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Old 08-24-2007, 07:12 PM
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Whatarrows ya'll folks find to be the best match ???/
I shooting x-bow, Horton 200 lb'er //// 20" carbons now
with 100gr. fix Muzzy

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Old 08-24-2007, 07:43 PM
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Whatarrows ya'll folks find to be the best match ???/
I shooting x-bow, Horton 200 lb'er //// 20" carbons now
with 100gr. fix Muzzy

Always a lookin' for better !!!!
I like Beman Shafts Or Carbon Express 20" Shafts Plus 125 grain ! Mechanical Broad Head The Wasp JackHammer SST three Blade Use 2 o rings For 150LB & Above & 320 plus FPS They open up to 1 3/4" Cutting diameter ! Plus The Aftershock XBow open up to 2" cutting Blade They are awesome also & The Tremors open up to 2 3/4 " opening This Aftershock Brand Has 2 blades Like Samurai Blades http://www.wasparchery.com/broadheads_mech.phphttp: //www.aftershockarchery.com/xbow.aspx
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Old 08-24-2007, 08:21 PM
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I always just used the Horton Carbon shafts with my Super Max 175 and they did pretty good. Since I picked up the Excal I have been shooting the Gold Tip Laser II arrows and I like them better. They have a higher FOC balance around 19% and they shoot real nice. I think Horton's minimum is 430 grain so make sure you do not go two low and have a dry fire affect on that 200# beast!
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Old 08-24-2007, 08:54 PM
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Hey my buddy,

Thanks for the reply.

Need to find some time and get a few more arrows. For myself & the Mrs.

The clock is a ticking >>> And so is my heart >>>> Wish I could just wake up and be in the woods, opening day !!!
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Old 08-24-2007, 09:55 PM
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i like 2117's with 5 inch vanes or feathers with a 100gr slick trick for hunting set-up with my exocet.
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Old 08-25-2007, 01:15 AM
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ORIGINAL: two guns

Hey my buddy,

Thanks for the reply.

Need to find some time and get a few more arrows. For myself & the Mrs.

The clock is a ticking >>> And so is my heart >>>> Wish I could just wake up and be in the woods, opening day !!!
Go To Lancaster Archery Or( Keystone Archery) Buy The shafts & fletchings You will Save 1/2 the money & have fun building Them !
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Old 08-25-2007, 09:13 AM
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I am a log man myself. Use 2213's 22" long stuffed with 2013's. Use 2216's stuffed wid 2016's and the 2219's are my light weights!
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Old 08-25-2007, 10:12 PM
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I havent used carbon arrows much so my knowledge of them is limited, I've always used alumin, but in my phoenix I'm shooting beman thunderbolts with 4" feathers set at a 5 deg offset, theaded inserts for nocks and 125gr points(NAP thunderhead broadheads) I went with 125 gr points and threaded inserts instead of solid nocks to get the FOC balance a little better, even though it turned out that the beman/easton threaded inserts actually weight slightly more than the solid nocks they use I still needed the threaded inserts for my fletchingjig, the FOCstill ended up being around 12%, which isnt bad, and I ended up with an arrow weight of around 438gr

as isthey shoot great out of my bow, no in-flight goofiness, straight line impact on the target, and good groupings



I also have a set of alumin 2216's set up the same way as my carbons, just in case I decide I dont care for the carbon arrows and want to switch,set up like they are they weigh around 438gr also(almost the exact same weight as the carbons)with a FOC of around 11% so there isnt much difference between the two, in fact they both perform pretty much exactly the same, and equally well, butfor now I think I'm going to stick with the carbons and see how they work out




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Old 08-25-2007, 10:19 PM
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only what worked for me from help i got here.

i have horton ultra sl 175..
alumium 2216 xl lite arrows with alumium inserts and spitfire 100s..
i have blazer 2 inch vanes..

shoots in same hole over and over at 20 yds IF you can hold it steady...
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