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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: 1Longbow on November 02, 2015, 03:24:00 PM
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I just picked up a beautiful old rosewood Howatt Hunter and could use some arrow selection help. I would like to shoot any of the shaft material,meaning wood ,aluminum,and carbon. I'll be shooting either glue on Bear Greenies or 150 grain Magnus Stingers. The bow is 47# @28 "'s and I pull 28 inches. The bow also has a dacron string. Any help as to a starting point would be great and money savings for me. Thanks to all for your answers
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I have pretty much the same bow. Rosewood Hunter, 47# @ 28. I draw 29" and shoot a 500 spine 30" goldtip with 250 grain points. Works great for me, so you may need a 600 spine or maybe a full length 500 with a 150 grain point.
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I shoot 47# at 28" and I shoot 500 spine Gold Tips as well. They used to be called 3555's.
I have a 50 grain brass insert and 175 grain broad head.
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I'd like to offer my thoughts on spine for wood arrows, but first we need to know how long you'd like them to end up to back of point ( or, if that matters to you ). If you know whether it's center cut, cut before, or past, that'd help also (I don't know the bow).
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Thank you for all the answers so far. slowbowjoe the bow appears to be center cut and I'd like the arrows to be around 29 to 29 1/2 inches long. Hope that helps
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Full length 35-55 GT with 185 gr broadhead works for me.
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Alum. I'd try 2016 or 2114.
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Steve, I've got some 500 carbons you can have if you need some. Let me know when you want them. The bow you picked up sounds like a nice one.
Scott
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Thanks Scott ,How much you want for them ? I'm off till Friday ,so I can meet you when ever you would like--thanks Steve
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My first try would be 60/65's for wood shafts. I'd definitely start on the long side of your range, at 29 1/2".
I don't know the bow first hand, so I have no hands on experience to go by. Nor am I as knowledgeable as a lot of folks here (who I hope will chime in). I do have a passion for wood arrows; all we've shot for the last 5 years. Been making up my own since then.
I do believe the 60/65's will be very close, if not right on. Especially if you're willing to tweak brace height, silencer placement, and/or point weight a bit. Or play with strike plate thickness.
Also may well be those 60/65's will fly true pretty easily. A test kit would be a consideration, if you want to invest a little more in getting the woodies to tune.