Just wondering if anyone had any experience with the xx75 aluminum arrows. Was thinking about shooting them out of my vintage 67 kodiak hunter. I'm going to have them cut at 30 inches with 4 inch feathers, and possibly a 125 VPA penetrator broadhead. Any advice or input would be appreciated. Thanks
Good arrows, you can probably find them 2nd hand for next to nothing. I would cut them down myself as I tune them, it's easy enough. I wouldn't use them for 3D as they will bend !
Good luck
They are great shafts, can't really go wrong with aluminums.
I use Legacy's, no issues at all. Aluminum's can bend if you hit something you didn't mean to on a 3D course but no big deal to me. I'm running them out of a couple of early 70's Bear recurves so you would not be alone.
They are great and not too hard to tune. And they don't bend if you hit foam all the time LOL! I bend a few each time I shoot 3d.
I use them all the time. They are durable and fly well when properly tuned. Use a spine calculator (3Rivers site) and plug in all the vital info and figure out which spine you need. 500 spine is 2016s 400 spine is 2117s. between those two spines you can tune a lot of trad bows in the 40-55# range.
Over the years I've collected a room full of them. Have shot many different sizes, but now shoot 2018's, 125 gr. heads, with three 5" feathers. Tough arrow.
I love them, easy to make up great shooting arrows with them. Wouldn't be my first choice for stump shooting or small game hunting, but I don't do much of either so not a problem for me.
I another with a closet full. Right now I am shooting the AO 2117 size out of my Bear Mag TD at 60# ran it through calculator and came out so close I fainted.
Yes, only downside is they can bend but there are simple tools that you can buy and do the straighten your self.
I like aluminums; very consistent in spine, easy to mess with. I am shooting 1916s on my 45lb recurve.
I love aluminum arrows...they r affordable...easy as pie to tune...and they fly like darts out of my longbow. They can bend..but as long as u r cautious and don't abuse em then they r as durable as any other arrow in my opinion.
I am also shooting aluminum. 2117 out of 60 pound recurve. I like these adapters for them, super strong.
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Count me in.
1816, 1916, 2016, 2018, 2117, 2315, and my favorite the 2219.
1916, 2014, 2016, 2018...depending on what bow I'm shooting
M60Gunner,
I am shooting about the same set up this year myself. Some old school autumn orange 2117's with Snuffers off of my 63 pound Bear take down.
aluminum arrows are my go to shafts. I use them 75% of the time 25% wood. I never really played with the carbon, I guess that I just didn't want to go through the trouble involved in getting the mass weight up where I like it.
I have some wood beaters I use for stumps but shoot and hunt with aluminum. Alum is a joy to tune and they fly soooo nice. It's all I use.
I wouldn't hesitate using aluminum on 3-D. If you are bending them it's not the arrows fault.
I've been using 1816s, 1916s and 1820s lately with my mid 40# range bows. I can pretty much tune them all to my bow by changing length and point weight. I have even used 1716s with light points.
And I've been playing around with footing the aluminum shafts with short pieces of larger diameter aluminum shafts.
great shaft, I use them. Can be had for very reasonable prices. I picked up a dozen shafts for $34 shipped!
How are you guys bending these ? I've shot aluminum for 40 years including 3-d and rarely bend one if you do and it's minor they can be straightened , I have only shot them and some woodies and can't see any reason not to use them, they have alot of positives and very few negatives
If you bend aluminum shooting 3D then I bet you spend a lot of time behind the targets.
My favorites, hands down
I've been shooting 2018's since the 1970's. I still have and shoot a few of my original ones. I see people break woodies more than I bend aluminums and, I guess, just about equal on bending aluminums vs breaking carbons. I strip my aluminums every year or so, straighten (if necessary) re-dip, crest, and fletch and I have "brand new" arrows every couple of years by only investing a little time and paint. I shoot wood when a shoot requires it. Otherwise it's aluminum ONLY. BTW I can straighten an arrow pretty darn close to and sometimes even better than OEM specs. It's not that difficult. I'd recommend choosing your arrow material based on how well you can tune the arrow and not worrying about bending or breaking. Shooting straight eliminates that worry. As for stump shooting, shoot anything and expect to break/bend some. That's just going to happen since you can't see the hidden rocks etc. in stumps, under leaves or an inch under ground.
I would say that 99% of critters I have killed have been with aluminum. :thumbsup:
I've been shooting aluminum (xx75s & Legacy), 1816, 1916 and 2016 since I started archery 7 years ago and still have some of my original arrows. The only time I've bent an arrow is when I hit a rock when out stump shooting (or occasionally hit an arrow with another arrow). I experimented with carbon a few years ago, because all of the cool guys shot carbon and had a relatively new 600 spine arrow blow up off the string of my 38# bow. It scared the bejeebers out of me and I got rid of the rest in a yard sale. Aluminum arrows are tough and when they are damaged, it is apparent. I do admit to experimenting with some Heavy Hunter blems (thanks, Big Jim), on the off chance I may get drawn for an elk tag, but just because of the extra mass they have. Otherwise, I'm sticking with aluminum.
Aluminum arrows are the safest material to shoot. :thumbsup:
Aluminum fan here as well. Currently shooting 2219's with 160gr glue on points out of a 75lb Robertson.
2117 and 2219 for me aluminum is by far and away my favorite arrow material, like others said easy to tune very consistent, and nice mass weight!
Big aluminum fan. just don't see the advantage over anything else.
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29.5" 2117 with 225gr. broadhead out of a 51# psa widow is serious medicine for deer or hogs.
Love 'em! :thumbsup:
I LOVE aluminum arrow shafts! Been shooting and building them for 33 years.I play with wood and carbon but always go back to my aluminum arrows.They are priced right,spine and weight are very consistent from shaft to shaft,very easy to find the right spine you need because they are only spined in 5# increments and you do not need to use extreme foc to get the to shoot great.I have no need to shoot any thing else.
I am shooting 2313 xx75 camo. Only complaint they are a lot noiser then wood or carbon.
I love aluminums...its all I shoot. I just picked up 6 new uncut 1816 autumn oranges!! I have a full dozen of em now....kinda saving em for a special occasion.
Make sure they are XX75. There are a lot of cheaper aluminum shafts out there and they will bend a lot easier than XX75.
QuoteOriginally posted by Jmatt1957:
I am shooting 2313 xx75 camo. Only complaint they are a lot noiser then wood or carbon.
They are a little worse if you drop one or something like that but shouldn't be any difference shooting them if they are the right spine. Definitely louder if the wrong spine and they are clanking off the riser.