So who has the scoop on Victory arrow shafts

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01-12-2009, 10:15 AM

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brucelanthier

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RE: So who has the scoop on Victory arrow shafts

I would not think that you can assign a shot limit to spine degradation unless you were talking about one specific model/brand of arrow.

I do have personal experience with CT whitetails and have several that I know have close to or more than 2000 shots on them. I measured them the other night, as indicated in my post above, and they were still in very tight tolerance with some of my brand new raw shafts.

I read somewhere that Len shot some CT rhino's and had 9000-10000 shots on them before they showed any degradation.

I am sure there are other brands with just as good performance but the CT's are the only ones I personally know about.

JeffB - If your shop doesn't have them you can get them from Lancaster Archery

01-12-2009, 10:19 AM

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RE: So who has the scoop on Victory arrow shafts

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Jeff and Muzzy, I'm really sorry this did not come up about a week ago. I just cleaned up "my" room in the basement, and thought I didn't need the paper where I wrote down all of the spine #s for the dozen Victorys I bought last year. I don't know if anyone would really want to rely on the #s I got with my homemade spine meter, but it did show that ACC 3-60s barely made the gauge move at all. Victorys were the next best, and CT Cheetahs were a close 3rd. My son's Gold Tip XTs had much more variation, though to be fair, they were used arrows that came with the bow, so who knows how much use/abuse they took.

As far as spine degradation, I though the original Axis 400s changed quickly and groups showed it. Likewise Blackhawk Vapors changed fast and I had issues with splinters even when trying to refletch. My Carbon Tech Cheetahs have be very durable for what they are. JME

No worries Bro about the specs.

I totally agree with you on the original ST AXIS- I spent alot of time culling through several dozen at the shop to get a straight dozen that spined close and in a month or so they were shooting all over the damn place. I thought it was me or the bow/tune and when I brought them back to the shop to check them, they were crooked as a 3 dollar bill, and spine was whacked. I certainly hope they have improved [:'(]

01-12-2009, 10:19 AM

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I suspect after the arrow nerd sermon I just gave, everyone is wishing I'd stay away for another 3 or 4 years

I didn't know you before but I am glad you are back.

01-12-2009, 10:24 AM

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RE: So who has the scoop on Victory arrow shafts

An interesting read concerning arrows:

Spine, Straightness and Weight Information by Rick McKinney

01-12-2009, 10:27 AM

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RE: So who has the scoop on Victory arrow shafts

My experience with the Victory arrows has been great. Not the hunting shafts tho. The weight and straightness of my xringer HV350's are second to none. They are a tough shaft for such a thin wall.

Derek

01-12-2009, 10:28 AM

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I suspect after the arrow nerd sermon I just gave, everyone is wishing I'd stay away for another 3 or 4 years

I didn't know you before but I am glad you are back.

Thank You kindly! And thanks for the info re: Lancaster. I used to make a yearly trip to that shop when I lived in VA. Great shop. For now,while I am "re-learning" how to shoot I'll stick with a half doz of whatever decent arrows the shop has (hopefully CT or Victory) , as I don't have my arrow saw, fletching equipment, arrow spinnner, etc anymore to "roll my own". I'd feel bad walking in with a doze shafts I bought elsewhere and saying "hey guyz! can I use all your $hit to build my arrows I bought from lancaster?"

especially with the deal they are giving me on a new bow.

01-12-2009, 11:09 AM

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RE: So who has the scoop on Victory arrow shafts

Hey JeffB, what bow did you finally end up with? I might of missed it.

01-12-2009, 11:24 AM

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Hey JeffB, what bow did you finally end up with? I might of missed it.

Nope, didn;t miss anything. Have not bought anything yet- I checked some out on Saturday (just gave 'em a scrutinizing visually as the shop was wayyy too busy and my son had ants in his pants), and am going up most likely Thursday evening to put some arrows through them.

So far the Elite GT500/Z28, and BowTech Captain/Admiral are looking like the real contenders, especially those Elites. I don't really know about nor care about the whole apparent schism/soap opera regarding them (which thank god, I was absent for) , but they seem like a helluva bow, are put together very well, and barnsdale limbs are as good as it gets. Im gonna shoot 'em all and see what happens