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New batch of Khan's tonkin shafts
razorsharptokill:
That is why I bumped up to a stiffer shaft so I could add weight up front and not have too weak of a spine. The hunting arrows I have built so far have a 30ish grain nail and a 160 grain broadhead bringing the total weight to right at 600gr.
DC:
Has anyone ever put a nail in the back? Would it stiffen the spine?
Pat B:
DC, it might stiffen the spine but you want the weight forward in an arrow. Adding a nail to the rear would change the arrow dynamics but not necessarily positively.
TSA:
yes as Pat said, weight in the rear will stiffen the dynamic spine, but at a large cost to performance .
you would lose FOC %, and also negatively effect flight characteristics.
i think a nail might be excessive, when fine tuning arrows, just the mass of the fletching or a vinyl cap wrap can make a significant difference.
razorsharptokill:
I hope to run one through a deer tomorrow morning!
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