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Arrow Life Expectancy...
Mechslasher:
i was too rough on poc shafts so i switched to cane and have never looked back. i've got a dozen with sitka spruce foreshafts i made over five years ago that i've yet to wear out. killed a hog and a half (eddie can tell about the half hog i helped him with) with a couple, the foreshafts broke off like designed and saved the arrow. i reglued the foreshaft and they are ready for hog hunting again.
wanabehunter:
Ive lost some on the first shot.. thats why I learned to make my own arrows.. tons of fun - O:)
NorthernArcher:
I must have gone through at least two dozen POC arrows in my first YEAR of shooting. In my opinion POC is probably the LEAST durable shafting material available. I've also tried the commercially available Pine (chundoo) and Sitka Spruce shafting. The Sitka Spruce was pretty tough, but a bit too light.
For the past few years I have been using Red Osier almost exclusively. I still lose arrows from time to time, but rarely ever break one. Because I love making arrows so much, and my shoot arrows last so long, I never seem to have any problems with keeping my quiver full.
Pappy:
I will usuall go through a dozen or so a year.I loose a few stump shooting and at the Practice
range and 3 d shoots,but don't break many.I will go through a half dozen or so during hunting
season,It almost always breaks an arrow when I shoot a deer and it is making it's get away.Don't
mind that to bad,venison is worth an arrow. :)
Pappy
Postman:
Most of you are probably going to cringe at this, but after spending way too much time looking for golf balls in a previous life >:( (probably the main reason I gave it up, more or less) I decided for stumping, to avoid the same frustration, shooting an arrow and quickly finding it outweighs how ridiculous this looks:
I have a few spray painted blaze orange with orange spiral flu's
Disclaimer:
Got the spiral flu idea from Pat B. but he in no way, shape or form should be held responsible and / or accountable for an entirely blaze orange arrow. void where prohibited, individual results may vary
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