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Title: 2216 for new bow?
Post by: Robert Honaker on August 31, 2007, 06:38:00 PM
I've got a new bow coming,Check-Mate H2 52@29. Was gonna shoot carbons, but cash gonna be tight.I got some GG 2216's that need to be put to use.
How  do ya think about a 30in 2216 with 125 up front will do from it.  :D
Title: Re: 2216 for new bow?
Post by: kingrider on August 31, 2007, 06:43:00 PM
Might be too stiff,but since you gotem might as well try.
Title: Re: 2216 for new bow?
Post by: Pops on August 31, 2007, 06:52:00 PM
I shoot a 2016 cut at 281/2 with a 125g out of a
54@28, my draw is 27 they fly good. I put them thru a chrno. they do 167.
Title: Re: 2216 for new bow?
Post by: O.L. Adcock on August 31, 2007, 07:19:00 PM
Way too stiff....O.L.
Title: Re: 2216 for new bow?
Post by: MCNSC on August 31, 2007, 07:22:00 PM
I shoot 2216 from all my bows and they range from 50 to 54# and they shoot great. By the charts they are stiff for that weight range, but if it aint broke dont fix it. At 30" you should be fine.
Mike
Title: Re: 2216 for new bow?
Post by: Robert Honaker on August 31, 2007, 08:10:00 PM
This is no joke-------When I fisrt started shooting a recurve I had a Bear Bearcat-66in long and 45@28.I went thru several alum. arrows until I endeed up shooting 2216 with125gr up front.All I could see when I let loose was a little white golf ball all the way to the target.No fishtailing,no up down,no porpoising.I was more accurate with that bow than any I've had since.Go figure?Hadn't shot them out of a heavier bow,that's why I asked.  :confused:
Title: Re: 2216 for new bow?
Post by: Otto on August 31, 2007, 08:35:00 PM
They may work.

I shoot BW SA models, all 49-50#'s @ my 29 inch draw.  A 30.5 inch 2216 with a 125 gr tip flies better than anything else.  And by that I mean they bareshaft straight and true to where I aim at 30 yds.
Title: Re: 2216 for new bow?
Post by: joe skipp on August 31, 2007, 09:33:00 PM
As raw shafts, 2216 and 2117's weigh the same. The only difference is the 2216's are stiffer.

At my 27" draw, 2117's fly perfect cut 28.5" with both 125 and 160 grain broadheads. I had to cut 2216's a full 1" longer to get proper flight.

Experiment with both....
Title: Re: 2216 for new bow?
Post by: NDTerminator on August 31, 2007, 09:39:00 PM
I shoot 30" 2413's w/125 up front and they fly great from my CM's recurves which are 50-57lbs#@28". a 30" 2216 has a shade less spine than a 30" 2413 but a few more GPI heavier.  If you have them give them a try...
Title: Re: 2216 for new bow?
Post by: Tom on August 31, 2007, 09:48:00 PM
I will hunt a Vortex, 53#@29 this fall with Delta 2 blades. They fly better than anything else I've tried. Slower perhaps but they fly true.
Title: Re: 2216 for new bow?
Post by: Robert Honaker on August 31, 2007, 11:25:00 PM
Thanx for the input guys. I knew I would try them,but a little confidence from fellow shooters goes a long way.