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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: SCATTERSHOT on July 18, 2007, 07:58:00 PM
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Well, I decided to try some carbons, so I bought some Carbon Express 45/60 shafts, expecting them to be similar to a few Beeman 500's I have. These things spine at 80#(!) I figured they would spine at 60# or so.
Is this normal, and can I get them to fly out of a 52# longbow, or should I get something else?
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Is that at full length?
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I shoot 45/60 Carbon Express Rebels from my Black Widow TFV. Bow is 51# @ 26" ... My draw is just under 26" ... Arrow shaft is 28" with a 100gr. brass insert and 125gr. broadhead. This works for me.
... mike ...
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I bought CX Eliminators 350's(thought I was getting Terminators) 64" 52# hybrid cut to center,d97 string with 175 up front ,had to cut them to 31 1/2" ,they fly great!!
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If ya leave them long and add at least 250 grains up front , yes. carbons are spined based on 14" centers, when done the trad. way 13" centers they spine way higher. A 35/55 is close to 75#s and a 75/95 is like 120#s. Shawn
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Thanks. These are cut to 28 1/2". Probably take a bajillion grains up front?
Thanks for the help.
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Yup, cut to 28.5"s ya will need at least 325 up front to get them to bareshaft, remeber a fletched arrow even 30#s over spine will hit where ya look afte afew shots as your brain adjust, flight will just be terrible. Shawn
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Hate to hijack this thread, but I just decided to switch to carbons as well. I picked up a beman 470 bare shaft and started to try and tune it. I got to taking off about 2 inches with 65 grains up front and it is coming into line. I assume that I will have to take off about another inch to get it to take about 100 to 125 up front. BTW I am using a 55# bow at 28. I assume this is right because the arrow started way nock left and then as I shortened it it started coming to center. I put in a heavier tip ad the nock went back to the left again.
I ran out of light last night, so I should be able to get it dialed in tonight.
Another question... I did this with one bare shaft only. I then read that you have to have a few fletched as well to see how they react against each other... Am I doing it wrong? I was hoping to get the one and then when I get the bare shaft dialed in I could go get the others made to that. What am I missing?
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SCATTERSHOT,
Woods are spined a 26 inches whereas carbons and aluminuns are spined at 28 inches. Your 45/60 shafts should work fine for your setup provided you go through the proper tuning process.
Don't get in hurry and trim too much off at a time. Trim 1/4 inch at a time til they start getting close then you may only want to trim 1/8 or 1/16 inches at a time.
Since you are shooting a longbow you'll probably want them to spine a tad weak.
Brett
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Gene
Your Beman 500s have a deflection of .500
Your Carbon Express 45/60s have a deflection of .400
If you're looking for a Carbon Express arrow with a deflection close to .500 then look at these. I rounded off slightly.
CX 100 - .530
CX 200 - .460
Maxima 150 - .500
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Thanks for the help, guys. I'm up to 250 grains up front, and they are starting to come around. The bow is a Pronghorn, and has FF string on it.
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Brett gives good advice.Remember when bareshafting ya always want it to be ever so slightly weak, as when ya add feathers it will stiffen ever so slightly. Shawn