My wife started shooting a few months ago.  We are planning our first archery shoot / camping trip this June but I think she is going to need some more arrows.  I made her up 1/2 dozen 1816 aluminums to start but I am not sure if that is where I should have started.  

Her bow is a 52" Shrew Longbow 28#@24" and she draws 24".  The bow has a 450+ string on it.  As some of you know I dont shoot carbons but I am thinking this might be the route I should go with her arrows because I am having a hard time finding the smaller diameter aluminums.  So what would you guys recommend as far as arrow shaft and what length.  I would like to stay with 125 grain points.  I was looking at the Heritage 90 or the Axis 600 but again I am not a carbon guy so I am not sure.  I looked at the arrow charts but they are not much help in this bow range either.  

Thanks in advance for your help.  

Tim

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1616/1716 she is on the cusp of the two. 1816s are too stiff especially for that point weight.

1616 have a deflection of 1.079 so the 600s and 90s are going to be stiff is my thought.

Tim, I think even the axis 600's would be too stiff. We are working on the fine tuning of some arrows for my son's new Shawnee: 42@28, he draws about 26. Epic 600's with aluminum insert and 200gr head cut to approx 28 seem to be working good so far. I don't think you could make 125 work with that low poundage even full length.

I know there are some other carbons more geared toward target shooters that should work great for that light of an application, but couldn't offer you a recommendation. You may want to take a look at the Easton Redline 780, 900, and 1000...I think these would be much closer than a 600 spine.

Good luck, let us know what you discover.

my wife shoots a  bow that is 25#@25",  she pulls about 25 1/2.  she uses a gold tip youth arrow(i think its called a lighting)  we have them cut at 28" and with a 125gr. tip, shoots pretty good

Tim
Going by what Vermonster says you might try the 1000 Carbon Flash.

5/16 cedars should be able to get you there.

Thats what I make for my children puling about the same weights

They shoot recurves though.......

he's 30@28 drawing about 23-24"


she'd 26@ 28 and p[ulling about 24"

You might want to take a look at the Beman Carbon Flash shafts. They're available in light spines (750, 900, 1000, 1200) and they're a lot cheaper then Redlines.

I think Redlines have also come down in price a bit this year. I've seen them for $86 CAD a dozen which is about the same price Axis shafts are sold for. I thought they were over $100 CAD a dozen last year.

Thanks for all the tips guys.  I found some lighter weight alum., carbon, and woodies so I will just need to decide which I want to pick up.

I have arrows.  Send pictures of wife.  Maybe we can make a trade.  Thanks.

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Tim,
I've got my wife shooting 1716's @27" w/125grn. points.  They fly like darts.  Trouble is, like you said they are getting harder and harder to find. I my switch her to carbons too.

John the only problem with that is she's like the stock market.  Her value depends on the day!!    

She sees that Tim and I do believe you are in for a serious market crash of your own.......

Thanks for thread folks.  I am trying to do the same type of set up for my girlfriend.

Anyone try sitka?

Tim,

My daughter shoots 24 inch long 1/4 inch ramin dowels.  I bought a pack of 24 at Hobby Lobby in Holland for $6.50.  all but 3 were usable.  She shoots them out of her AS kid Kaddy that is about 23 lbs at her 22 inch draw.  They weigh about 300 grns finished with a 75 grn field point and shoot as well as any shaft she has tried - we have some 24 inch carbon (lightnings and rangers) kids shafts and some old fiberglass kids shafts and a few 1716 aluminum that we have tried.

Thanks for the heads up Blaine.  If your not busy tomorrow night I think me and a buddy are going stump shooting off Van Buren tomorrow night.

Yeah I hear ya Dave.  Thats why I dont let her on Tradgang!!

Tim,

What time and where - email me.  I may be able to make it, maybe with kid or kids if they want (or are not otherwise busy).  I'll have to pick up a small game license to make myself leagal.