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StickMark:
When you created a shaft with a breasted taper , how much does that affect spine?  I am dealing 95% of the time with mulefat shafts.  Barrel tapes is 10 pounds less, correct?  What about the breasted taper? 

I measure on the "two nails at 26 inches, two lb hanging deflection method" apparatus.

Pat B:
I think the only difference would be the breasted arrow will be lighter physical weight. It should act like the full taper as far as spine goes.

DC:
I had to look up "breasted". Why would you want an arrow that is thicker at the fletching. It just seems counter to everything I've heard.

StickMark:
DC,

I just can not leave well enough alone, I guess.
Seriously though, I am looking to build some newer bows to fit what I have learned since 2012 when I began building bows.  For the lighter bows, I want as perfect arrow flight as possible. I like how barrel taper straightens out up close (15 yds and under it seems).

The internet talk about the breasted arrows having great flight characteristic, such as flatter trajectory, interest me.  Better penetration resulting from paradox recovery at close range and an ability to shoot through the brushy windows at a little further out. 

Thinking I will make some and see.

Pat B:
I think breasted arrows were set up to keep a higher spine but lower physical weight for flight shooting, etc.

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