jump to carbon

[Knotter]

I'm thinking of making the jump from wood to carbon.

My current setup is a 28" tapered ash behind a grizzly 160 out of my meland r/d 65# longbow. I like the performance but I also like the idea of being able to fine tune and switch out the BH readily.
I'd like to try a steel glue on adapter (100 gr) in a brass insert (100gr).  Any idea what kind of spine I should be looking at?

Thanks

[Orion]

Easton Axis .340s should work if you're drawing 65#@28.

[nineworlds9]

Yup, Axis Trad's or Beman Centershot 340's should do well, and LOL the woodgrain finish should make the transition easier  

[Knotter]

the woodgrain finish should make the transition easier    [/QB]

I was thinking about that.    :D

[stumpinkaiser]

Dont do it. There is nothing like watching a wood arrow fly through the air

[Kris]

Wood grain finish, less the decals...I carefully scape the graphics off and buff very lightly with fine steel wool.    

Arrow wrap and trad fletching and they can look pretty nice actually.  Sky's the limit....

Kris

ps - the caveat is...don't lose your woods just yet, you'll come back to them!

[96ssportsp]

I am shooting a Raptor Sig r/d longbow, 63 lbs at my draw length. GT trads blems from Big Jim, 5575 with a total arrow weight of 700 grains. With GT weight system, can shoot anything from 125 gr bh to 250 gr bh. Forgot to mention, have a gt 100 threaded insert.
Good luck, Scott.

[ghall80]

Looks like you got some good info here I would say 340s as well.
Axis or FMJ or my favorite AC pro hunters there about $20 more a dozen but are the best of all the arrows combined into one

Good luck

[dbd870]

Originally posted by nineworlds9:
[QB] the woodgrain finish should make the transition easier

[Todd Cook]

Don't do it. Us wood guys are disappearing fast  

[TradBrewSC]

I too shoot the trad axis and remove the decal. but do so by simply whiping it off with nail polish remover. Comes off clean and leaves the gel coat on the shaft.

great arrow.

I am shooting 56# @ 27" out of my cheyennee with a 28" 400 shaft. 75gr insert, 2" 25gr alum footing and 200 gr points.

They fly like darts and papertune better than some compound shooters that I know.

[Knotter]

Thanks for all the info. Don't worry.

I'll still shoot woodies. Just want to try the efoc single bevel concept tired of taking field points off and gluing up broad heads and then reversing the process. My recurve and longbow have similar dynamic spine calls and in many cases I can interchange arrows. This would make that 1000x easier.