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Hardwood Shafting
NorthernArcher:
Sulphur - is that the weight of the bare shaft, or the finished arrow?
I have a set of arrows I made from some unidentified hardwood shoots cut from the North Saskatchewan River Valley. I haven't spined them, but they fly well from my 60# Osage bow, and they weigh in over 700gr finished. My favorite arrow material is still Red Osier. Not a hardwood, but VERY durable.
JW_Halverson:
My first set of arrow shafts were ash. I cussed and swore at those shafts for the year that I shot them. Because of their weight, I learned some bad shooting form...basically aiming at the sky for 20 yd targets! I then switched to sitka spruce and found that I liked them much better. They are pretty bloody durable and are easy to straighten, that is when they rarely need a little straightening.
The guy that pushed the ash shafts on me was one of those that believes you literally cannot go to heavy for your shafts, even at the cost of severe accuracy loss. I'd rather go lighter and hit the vitals dead center than punch a broadhead thru and thru somewhere else.
elk country rp:
i love hickory shafts! so far the only thing that's broken one is this elk...
775gr- they shoot nicely from my HBI
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AncientArcher76:
Ive used Maple ash oak birch never tried the hickory but I love them may be a little heavy but they are hard hitting for sure. One heck of a hole through that elk...
Russ
NorthernArcher:
Russ - There is a fair amount of Birch where I live. If I can ever find some that doesn't have twisted grain I'd love to give them a try for arrows. How did you find the Birch? Did they fly well? What kind of weight did you get out of it?
Jason
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