I have 2117's that I have been expermenting with my 58 lb longbow and they fly great. I had to put weight tubes in them since they are to light for my "comfort". Without the tubes they weigh 550 gr...With the tubes in they are at 675-680 ..Perfect. They are extremely noisey. I tried crimping them, putting some scotch tape in three different locations, and still cant seem to make them quiet. I heard some one tried to glue them in and had success, but am unable to find that thread when I ran a search. Any suggestions :help:
Anyone??
Are the weight tubes that much smaller than the 2117's? Come to think of it, I bet you're using weight tubes for carbons - those are .245OD, the 2117's are larger than that.
I'd try wrapping the ends in electrical tape, a few turns at a time until they snugged up, then put a drop of glue at the nock end so if I wanted to remove it I could - if I didn't really care, I'd apply glue at both ends and be done with it.
Good luck!
They are going to be loud in those aluminums.I would take them out and shoot without them.You have plenty of arrow weight without fooling with the tubes.jmo
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The weight tubes you have are probably for carbons. You could go to the hardware store and buy aquarium tubing that will fit tighter, or maybe go to a stiffer shaft altogether and beef up the point weight, if you need a really heavy arrow.
I use "Gorrilla Glue" to glue the weight tubes in carbon arrows. It expands as it dries. I don't know if it would work in aluminum 2117's or not.
I tried the aquarium tubing like Scattershot menitoned. They still mad a little noise in my 2215's. I tried stuffing the back of the shaft with foam and put foam on the "point" side of the tube. Trying to sandwich it between the foam. Worked for a while, but eventually the foam wears out and it starts making noise again. But it did get my arrow up to 705 grains.
Wrap them with yarn.
Actually the arrow weight without the tubes is fine. But if you want to add weight that much try some rope. Molson' s idea sounds feasible as well. As another alternative, try a 2216 with about 225 grains up front.