I'm looking to see how guys have their axis 500 trads set up. Bow weight, arrow length, insert weight, point weight, and footing. Let's see what everyone is working with!
45# @28" 29.5" 500 50gr insert,125 bh and 1" 1916 footing.
Or standard insert with footing and 175 bh.
I shoot these a lot. I run a 29.5in arrow. for my 49-50 lb bows I shoot them with 200 grains up front, either a standard insert and a 200 grain head or a 100 grain insert and a 100 grain head.
On my 45ish lb bows I shoot them with 250 upfront. with the exception of my Bear Kodiak Magnum which likes the stiffer set up I use for my 50 lb bows. I have never footed a shaft so I cannot comment on that.
I draw 28.5.
I shoot these out if my 45# kodiak magnum and my 47# predator recurve. They are my target arrows and I only use 125 up front. If I go higher they are to weak. I'm not a huge fan of the finish Easton uses on these arrows. I dip and crest but when I do refletch the finish comes off. Overall a decent arrow but over priced in my honest opinion.
51@28 58" Longbow I have them cut to 29" 175 grains up front
.500s are very versatile shafts. i run them on longbows and recurves from 43# to 50# with 200 to 250 grains up front, cut 29 inches BOP for my 28-inch draw..
I have a dozen I am putting together, going to bare shaft this weekend, I have 56 grain stainless steel half-outs from black eagle and I shoot 200 grain heads for 256 grains up front out of a 54#@27" bow, we will see what length they bare shaft at, I'm guessing around 29" or so
I have for hunting arrows. 100 grain brass insert, 2 in footing made from 1917 shaft, 145 grain BH or field tip. Cut to 29in. Almost bomb proof IME. My bows are 55# at28in.
Glad to see a post about arrows that makes sense to me . I shoot other Easton arrows that are spined 500 with about the same weight up front as you guys are using . I see post of guys shooting Easton 340, 400 arrows out of a 50lb bow , makes me SMH .