Let me know what you think of Easton FMJ arrows if you use them for hunting.
Thanks
Gil
I do! I think they are the best hunting arow I have ever used!
Bisch
Gil,
I'd say 19 of the 20 best bowhunters I know use FMJs. Excellent arrow. I don't have time but if you search Full Metal Jacket I did a test that opened my eyes years ago.
X2 what Bisch and Steve said.....FMJ's are the best arrows I've used so far. Consistent and tough.
Thanks, I did a search and got all my questions answered. Looks like others had the same questions I did. I was confused by MM differences with the arrows.
Thanks again
Gil
QuoteOriginally posted by Bisch:
I do! I think they are the best hunting arow I have ever used!
Bisch
I will second that!!
They are my favorite. They just seam more accurate than simple carbons.
Absolutely my favorite arrow. When I stopped shooting cedar I switched to FMJ arrows. I love them!!
I have wondered about them myself .
I really like cedar but I have looked at the FMJs .
Just havnt tried them yet .
I love them, great spine consistency. Best arrow in the market for hunting
I like Easton Hexx and AC Pro Hunters.
Love FMJ's
They get awesome penetration and are very consistent in weight and spine. I've shot em for years and love em!
I touched a FMJ for the first time this weekend. I hadn't realized that they were so "skinny". Looked like a great shaft, to me.
homebru
I love them. I have been using them for around 3 years when i don't shoot woods. They are strong and durable and hit with great penetration. You can't go wrong with them in my opinion.
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Got these a while back from Gary Hall. Still haven't shot them! Lol
Nice to see helical shields fletched on them. I thought fletching them myself might be a problem since they are such a small diameter.
Thanks
Gil
PS - beautiful arrows.
The originals were 5 mm while the new ones are offered in a 6 mm diameter.
The 5 mm size required the use of the HIT inserts while the new 6 mm size allows the use of a standard RPS insert. New ones are about a 19/6" diameter and allow for a bit more feather clearance.
If I were buying the shafts, I would go with the
6 mm size.
I use the skinnies and love them. One of the side benefits is the ease of taking off fletching to replace. I also love my Easton Axis Trads (I haven't hunted with them for 2 years though) but I always have trouble getting fletching off the shafts without skinning the outside.
As Bowwild said changing fletch is much easier compared to the axis trads, the protective wrap is not important.
The 5mm shafts are what I use, the smaller the diameter the better in my opinion. It just makes tuning easier and helps with penetration.
I use the old ones that are skinny also, with the HIT inserts. I don't have any scientific data to prove it, but through my real world experience, the skinny shafts do penetrate better.
Bisch
I am going to get a test kit from 3Rivers and give them a try.
Thanks
Gil
I am going to shoot them off a DAS Gen 1 riser with Dryad ACS RC limbs at 54# @ 28". The limbs make a 62" bow.
How much weight up front are you guys shooting? What spine for the poundage you use at what draw length?
Thanks
Gil
You will end up with a 400 at that poundage no matter your head weight IMO. Start long and trim accordingly...
Most of my bows are 55# @28 drawn to 30" and I end up with 225-250gheads on full length 340s.
I'm shooting 30" 400 with 225 upfront out of 48 lb bow. 175 to 250 will work for me, I think because they are so close to center
Sorry dup.
I'm shooting Deep Six FMJ 460s, 27" long (26" draw), 3, 4" fletch, with 155 grain broad heads. Puts me at 455 grains.
What size would I need for a 45# 1968 Bear Super Kodiak. I like my arrows 30" long, 125 or 150 grain broadheads
doug77
500s Doug. We've not chatted in a long time!
I have used them, and still have some. They are very nice heavy shaft if that is what you are looking for. The one drawback to them, in the same way as aluminum shafts, is that they bend on hard impact, and in some cases where a similar spined carbon shaft would have survived, the shafts are permanently bent just above the HIT insert, effectively ruining the shaft. That problem could probably be solved with footing them, the same as you would for a carbon.
What do you do to tune them?
I read where someone used plastic wrap instead of glue to get the inserts out to be able to cut the shaft down. Can you use hot melt and heat the field tip? Do you cut the nock end when bare shaft tuning?
Thanks
Either way Gil. There is also a low temp hot melt that works well. Just heat the point and the insert will transfer enough heat to melt the glue.
i don't cut anything any more but had better luck with the glue than the Saran Wrap.
Thanks Steve? I will google low temp hot melt.
Agree on Steve's comment. Mostly shooting wood now, but when I was experimenting with carbons I had much better luck using low temp glue than Saran wrap. The wrap would occaisionally let the head pull out in a tight target.
I LOVE my FMJ's. I have been shooting the same 18 arrows for what seems like forever. I have them footed and they take an absolute beating. You won't be disappointed
QuoteOriginally posted by Bisch:
I do! I think they are the best hunting arow I have ever used!
Bisch
First response is the best response.
I really like the FMJ. I used the blue low temp melt while tuning them and that worked great.