XX75 or XX78?
08-18-2008, 06:46 PM
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Giant Nontypical
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XX75 or XX78?
How much difference is there in these two shafts. I want to buy another dozen arrows for my longbow. It is shooting 2016 XX78s really well. If I get XX75 2016s do you think I'll notice much difference? Is one more durable than the other? I don't really care about the straightness tolerence difference of .003 compared to .002 I may even go really cheap and just get Gamegetters. Will it really matter?
08-18-2008, 07:09 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: XX75 or XX78?
My own personal experience.. go with the 75's!!! I used to shoot nothing but them, and one day decided to try the 78's and they seemed to fly horrible and bent EASILY compared to my xx75's!????
They were in 2314's!
They were in 2314's!
08-18-2008, 09:51 PM
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Dominant Buck
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RE: XX75 or XX78?
ORIGINAL: WesternMdHardwoods
My own personal experience.. go with the 75's!!! I used to shoot nothing but them, and one day decided to try the 78's and they seemed to fly horrible and bent EASILY compared to my xx75's!????
They were in 2314's!
My own personal experience.. go with the 75's!!! I used to shoot nothing but them, and one day decided to try the 78's and they seemed to fly horrible and bent EASILY compared to my xx75's!????
They were in 2314's!
08-18-2008, 10:27 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: XX75 or XX78?
< Message edited by txjourneyman -- 8/18/2008 7:48:25 PM >
Bobby
08-18-2008, 10:58 PM
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Boone & Crockett
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RE: XX75 or XX78?
7078 alloy is considerably stronger than 7075 alloy and will resist denting and bending better than the 7075 alloy.
If I remember correctly XX75's are rated to 95,000 psi and XX78's are rated to 120,000 psi.
The xx78's are also heavier than the same shaft in xx75 though it is only like a tenth of a grain per inch.
The xx78 shaftsare also made to tighter tollerances than the XX75's.
AS for your delema, Easton does not list the 2016 in the 78's any more (which you probably already know and the reason for your post)so you are either going to have to switch to 75's or try another shaft in 78's. Personally I would opt for another shaft in 78. Such as a 2114. It is slightly lighterthan your 2016's but it is also slightly stiffer than the 2016 so you could easily make up the weight difference in a slightly heavier broadhead.
If I remember correctly XX75's are rated to 95,000 psi and XX78's are rated to 120,000 psi.
The xx78's are also heavier than the same shaft in xx75 though it is only like a tenth of a grain per inch.
The xx78 shaftsare also made to tighter tollerances than the XX75's.
AS for your delema, Easton does not list the 2016 in the 78's any more (which you probably already know and the reason for your post)so you are either going to have to switch to 75's or try another shaft in 78's. Personally I would opt for another shaft in 78. Such as a 2114. It is slightly lighterthan your 2016's but it is also slightly stiffer than the 2016 so you could easily make up the weight difference in a slightly heavier broadhead.
