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Arrow Selection
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08/30/11 09:45 PM
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Joined: Sep 2007
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Hopedale
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THF Trophy Hunter
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OP
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How did you decide on the arrows you're shooting?
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Re: Arrow Selection
[Re: Hopedale]
#2547461
08/30/11 09:53 PM
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Joined: Jan 2008
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scot
THF Trophy Hunter
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THF Trophy Hunter
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started with the cheapest ones at acdemy, then found some cheap ones on clearance at Cabelas, now using the cheapest ones that my pro-shop carry that are cheaper than most other available...
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Re: Arrow Selection
[Re: scot]
#2547472
08/30/11 09:55 PM
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BYPATHofNIGHT
Pro Tracker
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Pro Tracker
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I shoot the arrows recommended to me by the Hoyt dealer who sold me my first 3 bows.
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Re: Arrow Selection
[Re: BYPATHofNIGHT]
#2547508
08/30/11 10:07 PM
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MacDaddy21
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My pro shop showed me good carbon fiber arrows and they happened to be easton epics. I've been shooting them and easton axis arrows for a long time. They have been great to me. Just go talk to someone who knows their stuff and they will point you in the right direction.
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Re: Arrow Selection
[Re: MacDaddy21]
#2547634
08/30/11 10:44 PM
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sloughfoot
Bird Dog
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Bird Dog
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There are several ways to derermine which one to use. One what poundage is your bow set on. Or if you want speed vs more penetration it just depends on what your looking for.
whatever you are be a good one
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Re: Arrow Selection
[Re: sloughfoot]
#2548079
08/31/11 01:39 AM
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Hopedale
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THF Trophy Hunter
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Well, I'm shooting Gold Tip Hunter Expedition.
I was still shooting aluminum arrows and wanted to switch to carbon. Not know one brand from the other, I essential had the guy at Sportsman's Warehouse pick them out.
I like them, but starting to wounder is there something better. Kind of like, do you want to dig a trench with a shovel or go get a backhoe.
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Re: Arrow Selection
[Re: Hopedale]
#2548261
08/31/11 02:23 AM
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Posts: 429
RRRanch
Bird Dog
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Bird Dog
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Re: Arrow Selection
[Re: RRRanch]
#2548962
08/31/11 01:06 PM
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Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 57
BlackRubi
Outdoorsman
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Outdoorsman
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LOL - I follow Scots approach...
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Re: Arrow Selection
[Re: BlackRubi]
#2548982
08/31/11 01:19 PM
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Joined: Apr 2010
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bjankowski
THF Trophy Hunter
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THF Trophy Hunter
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LOL - I follow Scots approach... I sure hope Scot was joking, but there are some that think cheapest is best!
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Re: Arrow Selection
[Re: bjankowski]
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08/31/11 02:31 PM
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Joined: Jun 2009
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1FowlHntR
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Extreme Tracker
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I went with Easton Axis simply for the fact that I liked the H.I.T. insert. Easton has always been a quality shaft so I had no reason to doubt the Axis would be any different.
"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf."
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Re: Arrow Selection
[Re: 1FowlHntR]
#2549201
08/31/11 02:43 PM
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Joined: Oct 2007
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FoxTrot
THF Trophy Hunter
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I shoot Carbon Express Maxima Hunters. The guy at the proshop told me thathe shoots Gold Tips but he highly recommended the Maxima Hunters. I asked him why he shot GT and recommended something else. He gets his GT's free... I have also read many articles and research on arrows. I will never buy Bemans again. Because of my past exp with GT's, I will never buy them again. I am satisified with CE and it looks like I will continue to shoot them until something better comes along.
I avoid Dick's and hope they fold.
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Re: Arrow Selection
[Re: FoxTrot]
#2549359
08/31/11 03:47 PM
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Posts: 549
Scalpel4
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Tracker
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The Cabelas carbon stalkers work great for me, so I use those. They're cheap and Cabelas custom cuts the arrows for me free of charge.
