Crossbow Shafts ( Arrows )
#2
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Virginia
Posts: 216
RE: Crossbow Shafts ( Arrows )
ORIGINAL: two guns
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 !!!!
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 !!!!
#3
RE: Crossbow Shafts ( Arrows )
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!
#4
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2007
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Posts: 94
RE: Crossbow Shafts ( Arrows )
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 !!!
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 !!!
#6
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Virginia
Posts: 216
RE: Crossbow Shafts ( Arrows )
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 !!!
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 !!!
#8
Fork Horn
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: wisconsin
Posts: 299
RE: Crossbow Shafts ( Arrows )
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
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
#9
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: PA.
Posts: 5,195
RE: Crossbow Shafts ( Arrows )
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...
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...