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Title: hex shafts
Post by: swampbuck on November 17, 2008, 03:51:00 PM
Has anybody tried these?I'm looking to put together 3-4 doz wood arrows that I can shoot at sm game with and not cringe when it's lost forever.

Where do you get your shafting??What kind?
Any suggestions appreciated thanx
Title: Re: hex shafts
Post by: JoLo on November 17, 2008, 04:33:00 PM
I bought about 2 doz directly from the factory.

Straight, durable and heavy, 490 grains for 30" BOP.
Visually they are not the nicest shafts.

I would recomend them.

John
Title: Re: hex shafts
Post by: Paul Mattson on November 17, 2008, 04:42:00 PM
Take a look at Ash and Douglas Fir.  Ash shafts can take a good beating.
Title: Re: hex shafts
Post by: allan f on November 17, 2008, 05:41:00 PM
I used the hex pine shafts and they would split down the glue lines when i hit something hard.  Cheap and you get what you pay for.  JMO
Title: Re: hex shafts
Post by: R.W. on November 17, 2008, 07:11:00 PM
My experience with Hex shafts has been pretty good.

Though they are a little difficult to straighten, I must say that they have proven themselves pretty tough, for me.
Title: Re: hex shafts
Post by: dino on November 18, 2008, 08:24:00 AM
If I was looking at just getting some wood arrows for small game Ash would be the choice. Tougher than fir, poc, sitka, hex pine, and lodgepole and still reasonable to work with.  Get ahold of Bill Bonzar and Allegany Mountain Arrow Woods.  He'll set you up. dino
Title: Re: hex shafts
Post by: tradwannabe on November 18, 2008, 04:18:00 PM
I think i read that Dr Ed likes hickory better than ash for tough and heavy. However, i got 100 ash shafts from Australia from some one that was stopping his production (one man private operation with impecable integrity and product). All were hand weighed and hand spined. Heavy is not required for small game but tough is. I like all my arrows the same, so they are all heavy.
Title: Re: hex shafts
Post by: String Cutter on November 19, 2008, 12:48:00 PM
I second Allegany Mountain Arrow Woods.  Ash  are super tough arrows. Ain't broken one yet.
Title: Re: hex shafts
Post by: Zenzele on November 19, 2008, 01:04:00 PM
Hex shafts I had needed straightening after nearly every shot!   :thumbsup:
Title: Re: hex shafts
Post by: swampbuck on November 19, 2008, 01:15:00 PM
Thanx guys looks like I'm going with some ash

Now we'll see how it compares to my carbons last woods I tried    :banghead:  broke easy....smelled nice but broke easy LOL
Title: Re: hex shafts
Post by: Bowspirit on November 19, 2008, 02:35:00 PM
One of my ash shafts survived the steel over at the bunny hunt. Hows that for tough, Swampbuck?   :bigsmyl: