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Title: Easton 2440's
Post by: jerry womble on December 03, 2010, 05:16:00 PM
Back in the 80's Easton made two shafts for Golden Key Futura.
One was a 22-20 and the other a 24-40. These were xx75 material
with the Black Forest camo and designated as "big game" shafts.
Does anyone remember the grain weight or spine of them?

Thanks, Jerry
Title: Re: Easton 2440's
Post by: vtmtnman on December 03, 2010, 05:34:00 PM
Not sure but I heard the legend of them down to JLMBH...supposed to be super heavy spine and weight.
Title: Re: Easton 2440's
Post by: jerry womble on December 03, 2010, 05:57:00 PM
They are both heavy and stiff! I believe the 2440's were between 1000 and 1200 grains bare shaft. Even Easton doesn't have any info.
Title: Re: Easton 2440's
Post by: hvyhitter on December 03, 2010, 06:10:00 PM
I have 6 I picked up off "Eb@y". They are in my storage unit so I cant weigh them for you...gotta play with mine to see what uni-knock adapter will work with them. The point end of mine are swaged. Google searched them and found few referances and no real solid info.......
Title: Re: Easton 2440's
Post by: marlon on December 03, 2010, 07:56:00 PM
Yes Jerry they spine close to 200# I shoot them out of my 150# longbow they are very heavy! Great arrows for very high poundage bow well above 120# plus. I've even put very heavy point and a special made alluminum nocks! But when shot out of 100# compound they are junk bend very easy!
Title: Re: Easton 2440's
Post by: Timbuck2 on December 08, 2010, 05:40:00 PM
If anyone is interested there are four 2440's on e**y right now.
Title: Re: Easton 2440's
Post by: Looper on December 09, 2010, 07:29:00 AM
I had some of those that I shot out of a #100 PSE compound I bought way back when. I think they weighed 1300 grains with the broadheads.  I got it from a guy that used it to take a Rhino, a Hippo, and a Cape Buffalo (he was quite wealthy).  It was more of a novelty than anything.  I did crank it way down to 80 pounds and hunted with it for several years.  I still have the bow, but I couldn't tell you where the shafts are.  I probably used them for tomato stakes or something.