I'm looking at purchasing a doz. carbon or aluminum arrows for my Hatfield Take-Down. What arrow would you recommend and also what spine should I be looking for in both carbon and aluminum? Would the Victory VForce V6 work? I've been taking a hard look at the Easton XX75's but I'm not sure if I'd be better off going the carbon route. Thanks for any information.
Randy
And if not, what arrows would you recommend?
What is your draw length? For a 40# recurve I would try some .600 spine,maybe like GT Entrada Ultralight 600,CE Heritage 75.Start full length and trim and tune from there.Aluminum you might try a 1913,depending on your draw length.I'm not sure if Victory VForce arrows come in as light a spine for a 40# bow.
My draw on a compound is 27.5".
Nothing stiffer than a .600 for sure. You can adapt point weight to tune to your bow. That Hatfield, if like other Martins (Howatts), will be about 3 to 4 pounds heavier than marked. I would weigh the bow to get an accurate poundage, but still no stiffer than a .600.
Thanks for the replies. Anybody else?
My son uses A 28" St Axis 500 arrow, with a 100 gr. brass insert. He is very accurate out to 20 yards and had a complete pass through and into the dirt shot at 12 yards on a doe this year. His 62" wing bow is 38 lb. at his 27" draw.
My bow for fun is a 38# @ 28 58" Wing Red Wing Hunter. The shelf on it is cut to center, so with the pad it shoots approximately 1/16" out from center. I'm using Beman Hunters 7.3 grains per inch at 29-3/4" long with standard inserts and 225 heads. The standard insert is 21 grains. The total arrow weight is about 480 grains.
Your Hatfield take-down is cut 3/16" past center and with pad approx 1/8" past center. Your bow basically is shooting arrows straight; ie. the shaft does not have to wrap around the riser at all. It will shoot stiff spines as well as weaker.
I shoot 43# @ 26" and find that Easton Excel 500's with a 175 grain point fly just fine. You can adjust the dynamic spine with shaft length and point weight.
Ed
I use 3555 but as the others have said you will need a lot of weight up front so a 600 may be a better starting point.
CallMaker, what length arrows....they aren't 26" long right?