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Title: carbons for black widow
Post by: Elkdude on November 29, 2014, 09:58:00 AM
are any of you guys running carbons through your widows?
As I posted earlier relative to arrow rest on a widow, I have been shooting longbow for quite awhile, and always made my own arrows. I am getting a rather erratic flight using the widow/wood arrow combo. The poundage of my longbow and the widow are very close to each other, but flight characteristics are dramatically different.
Thought I would by some carbon shafting just to get things going in the right direction with the new widow.
Title: Re: carbons for black widow
Post by: ranger 3 on November 29, 2014, 10:02:00 AM
What weight, and draw is your widows
Title: Re: carbons for black widow
Post by: Elkdude on November 29, 2014, 10:06:00 AM
#55, 29 inches.
Title: Re: carbons for black widow
Post by: Preston Lay on November 29, 2014, 10:37:00 AM
Gold Tip 55/75 and Carbon Express 250 should work fine. I have experience with both shooting Widows at that weight.
Title: Re: carbons for black widow
Post by: fnshtr on November 29, 2014, 11:52:00 AM
I'm shooting GT 55/75s at 53# from the bow in my signature below. Shoot great with 125-200 grain heads and 100 grain brass inserts. 29" arrows.
Title: Re: carbons for black widow
Post by: Elkdude on November 29, 2014, 12:01:00 PM
Thanks guys.
Gold tips it is.
On my way down to the archery shop as we speak.
Title: Re: carbons for black widow
Post by: KSdan on November 29, 2014, 12:04:00 PM
I shoot similar 55#  at 30.5" draw.  Got caught between GT 5575 and 7595.  Found Heritage 350s to have the better spine. Perfect bareshaft with 270 up front.
Title: Re: carbons for black widow
Post by: scooter135 on November 29, 2014, 12:07:00 PM
I have a 52# PSAX 28" draw. I shoot GT 5575 cut to 29.5" 125 grain heads, standard insert with a 20 grain weight on the insert and a standard nock
Title: Re: carbons for black widow
Post by: STICKBENDER98 on November 29, 2014, 12:20:00 PM
51# @ 28" on my widow, I can shoot either 3555 or 5575 GT out of mine.