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Title: Weight tubes?
Post by: 1Longbow on January 20, 2017, 05:43:00 PM

Got home to late to call 3 Rivers. Do any of you know if the weight tubes that they sell ,will fit a 1916  aluminum shaft? Thank you

Title: Re: Weight tubes?
Post by: JRY309 on January 20, 2017, 06:56:00 PM

I don't think they will,they have them to fit inside a standard size carbon with a .246 ID. And they have them to fit an Axis with a .204 ID.A 1916 is in between those diameters.The .246 is too large and the Axis is too small.

Title: Re: Weight tubes?
Post by: dagwood64 on January 21, 2017, 11:54:00 AM

If the tube is too small you can crimp and bend along the tube, and it will keep it from rattling.
I saw it on the how-to video site at 3Rivers.

Title: Re: Weight tubes?
Post by: Bruce Folske on February 18, 2017, 03:37:00 PM

weed whip line

Title: Re: Weight tubes?
Post by: Longtoke on February 18, 2017, 06:22:00 PM

what about rubber tubing? most hardware store have a large variety of sizes and types

Title: Re: Weight tubes?
Post by: Covey on February 18, 2017, 10:13:00 PM

I would probably go with the rope or something similar. I tried weight tubes once and they acted like a slide hammer and would actually pop the nock out. They were cut to fit snug so that wasn't the problem, but they would drive the insert out over time.

Title: Re: Weight tubes?
Post by: knobby on February 19, 2017, 05:26:00 PM

When I used the weight tubes, I'd put a couple dabs of glue on the nocks to hold them in. The rubber tubing I checked out added roughly 175  grains to the mass weight of my arrows, which isn't always a bad thing. It just depends on what you're goal is for a finished arrow.