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Title: the toughest shafts for your money
Post by: JamesKerr on April 20, 2011, 10:53:00 PM
The carbon express heritage series is one of the toughest shafts I have ever come across. I have been shooting them for four years and have only broken about four of them due to them hitting our concrete drive way when I missed and they are alot cheaper than most other carbon shafts
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Post by: jacobsladder on April 20, 2011, 10:56:00 PM
just started shooting the ce150 and really like them...also like the additional weight at 10 grains per inch.
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Post by: TomMcDonald on April 20, 2011, 10:57:00 PM
Agreed.
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Post by: raghorns on April 20, 2011, 11:05:00 PM
Yeah, I agree...look good and they are tough.
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Post by: TDHunter on April 20, 2011, 11:27:00 PM
Again for Carbon Express Heritage. At a 3d shoot I watch my brother miss a target and put his 350 into a solid giant rock which fired the arrow the full 18 yards back to our feet. The knock was out the insert was out and the shaft was perfect!!
they a tough as can be!!!
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Post by: Flingblade on April 20, 2011, 11:31:00 PM
I'm trying to decide between CE Heritage 250's and Arrow Dynamics Traditionals.  Any thoughts?  I can't use the Stu Miller calculator on the AD shafts which is why I am having trouble making a decision.
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Post by: legends1 on April 21, 2011, 01:08:00 AM
Here is my list: AD's,AD's and AD's.Did i make my point.
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Post by: Benny Nganabbarru on April 21, 2011, 03:02:00 AM
Douglas fir.
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Post by: trad_bowhunter1965 on April 21, 2011, 07:05:00 AM
Easton Axis shafts! Flingblade love your Avatar
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Post by: Bowwild on April 21, 2011, 07:14:00 AM
Easton MFX Classics.

I will have no CE arrows in my house ever since I read the quote by a CE official saying it was nice not having "rif raf" (us bowhunter arrow buyers) coming by his booth at the ATA show.
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Post by: ripforce56 on April 21, 2011, 07:17:00 AM
Carbons I agree on the CX Heritage one tough shaft! Woods: Ash and Ramin, I have good luck  with Doug Fir!
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Post by: LoneWolf73 on April 21, 2011, 09:08:00 AM
Carbon Express for me.
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Post by: traditional beagle on April 21, 2011, 09:30:00 AM
Which Carbon Express would shoot well in a Hybrid L/B   #50 @ 27" close to center cut? Currently using GT's 35/55. Thinking about trying something different.
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Post by: Stumpkiller on April 21, 2011, 09:32:00 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by Ben Kleinig:
Douglas fir.
I like Douglas fir (I only shoot wood) but I blew up three of them at a stump shoot last weekend while the 12 guys shooting carbon may have broken three carbons between them all day as a group on the same stumps and such.  It convinced me I may just have to learn how to select a carbon for my bow down the road.  I was surprised how many carbons seperated the nocks at the insert shoulder from the impact.  

I hate it when I hit the target and lose a shaft.  That ain't justice.
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Post by: Flingblade on April 21, 2011, 09:46:00 AM
Thanks CA BOWHUNTER.  That is my son Gatlin shooting with Dad.  He LOVES the outdoors; shooting, fishing, etc..  I am going to order AD's today and try them out.  I am shooting BW 52@28 and I draw 28.5".  I am also ordering the new Simmons Tiger Shark head which weighs 175 grains.  I think the AD Trad will be the right spine.  I think the AD lites would not have enough spine for that head from my bow.  Am I wrong?  Bowwild; if someone from CE said that then that would be reason for me to not buy their shafts as well.
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Post by: JamesKerr on April 21, 2011, 11:57:00 AM
Traditional beagle how heavy of a point are you planning on using. If you are going to use anything above 125 grains the 250's cut at about 29 in. will work anything less than 125 grains and you will need the 150's
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Post by: LoweBow on April 21, 2011, 01:03:00 PM
I'd have to toss up a coin between the CE Heritage and the Axxis Nano shafts.  I've broke both, but neither was easy!
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Post by: SveinD on April 21, 2011, 02:49:00 PM
Dude, if you want something trad, by which I mean not carbon or alu, you cannot get any stronger than bamboo shafts! Those things really can take alot of punishment!
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Post by: Red Tailed Hawk on April 21, 2011, 03:47:00 PM
carbon express are tough
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Post by: awbowman on April 21, 2011, 05:34:00 PM
CE 150's for me
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Post by: AKCrazyhorse on April 21, 2011, 05:43:00 PM
Axis Nano's with 1.75 to 2" aluminum external footing.  It don't get any tougher.
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Post by: cacciatore on April 21, 2011, 06:38:00 PM
For carbon the CE and for wood ash!
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Post by: Raging Water on April 21, 2011, 07:09:00 PM
My AD Trads are incredibly tough. As some of you know, I shoot really heavy bows and..... I miss.

Rocks beware! My AD Trads are gonna break you up into pebbles.

Matt
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Post by: frank bullitt on April 21, 2011, 07:12:00 PM
SveinD has it, for my money, you can't beat river cane or bamboo shafts!
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Post by: ishoot4thrills on April 21, 2011, 07:18:00 PM
I'm with Roy Grimes. I love my Beman MFX 500 Classics. Best arrow I've ever shot out of a bow.
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Post by: Chub on April 21, 2011, 08:14:00 PM
cx 150s please