From: young@alw.nih.gov
Subject: Re: Carbon Arrows for hunting
Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway
Date: 15 Oct 92 08:43:49 CDT
Originator: hunting@osnome.che.wisc.edu

In article <1992Oct14.092649.1735@doug.cae.wisc.edu> you write:
|> I asked this on alt.archery, but think that someone over here might
|> be able to give me some input also.....
|>  
|>        -----------------------------------------
|>  
|> I have been thinking about going to carbon arrows and now would be a
|> good time to switch.  I have been looking in several catalogs
|> (Cabela's and Gander Mnt.), and have been really impressed with the
|> ads for Beman arrows (although somewhat dismayed at the price).  A
|> friend of mine told me he has heard bad things about Beman arrows
|> (like they shatter).
|>  
|> I shoot a 60 lbs.  compound, and might buy a new bow later on, but
|> probably won't to go any higher than about 65 lbs.  Any comments you
|> could provide would be appreciated, especially if you have actually
|> tried them (not just hearsay).  In particluar, I would like to hear
|> about :
|>  
|> 1) general comments about carbon vs. aluminum arrows
|>    (ie. are they worth it?)
|> 2) lengths of arrows (I shoot a 29" 2117 now).
|> 3) comments about brands of carbon arrows
|> 4) what size (weights) of broadhead/points to use on them.
|>    (I currently use 125 grain tips)
|>  
|> 5) do I need any other special equipment?
|>       (such as rest, fletchings, etc.)
|>  
|> Thanks in advance,  (i have a friend that hates that salutation ;-)   )
|>       ---------------------------------------------------------
|>                         |  Pure Breed Labs - ready Thanksgiving Day
|>                         |
|> Chris Barnes            |     Sonny's Yellar Dawg Dixie SH
|> cbarnes@tamvm1.tamu.edu |              x
|> (409) 846-3273 (home)   |  HR Millercreek's Cash Payoff MH
|> (409) 845-4437 (work)   |       (finished MH title at 1992 Nat'l Master)
|>                         |
|>                         |  7 Hunting Test Titles (1 is a national title)
|>                         | 32 Field Trial Titles  (8 are national titles)
|>                         |  6 Confirmation Titles
|> 
|> 

I've been shooting Beaman arrows for 2 seasons now.  I went to Beamans
when I switched bows (Martin Tiger to Darton Lightning 500) because I 
was shooting between 65 and 70# and have a 31" draw length.  Translated
into an aluminum arrow, that's a 2219 (big arrow). I'm still on my first
dozen with no casualties.  When I got a deer last year I left the arrow in 
the woods for a day, came back the next day and found it and I still use it.
In fact, I couldn't tell it apart from the rest of the dozen. 

I love this new setup and have never had or seen a Beaman shatter.  
On the farm where I hunt many of the folks use Beamans including a guy
with a similar setup except that he's using an overdraw.  The arrows 
are tiny ~24" and you can hardly see them drop at 40 yards.  Mind you 
I'm not impressed by this type of setup, I don't care for drawing an 
arrow inside my outstretched arm, and I try to put only a modest amount
of junk on my bow.  Sights are enough. I just wanted to illustrate that 
if anyone was going to shatter an arrow it'd be this guy (he shoots 24" 
50/70's).

I shoot the same points (125 gr.) as before and my only problem has been
penetration.  I haven't found a target that will stop the arrows before
screwing up my fletching.  

My suggestion about price would be to buy the shafts uncut and unfletched.
I bought my shafts for about $30 a dozen from a discount house, not from
Bass Pro or Cabela's, or Gander Mountain.  I spent a couple of hours one
night fletching, nocking, and cutting down the arrows with a hack saw and a 
mitre jig.  Nothing to it, and the wife hardly complained about the price.

Remeber that these carbon arrows have two types of point systems.  You can
buy the screw-in point adapters and glue them on yourself, or you can buy
the field points or broadheads and glue them in.  With the 
screw-ins you can change points with the other system, the point is permanent.
For my next dozen, I may get the permanent points.  Point adapters for
screw-ins increase your arrow length - the shafts aren't large enough to 
fit the screw-in at the inside diameter.  If you don't leave clearance,
the point adapter, which is larger than the shaft, could push your arrow off
the rest.  That's my only complaint.
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	jy
	young@heart.dcrt.nih.gov


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