Hey guys, I am looking for carbon arrows. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks
Good luck! I can't think of a single mfgr who makes a shaft stiff enough, esp at that long of a length.
I sure would like to see a video of a guy shooting a 125# bow though!!!
Bisch
hmm...not sure youll find the right carbon to fit your set up. would you consider shooting a section of rebar out of your bow?? what make bow??
Alaska Bow Hunting makes a 175 spine that is the stiffest shaft that I know of. Afther that you will have to go to wood of 3/8 or 1/2 inch. Or you can slide different shaft sizes into one another. There are people here who shoot like that here and maybe they will chime in soon.
My shoulder hurts just thinking about that!
Must be made of concrete... bow or the archer.
Rebar
I've got some telephone poles that might work.
Or maybe you could go to a pole vaulter and see if they have any old carbon fiber poles you could cut up.
:bigsmyl: :bigsmyl: :bigsmyl:
Slide an Easton axis shaft inside a 2016 aluminum. Might work with a 340 or 400 axis shaft. Make sure you glue them together so that both shafts have to flex together. You may be able to do the same with an ICS hunter shaft and a 2216 aluminum. You will have to experiment to find the best option. The 250 FMJ dangerous game may work also using an aluminum adapter and light head.
Surewood shafts go up to 100lb on the list but they are out right now. They may be able to help you if you're interested in wood
There are some threads in the Dangerous Game Form that talk about the arrows they build for their bows. You'll just have to read threw the or do a search for them. What Last Arrow is talking about is what I would look for.
Gold tip outter with some victory arrow cores?
Why not make things easy on yourself and just drop down in weight. We won't snicker, promise.
I have a 60 Inch 100#@28 Javaman Recurve that would be close to your weight at 31.5...it likes Arrow Dynamic Golds and 85# spine compressed maples.
Last time I put a power pole in my dawg gone Bitzenberger it kept tipping over :banghead:
QuoteOriginally posted by Terry Green:
I have a 60 Inch 100#@28 Javaman Recurve that would be close to your weight at 31.5...it likes Arrow Dynamic Golds and 85# spine compressed maples.
Terry I'd need a diaper to look at that bow
:biglaugh: :biglaugh:
A 60 inch recurve us a lot stouter to draw than a 72 inch longbow!!!!
If I take any time ofc6...like lately....its off limits :eek:
So what's the particulars on your bow? Who made it? Pics? You got everyone curious now!
Would like to see a picture of with at full draw. Are you related to the Hulk?
btw....since it was mentioned ..I did eat dinner two weeks ago at a table next to Lou Ferrigno. ....
Treasure Island in Vegas...yes, seriously.
QuoteOriginally posted by Terry Green:
btw....since it was mentioned ..I did eat dinner two weeks ago at a table next to Lou Ferrigno. ....
Treasure Island in Vegas...yes, seriously.
Lol! Well your name IS Terry GREEN.... ;)
If you can find some of the older GT75/95's that spined .250, and some full length Easton XX75 2216's you should be good to go.
Gently heat the 2216 shaft with a heat gun, and then slide it over the carbon shaft. You have now in essence made a heavy FMJ style arrow. If the GT shaft is a little too short, it's ok because you will be using the 2216 insert.
If you can't find 32" 2216's, cheat out the last inch with a heated/glued footing of 2413 shafting over the 2216, and use 2413 inserts.
Wow thats awesome Terry!
Yowzah!!!
Interesting problem.
Is the spine deflection a linear equation? I mean if a 50 pound bow requires a .500 deflection, would a 100 pound bow requires .250 deflection?
Because obviously at some point the deflection would be reduced to zero.
I had some heavy surewoods that I shot in my bows up to 115# that flew well but they are hard (near impossible) to find anymore. Now I use a carbon gt 75/95 tucked inside of an autumn orange aluminum. With 225 grains out front and some glue inside they fit the bill in my heavier Hills.
Yes I shoot 150# recurve bow I used 2440 big game arrows they are not made any more with a custom made aluminum nocks
Yes I shoot 150# recurve bow I used 2440 big game arrows they are not made any more with a custom made aluminum nocks
I believe Monty Browning shoots fiberglass fish arrows out of heavyweight bows.
A 6 strand skinny string will really boost the performance on that baby. :goldtooth:
I use well rope.
Using a gold tip Big game 100 footed with a 2213 or tighter a 2215 glued with epoxy would give something around 200# in static spine and 21+ gpi arrow. Enough room to use a heavy point an a finish arrow in the 1000 grain !
Oh Yeah....my Golds are loaded with mini aquarium tubing with weed eater line inside the tubing.
That would be cool to shoot. I have shot a 100# longbow and I can draw ( but did not get a chance to shoot) a 150# longbow but have not seen a recurve of that stature.
Oh Great...I'm banned!!!
That was wierd...showed me as 'unregistered'...too funny.
Easton fmj 250 dangerous game will be good
I just built a hammer head heavy weight with is a 190 spine on my spine tester. I used a ABS brass insert at 75 grains a 315 point and glued in a 9/32 125 field tip into the back of the insert. Total weight came in at 1038 grains
big game 200 by gold tip
I watched a video of a gentleman that was going to hunt africa with a 125 lbs bow, he combined two matched inside and outside diameters sharts together to get spine. think they were around 700 grains. can't remember name, maybe someone here will remember.
Thinking carbon mast from a racing sailboat may be just the ticket. ;)
2219, 2317, or 2419 with a wood dowel, sounds like your into the experimentation process. Good luck.