carbon
04-09-2006, 08:01 PM
#1
Nontypical Buck
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Newtonville, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 3,896
carbon
I see it every so often and now I have to say something about carbon arrows. Aluninum arrows bend and dent thats true. Carbons MUST be tested before any shooting session and should be checked if there are any collisions. I've seen a photo of a guy's hand after shooting a cracked arrow. There were very long splinters thru his hand!!! I pulled an arrow out of a bag target and got 5 small but very painfull splinters in the palm of my hand.
Flex the shaft 4 or 5 times and listen and watch for cracks. Pay attention does it straighten out right away or does it seem to take its time. If it appears damaged in any way toss it.
The damage to you the shooter and bystanders is possible grave and serious. You could loose your eye sight. The bolt could literally explode before it leaves the xbow. It could veer off, up, down, left and right
Be carefull guys, I don't want to loose anyone of ya!
Guys go and read a few arrow manufacturer's warnings and inspection instruction asap.
Flex the shaft 4 or 5 times and listen and watch for cracks. Pay attention does it straighten out right away or does it seem to take its time. If it appears damaged in any way toss it.
The damage to you the shooter and bystanders is possible grave and serious. You could loose your eye sight. The bolt could literally explode before it leaves the xbow. It could veer off, up, down, left and right
Be carefull guys, I don't want to loose anyone of ya!
Guys go and read a few arrow manufacturer's warnings and inspection instruction asap.
04-09-2006, 08:37 PM
#2
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Springfield, OH
Posts: 364
RE: carbon
Very true indeed. I know that my bolts sink very far into my block target and it takes alot of pull to get them out. I can't imagine what it would feel like if one splintered on impact and you found out the hard way.
04-09-2006, 08:40 PM
#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: arkansas
Posts: 3,147
RE: carbon
Good advice Dnk. I have about 3 dozen carbons. No aluminums. I don't shoot the same place twice [except for off hand match] so I don't have a collision problem. I do keep a sharp eye on them, and I'm shootin the bejesus out of them. I like the fact that they don't bend, they are either perfect or junk. It's the inbetween you wanna watch.
04-09-2006, 10:29 PM
#4
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: WC FL
Posts: 26,323
RE: carbon
ORIGINAL: Dnk
I see it every so often and now I have to say something about carbon arrows. Aluninum arrows bend and dent thats true. Carbons MUST be tested before any shooting session and should be checked if there are any collisions. I've seen a photo of a guy's hand after shooting a cracked arrow. There were very long splinters thru his hand!!! I pulled an arrow out of a bag target and got 5 small but very painfull splinters in the palm of my hand.
Flex the shaft 4 or 5 times and listen and watch for cracks. Pay attention does it straighten out right away or does it seem to take its time. If it appears damaged in any way toss it.
The damage to you the shooter and bystanders is possible grave and serious. You could loose your eye sight. The bolt could literally explode before it leaves the xbow. It could veer off, up, down, left and right
Be carefull guys, I don't want to loose anyone of ya!
Guys go and read a few arrow manufacturer's warnings and inspection instruction asap.
I see it every so often and now I have to say something about carbon arrows. Aluninum arrows bend and dent thats true. Carbons MUST be tested before any shooting session and should be checked if there are any collisions. I've seen a photo of a guy's hand after shooting a cracked arrow. There were very long splinters thru his hand!!! I pulled an arrow out of a bag target and got 5 small but very painfull splinters in the palm of my hand.
Flex the shaft 4 or 5 times and listen and watch for cracks. Pay attention does it straighten out right away or does it seem to take its time. If it appears damaged in any way toss it.
The damage to you the shooter and bystanders is possible grave and serious. You could loose your eye sight. The bolt could literally explode before it leaves the xbow. It could veer off, up, down, left and right
Be carefull guys, I don't want to loose anyone of ya!
Guys go and read a few arrow manufacturer's warnings and inspection instruction asap.
Thanks for the warning DnK. No one has ever pointed out these things about Carbon to me!
04-10-2006, 08:12 AM
#5
Spike
Join Date: Mar 2006
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Posts: 10
RE: carbon
Another thing to watch for is damage directly under the vanes - where you grab the carbon shaft pulling it out of a hard target. Alot of times using a "gripper" or just squeezing too hard will damage the shaft right there when removing the arrows.
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