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Re: Arrow Selection
[Re: FoxTrot]
#2549523
08/31/11 04:51 PM
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Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 6,663
Hopedale
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THF Trophy Hunter
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OP
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What happened with you and GT?
I called them yesterday with a few question and they seemed willing to help.
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Re: Arrow Selection
[Re: 1FowlHntR]
#2549605
08/31/11 05:27 PM
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Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 877
fishhound
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Tracker
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Started with what the archery shop recommended. Then a friend who has been bowhunting for forever let me shoot some of his Gold Tips and I've been shooting them ever since. They are GREAT.
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Re: Arrow Selection
[Re: fishhound]
#2549665
08/31/11 05:47 PM
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Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 7,947
Curtis
THF Trophy Hunter
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THF Trophy Hunter
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I have shot Gold Tips and Beman ICS Hunters and like both of them. The Beman has a glossy finish that seems to draw with less noise on my rest than the GT that I was using. They work fine for my hunting.
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Re: Arrow Selection
[Re: fishhound]
#2549669
08/31/11 05:48 PM
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FoxTrot
THF Trophy Hunter
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Started with what the archery shop recommended. Then a friend who has been bowhunting for forever let me shoot some of his Gold Tips and I've been shooting them ever since. They are GREAT. First impressions are a biatch. I bought a dozen and shot them for a couple of months. I think I bought them in May and by Oct I only had 9 left. I constantly had to replace inserts and nocks. They were coming out and breaking. I shot a deer and after passing through my arrow hit a tree...Explosion. Same thing on a yote. By the end of deer season, I had less than 6 left(and I only shot at 2 animals all year). The nock ends were breaking out of the arrows twd the end of their life span with me which was less than 1 year. Im sure they make a quality product and Im sure they have good cust service but I do know that the durability is horrible. My CE's are awesome arrows. I havent shot an animal yet but they seem great. Ive had multiple pass throughs on my target over the last few days and the arrows have hit trees and 2x4s and those arrows are still kicking it. If it would have been the GTs, they wouldnt have passed through the target and if they would have then they would have exploded upon impacting the tree or fence.
I avoid Dick's and hope they fold.
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Re: Arrow Selection
[Re: FoxTrot]
#2549680
08/31/11 05:51 PM
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Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 7,450
FoxTrot
THF Trophy Hunter
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THF Trophy Hunter
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The nock ends were breaking out of the arrows twd the end of their life span with me which was less than 1 year.
When I say this, I mean the actual shaft was breaking where the nock inserts into it. I was shooting a PSE Mach X at 70lbs with 28" draw with GT 5575s cut at 28".
I avoid Dick's and hope they fold.
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Re: Arrow Selection
[Re: FoxTrot]
#2549821
08/31/11 06:47 PM
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Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 4,814
quackaholic1
Extreme Tracker
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Extreme Tracker
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I started with Easton XX-75's then went to XX-78's. I now shoot Easton Axis 400's. If I could'nt afford the axis I would not hesitate going back to the XX-78's.
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Re: Arrow Selection
[Re: bjankowski]
#2550120
08/31/11 08:50 PM
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Joined: Jan 2008
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scot
THF Trophy Hunter
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THF Trophy Hunter
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LOL - I follow Scots approach... I sure hope Scot was joking, but there are some that think cheapest is best! I'm not shooting walmart arrows or anything. However, Cabelas was selling the Team Realtree beman mfx's for $59.99 a dozen fletched. You can't beat that. So yes I buy the cheapest quality I can find. Currently shooting Gold Tip velocity hunters are they are $6 each at the pro shop and the way I switch between bows my spine requirements change weekly.
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Re: Arrow Selection
[Re: scot]
#2550584
08/31/11 11:47 PM
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Joined: May 2011
Posts: 162
semperfi87
Woodsman
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Woodsman
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I shot plenty till I found the one that suites me best went from Easton FMJ to carbon express maxima 250 with duravanes and man are they accurate and deadly
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