douglas fir arrows

ozy clint · June 23, 2010, 03:37:00 AM

i use douglas fir for my stone pointed arrows. i'm yet to take something with them but i'm sure they'll work.

snag · June 23, 2010, 10:09:00 AM

Fletcher, I guess I just haven't seen that in their shafts before.

awishanew · June 23, 2010, 11:33:00 AM

Some of us in our area were making Douglas Fir shafts and found shafts made from reclaimed fir lumber from old buildings were quite brittle and would not stand up. Shafts made from old growth fir as opposed to second growth fir were far superior.

snag · June 23, 2010, 01:30:00 PM

I've been shooting Surewood doug fir shafts for some time now. I shoot everyday. I have not had one break on me.

Paul WA · June 23, 2010, 03:09:00 PM

Well you are lucky snag, I have broken shafts of every wood type. I like the surewoods and also like spruce from the Hildebrands...PR

Hopewell Tom · June 23, 2010, 07:32:00 PM

No problem, Ben. Those were beautiful looking arrows and you beat me fair and square. I hope they work out well for you. I saw the post on sending them to you,

helo · June 23, 2010, 07:43:00 PM

Hey I have a question for you guys that shoot surewoods my question is I shoot 46-50 spine p.o.c. out of my longbow and they perform great so I purchased a dozen 46-50spine surewoods and they fly weak spine. Why is this ? Same length same tip weight. Just curious.

Arrow4Christ · June 23, 2010, 08:13:00 PM

helo,

Have you checked both types of arrows on a spine tester?

Craig

Tree Killer · June 24, 2010, 12:10:00 AM

Been shooting and hunting with Doug Fir for 20 years. tarted out making my own with an arrow plane I got from John Strunk. Built arrows out of other woods, but always come back to fir.

QuoteOriginally posted by snag:
I've been shooting Surewood doug fir shafts for some time now. I shoot everyday. I have not had one break on me.

You must shoot foam and foam alone! I break some now and then on stumps and pine cones while roving, and one now and then on a creature.

StanM · June 24, 2010, 10:11:00 AM

That's a nice trade right there, Ron, a four point for an arrow

snag · June 24, 2010, 10:21:00 AM

Thanks for reminding me Ron! haha I've been shooting wood for 3 yrs now. Not had a chance to try one on an elk or deer yet. I did hit a tree at a 3D shoot once that ended that arrows life!

kbetts · June 24, 2010, 10:38:00 AM

I bought some tapered shafts from arrows4Christ and they seem tough. I'm just finishing them up but seem much better than cedar. I haven't had to straighten any.

trashwood · June 24, 2010, 11:59:00 AM

i sure like the DF weight for hunting arrows

rusty