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Title: Am I an arrow-addict?
Post by: Trond on April 28, 2015, 07:26:00 AM
I wonder if I might have a problem... Seems like I can't help my self when it comes to buying arrows. Not that I have a lot of them yet, but I always want more. Ordered half a dozen just five minutes ago...
So I am a little curious, how many arrows do my fellow trad-gangers own?
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Post by: slowbowjoe on April 28, 2015, 07:33:00 AM
Settle in - you're gonna see a LOT of arrows...
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Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on April 28, 2015, 07:34:00 AM
I own about 2.5 dozen arrows for regular shooting and about 2 Dozen odds and ends, then 5 dozen shafts when those arrows need replacing.

There ar much worse things to be addicted to.
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Post by: wtpops on April 28, 2015, 07:35:00 AM
Ill get back to you next week, its going to take a while to count these things.    :eek:
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Post by: Sam McMichael on April 28, 2015, 08:36:00 AM
I have heard it said that one can never have too many arrows. If so, then there can be no such thing as an addiction. Go for it!
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Post by: ChuckC on April 28, 2015, 08:47:00 AM
I have too many.  I went thru a long time of experimenting and have a ton of arrows that are no longer suitable for me.  I plan to haul them along to shoots this summer and see if I can get a few bucks for them and get them to new homes.  

I think saying I have ten dozen fletched shafts is not a lie at all and I also have numerous dozen bare shafts in waiting AND a carton of probably 300 - 500 3/8" ramin shafts are on the shelf, to be some day made into skwerl arrows.  Its a disease for sure.
CHuckC
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Post by: Matty on April 28, 2015, 08:52:00 AM
I had over a thousand back in November. I've been slowly whittling away at the collection.
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Post by: cacciatore on April 28, 2015, 08:55:00 AM
I don't ever consider buying them by half a dozen,my minimum is 3 dozen at times with some max of 300 shafts in a single order.
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Post by: Longbow58 on April 28, 2015, 08:59:00 AM
Not a man alive can have too many arrows. I have arrows for treerats, got arrows for deer hunting, got arrows for turkeys, got arrows for 3D, got arrows for smashing on rocks and trees on ironman or hammer courses...oh yeah, that reminds me I need a dozen more! Thanks.
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Post by: Biathlonman on April 28, 2015, 09:24:00 AM
Probably 8 or 10 dozen out in the barn and still looking for more.
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Post by: Broken Quiver on April 28, 2015, 09:59:00 AM
At least three dozen less than I want   :bigsmyl:
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Post by: LBR on April 28, 2015, 10:05:00 AM
Including bowfishing arrows, odds and ends, etc., I might have 10 dozen.  

String material and serving is a different story.  I've got quite a bit of that, and realized yesterday I'm out of some colors...
Title: Re: Am I an arrow-addict?
Post by: Trond on April 28, 2015, 10:08:00 AM
I keep buying them half a dozen at a time. Expensive little buggers, so I try to spread the cost a little. Six fletched arrows are setting me back about a hundred bucks... I'm balancing on the edge of my budget.
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Post by: Bud B. on April 28, 2015, 10:17:00 AM
Less than half of mine. These are mostly woodies. Some aluminum and carbon are mixed in.

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Post by: Paul/KS on April 28, 2015, 10:28:00 AM
I have a bunch.    :)  
Which sounds less than "a lot" and is fewer than "too many"...   ;)
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Post by: Caughtandhobble on April 28, 2015, 10:42:00 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by wtpops:
Ill get back to you next week, its going to take a while to count these things.     :eek:  
What Pops said   :bigsmyl:
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Post by: snag on April 28, 2015, 10:49:00 AM
Too many..is that possible?!   :archer2:
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Post by: woodchucker on April 28, 2015, 11:14:00 AM
A 5 gallon bucket full...???  :archer:    :archer:
Title: Re: Am I an arrow-addict?
Post by: on April 28, 2015, 11:23:00 AM
Addictions are pretty common around here!   :goldtooth:    :goldtooth:    :goldtooth:  

