the purpose was stiffer with a thinner wall thickness, thus lighter and faster   ...Van

Thanks Van,
    I don't know if the idea worked , but they are kinda cool lookin.

Cliff Huntington sent me this.  It's the way I remember it      
   

Quote"See increased accuracy with these fluted arrows. These shafts maintain spine stiffness, but decrease wall thickness by a minimum of 33.3% to generate greater velocity. You increase your accuracy because of the faster velocity, stability and the elimination of oscillations. The physical structure of the aluminum when it is drawn makes the shaft harder to bend and gives it incredible memory."



From X-Caliber ad.



Cliff