Tuning aluminum arrows

[Sirius Black]

I've been bare shaft tuning some aluminum arrows, and they seem to stay in paradox all the way to the target. Should tuning aluminums be done differently, as in paper or group tuning instead? I've been shooting out to 25yds. My bow is a HH Wesley Special (66") 51@28" (my DL is 28")FF string and 2114 arrows. Thanks!

[bigiron]

I would try a 1916 with that bow if I where you.

not any diff. than wood, just more consistant.

[dhermon85]

What kind of head weight are you using?

[bigbadjon]

Bareshafts generally will paradox all the way to the target because there is nothing to make them spin. It looks like a snake slithering to the target. You are just trying to make it fly in a straight line to the target.

[Stone Knife]

I had some 1916's that were already cut to length they looked as if they flew well out of my Hill 45# @28" but when I shot them from 9' through paper they were stiff. Try paper tuning.

[Sirius Black]

145gr tip, stock insert.

[bigbadjon]

If you try paper tuning make sure you fletch the shafts first.

[Biathlonman]

I've paper tuned a lot of bare shafts through paper.  Never a problem.

[bigbadjon]

A bare shaft tumbles through paradox for way too far to get an accurate paper tune without feathers. Unless you can induce spin to make the arrow recover within your tuning distance, say with a turbo nock, your paper tune will not be accurate.

[M60gunner]

I also think you are over spined. Even if your using a full length shaft. I would not even factor in the FF string. alum is not as tolerant as wood shafting bending around that not cut to center riser. i had your same issue with my ASL bow when I first got it. I called Pete George the maker and he set me straight so to speak. It was the diameter of the shaft, I went from a 21.. To a20.. Shafts weight almost the same the larger diameter shaft made it shoot stiff.

[Dave Pagel]

I shoot 2016s with a 175 grain head out of most of my bows in that range.

D.P.

[Biathlonman]

I would think you are really close with a 2114 though a little lighter overall weight then I like. I have no idea what the guys above are talking about, but I can promise you I have ZERO trouble shooting bullet holes through paper with properly tuned bare shaft aluminums.