Aluminum Arrow

kybowhunter2 · January 13, 2014, 10:47:00 AM

I think I want to shoot aluminum arrows again. Why do u shoot aluminum instead of carbon or wood. If u shoot aluminum tell me why. What kind do u shoot.

Kip · January 13, 2014, 11:22:00 AM

I have used them since the mis 70's never had a problem with them.I use 2018's/2016'and 1916's depending on what wgt. I am shooting.I have bows in the 55/50/45 lbs.wgt.Kip

joe skipp · January 13, 2014, 11:23:00 AM

Consistency with every shaft. Now I also shoot wood but aluminum comes off just as quiet and flies flatter at longer distances.

I had my aluminum swagged so I can glue on my broadhead and the few I use for stump shooting, I use inserts and screw in points. Once you find the right shaft for your setup, cut them 1.5" past your actual draw length and you will be fine.

Where Carbon needs a greater FOC and tougher to tune, aluminum, IMO is much easier with less head aches.

January 13, 2014, 11:42:00 AM

I like 2020s, 2018s, 1920s, 1918s, 1820s, 1818s and 1816s. All other aluminums not so much. The 1816s work just right for my wife, the others have the recovery rates that work very nicely with Hill style longbows, plus they have good weight. One can cut these to the minmum length one needs and still get clean arrow flight. I find that wide aluminum shafts are more critical to length than the narrow sizes.

HawkeyeArcher · January 13, 2014, 11:45:00 AM

I'm just making the switch back to aluminums. Higher GPI makes it easy to get heavy arrows, and for me they seem easier to tune.

kybowhunter2 · January 13, 2014, 11:45:00 AM

QuoteOriginally posted by Kip:
I have used them since the mis 70's never had a problem with them.I use 2018's/2016'and 1916's depending on what wgt. I am shooting.I have bows in the 55/50/45 lbs.wgt.Kip

What size do u shoot with your 55# bow Kip. I will be shoot 50-54# @28. Trying to get a good idea for a starting point. All the selection charts are saying 2213.

Bob Gulliksen · January 13, 2014, 12:20:00 PM

The old (early) Easton charts say 2016 for 50-54# @28 and you could probably use a 2018 also

ronp · January 13, 2014, 12:25:00 PM

Aluminums are just easy to tune, and they are priced right. Ya, they bend, but carbons break. I like 1820s and 1916s out of my mid 40# bows for hunting and stump shooting.

JRY309 · January 13, 2014, 12:55:00 PM

I still shoot some aluminums,depending on which bow I'm shooting.I shoot aluminum arrows out of my Hill Half Breed,it has enough physical weight and the spine works great.I have tuned carbons for my Hill but really like the way the aluminums fly.I also shoot a X7 2312 out of an ILF with vanes on an elevated magnetic rest with a plunger.I think aluminum arrow are alittle more spine consistent,weight consistent then carbons unless you are shooting the higher end carbons.I like all the arrows I shoot for different reasons,I still shoot my wood arrows sometimes also.

Biathlonman · January 13, 2014, 01:05:00 PM

If your close to Lexington I've got some 2020s you can try.

kybowhunter2 · January 13, 2014, 01:27:00 PM

Thanks but I live in southeastern ky.

Kip · January 13, 2014, 02:08:00 PM

I shoot 2018's out of my 55lb. bow and sometimes 2016.29" arrow

Dave Pagel · January 13, 2014, 02:43:00 PM

2018s with a 175 grain tip for me out of 55# @ 28. I draw just a tad over 29 and cut my arrows to 30 1/8.

D.P.

hvyhitter · January 13, 2014, 03:00:00 PM

Aluminum just works great for me so I never needed the carbon hassle. I have over 600 shafts/arrows in 12 different sizes from 1916 to 2440..... I can just pick the right shaft for any bow I may get and fine tune for perfect broadhead flight and be done in less than 30 min........I would go with the 2018s also with your setup.................If you look around aluminum shafts can be found or $40 or less a dozen.........

longbow fanatic 1 · January 13, 2014, 03:21:00 PM

I shoot aluminum because I really don't want to have carbon fragments in my deer meat if the shaft shatters. I don't mind that they aren't as durable as carbon. In my #45 LB, I shoot 2016's with a 125 gr. head. In my #50 LB, I shoot 2216's with a 150 gr. head.

Wheels2 · January 13, 2014, 04:31:00 PM

Buy good ones. The SuperSlams are less prone to bend and breaking than the XX75.
I really like woods but they are harder to find and keep in stock. Unfortunately, woods are harder to remove from targets and not as consistent.

TGbow · January 13, 2014, 08:33:00 PM

Since 1975 I've shot wood and aluminum. My experience with carbon hasn't been as good as some that shoot carbon.
Aluminum is easy to tune , as already mentioned. I've never experienced aluminums being easy to destroy as some have. Aluminum is the most consistent shaft material on the planet, shaft to shaft.

Steve Clandinin · January 14, 2014, 01:02:00 AM

I've been shooting Aluminums since the 60's and love em.I think I have just about every size they've made.Now shooting 51-54# using 2114,2016's and 2213's.Two of the main reasons besides what everyone else has said.Inserts can be changed easy and stripping to refletch is a breeze ,not so with carbons.I also stuff 1-3" wood doweling behind the inserts for more strengh and added FOC.

m midd · January 14, 2014, 05:41:00 AM

I shoot wood and aluminum. I gave 2020s a try after getting several wood arrows broke at a 3d shoot. Been using them ever since.i like the weight and ease of tuning and also using glue on broadhead adapters. They shoot really well out of my 63# longbow and weigh in at 640gr with a 160gr head

Chain2 · January 14, 2014, 08:06:00 AM

I have been thinking about changing to aluminum from the GTs I shoot now. All the charts I see don't have as much weight up front as I would like to. I shoot full length GT 55/75's w/a 250 gr head and a 50 gr brass insert out of my Bushbow. Which aluminum shaft would be a good start. I could lose the 50gr brass insert but I love the 250 gr VPA BH's. Thank You.