Bisch
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Post by: Paul/KS on April 28, 2015, 11:25:00 AM
Oh, and I have a dozen aluminum shafts coming from Lancaster Archery this week too.     :rolleyes:
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Post by: Looper on April 28, 2015, 12:25:00 PM
I've got enough, I think. All I know is that there are some guys on here with more bows than I have arrows.
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Post by: huskyarcher on April 28, 2015, 12:36:00 PM
Seems like I buy arras constantly. Always a pleasure to replace a bloody, broken arra    :readit:
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Post by: curlis on April 28, 2015, 12:46:00 PM
Hello,
My name is Bill and I have a problem.
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Post by: Flying Dutchman on April 28, 2015, 02:03:00 PM
Probably around the 150 at the moment...less bows and knives though... :)
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Post by: Danny Rowan on April 28, 2015, 02:32:00 PM
:dunno:     :dunno:  Cannot count them all, would take too much time.
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Post by: Sticks2117 on April 28, 2015, 03:49:00 PM
So many I lost count lol
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Post by: Tatonka17 on April 28, 2015, 04:16:00 PM
If I have a combo that works well for a particular bow I own, I like to have at least 5-6 dozen for that bow.  I'll best I order more arrows than some small archery shops in a year.
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Post by: meathead on April 28, 2015, 04:46:00 PM
Several hundred. I wouldn't want to really count them. That would take to long.
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Post by: mahantango on April 28, 2015, 05:41:00 PM
A hundred bucks for six fletched!!! Yikes.
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Post by: Dave Pagel on April 28, 2015, 05:57:00 PM
I can't count all the individual sizes, but there are many dozen of each size aluminum, carbon and woodie spine that I shoot.  I love dipping and cresting arrows so I have to have enough to do some when I please.

D.P.
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Post by: LookMomNoSights on April 28, 2015, 06:03:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by slowbowjoe:
Settle in - you're gonna see a LOT of arrows...
Exactly!  Not sure how many I have and I'm not going to do an exact count.....but several bows,  different sets for each,  multiple sets, arrows for hunting, target, stumping, flu flu's....arrows I've shot in the past and are just sitting in boxes for a rainy day.....  I'm sure I have at a minimum 20 dozen.  That's a mix of wood, carbon and even some aluminum.   And its also an accumulation of sorts.....some of those arrows may be as old at 25 years or so.
Before you know it,  you may have a collection too!   :biglaugh:   What I would really be interested in knowing, is how many I have broken or lost, going back to when I first started shooting 31 or so years ago!  Now that would be something!  Oh well,  too late to keep track now     :archer2:
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Post by: Florida lime on April 28, 2015, 06:19:00 PM
Counting the dozen that Gary Hall is working on now ?    :bigsmyl:
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Post by: Cavscout9753 on April 28, 2015, 06:28:00 PM
The more you have the less you whince and sulk when you lose or break one!
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Post by: dnovo on April 28, 2015, 08:33:00 PM
I have about 200+ around. Mostly woods but a few aluminums. Those are all fletched and ready to go with about 3 dozen broadheads.
Also have 30-40 dozen shafts in wood and a few dozen aluminum shafts.
I get nervous if I get the workbench cleared off and there are no arrows in some stage of assembly.
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Post by: M60gunner on April 28, 2015, 08:45:00 PM
Do not know. Have dozens here plus an arrow rack full in other house. Also at least 100 shafts. Just got about 8 doz used from family member.
Remember, arrows are expendable ammo. Lose one buy a doz to replace.
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Post by: JMR on April 28, 2015, 09:28:00 PM
Wow! I just realized I have a lot of catching up to do. I have 5 arrows, I used to have 6 but I broke 1. Lol!
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Post by: Cavscout9753 on April 28, 2015, 09:43:00 PM
5?!? Haha. Just kidding. Re-reading some of the classics like Hunting the Hard Way, Witchery of Archery, and Hunting With The Bow and Arrow and I always marvel at how many arrows those guys churned out for hunts. 50 small game and 50 broad heads for a trip. And thats building them the long way around the block too. I suppose though, once you have got the bow you love building arrows is all thats left aside from shooting and hunting. I need to get back at it and start cranking more out myself and stop buying them premade. I've settled on my bow and I've run out of excuses.
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Post by: hvyhitter on April 29, 2015, 10:09:00 AM
5x 5 gallon buckets of arrows and 2 gross of shafts. 10 sizes of aluminum and 5 or 6 dozen woodies. Can tune a bow 35# to 75# in about 15 minutes by just grabbing the right arrow...........
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Post by: halfseminole on April 29, 2015, 03:19:00 PM
I've got eleven.  Arrows.  Not counting the three left for my wheelie bow.  Mine are very expensive.
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Post by: Trond on April 29, 2015, 03:45:00 PM
I've got eleven too, not counting the six in order from my pusher. So I guess I have 17 shootable arrows at the moment. Got some others bought off the big auction site some time ago, but I dont shoot them any more. Gold Tip 1535 with 50gr insert and 125gr point, 4" shield and an Easton super 3D nock at 30,5" length is my sweetspot arrow. So why look anyfurther? They are expensive up here, but I keep buying them half a dozen at the time. Hopefully the missis wont find out...
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Post by: woodchucker on April 29, 2015, 04:01:00 PM
Just tell her arrows,are like rabbits...

They multiply!!!!!!!!!!  :readit: