Carbon Tech Arrows

I have had such trouble with Carbon Express CX Edge's, Iam ready to switch again. I am thinking of trying Carbon Tech's. I would love to try thier whitetails XP, but only come in limited spine of .300" and .400". I need something like .35 or .34". Only other option is the Panther's tapered shaft.

what is it about carbon tech that they can't make a .35" shaft. I bet most of us shooting 70lb bows need a .34" shaft.

[brucelanthier]

I don't know why they don't make something in the .34 range but you could always increase your tip weight and/orshaft lengthand go with the .300. That is what I did. You can either use a heavy broadhead or use the 100 or 50 gr brass inserts. I really like my whitetail xp's. I have had only 1 out of 18 be a tiny bit crooked and got rid of that when I cut and inch off of one end.

[Roskoe]

Could also go the other way -if light weight and speed is the reason you want these arrows in the first place. Go with the 400 series, use 75 grain heads, and cut them as short as your arrow rest will allow. I know that, with the WB, I can safely shoot arrows as short as 27.5" even though my draw length is 29.25".

[The Rev]

I too quit using Carbon Express due to splintering. I wentto Beaman ICS hunters 340 spine cut 28 inches with 220 grain Muzzy Phantoms FOC 21 %. Awesome for hunting. I also use the Beaman for 3D. So far no complaints.

ORIGINAL: Roskoe

Could also go the other way -if light weight and speed is the reason you want these arrows in the first place. Go with the 400 series, use 75 grain heads, and cut them as short as your arrow rest will allow. I know that, with the WB, I can safely shoot arrows as short as 27.5" even though my draw length is 29.25".

Nope, I really want at least a 430gr arrow.

You know actually I was looking at some charts. And for my 70# bow binary cam'd, and 29.5" draw, I believe I can get away with .3" spine if I have them cut at 30" instead of 29", and use 125gr broadhead. Anyone care to run some numbers on ontarget2 for me?

Bow I am running this for is
Bowtech commander 70#
37" ATA
7.5" BH

Arrows, I am looking at is whitetail XP 65/80 at 30".

[bowdoc1]

Mfg Shaft Type Size Spine GPI Weight FPS Match
Arrow Dynamics .395 Magnum Orange 0.325 8.1 398 288 Marginal Stiff
Arrow Dynamics .395 Magnum Green 0.325 8.4 407 286 Marginal Stiff
Arrow Dynamics Nitro Stinger Gold 0.325 8.9 422 281 Marginal Stiff
Arrow Dynamics Nitro Stinger Green 0.325 8.4 407 286 Marginal Stiff
Arrow Dynamics Nitro Stinger Orange 0.325 8.1 398 288 Marginal Stiff
Beman Black Max 340 0.344 10.36 467 270 Marginal Weak
Beman Carbon Hunter 330-16 0.330 10 456 273 Optimum Spine
Beman ICS Camo Hunter/Trebark/Classi 340 0.340 10 456 273 Slightly Weak
Beman ICS Field 340 0.340 8.8 420 282 Optimum Spine
Beman ICS Hawk 340 0.340 8.8 420 282 Optimum Spine
Beman ICS Hunter/Venture 340 0.340 9.3 435 278 Optimum Spine
Beman ICS Hunter Elite 340 0.345 9.3 435 278 Slightly Weak
Beman Matrix 340 0.340 10.4 468 270 Slightly Weak
Beman Max 4 340 0.344 11.1 489 265 Marginal Weak
Blackhawk Vapor ACA 4000 0.335 8.9 424 281 Optimum Spine
Blackhawk Vapor ACA 4000 0.341 9.5 442 276 Slightly Weak
Blackhawk Vapor 23 Speed 4000S 0.335 6.75 360 301 Marginal Stiff
Blackhawk CAA Vapor 3600 0.350 9.7 448 275 Marginal Weak
Carbon Express 3D Select 300/70 0.350 8 391 290 Slightly Weak
Carbon Express Carbon CX 300/70 0.350 8 391 290 Slightly Weak
Carbon Express Carbon CX Hunter 300/70 0.350 9.4 433 278 Marginal Weak
Carbon Express Carbon CXL Hunter 350 0.330 11.5 496 263 Optimum Spine
Carbon Express Hunter 6075 0.320 12 511 260 Slightly Stiff
Carbon Express Sidewinder 300/70 0.350 8 396 289 Slightly Weak
Carbon Express Terminator 6075 0.320 10.7 476 268 Marginal Stiff
Carbon Impact Deer Hunter 65/75 0.350 7.4 376 295 Slightly Weak
Carbon Impact Fat Shaft 7500 0.335 8.8 418 282 Optimum Spine
Carbon Impact Fat Shaft XLT 6500 0.360 7.9 391 290 Marginal Weak
Carbon Impact Fat Shaft XLT 7500 0.330 8.6 412 284 Slightly Stiff
Carbon Impact Super Impact 7000 0.320 9.1 427 280 Marginal Stiff
Carbon Tech CT Royal 240 0.340 10.65 477 268 Slightly Weak
Carbon Tech CT Stalker 240 0.340 10.65 477 268 Slightly Weak
Carbon Tech Stalker 240 0.340 10.5 472 269 Slightly Weak
Carbon Tech Whitetail XP/Hunter 65/80 0.340 9.5 453 273 Slightly Weak
Cartel (Doo Sung) Expert 520 0.332 8.49 405 286 Slightly Stiff
Easton A/C/C 3-60 0.340 9.45 441 276 Optimum Spine
Easton AC Super Slim 340 0.340 10.72 474 268 Slightly Weak
Easton Aluminum 2219 0.336 13.77 576 247 Marginal Weak
Easton Aluminum 2315 0.342 11.66 517 259 Marginal Weak
Easton Aluminum 2415 0.310 12.25 534 255 Marginal Stiff
Easton Aluminum 2512 0.321 10.27 479 267 Slightly Stiff
Easton Aluminum 2514 0.310 11.33 509 260 Marginal Stiff
Easton Axis 340 0.337 10.27 460 272 Optimum Spine
Easton LightSpeed 340 0.340 8.04 398 289 Optimum Spine
Easton Epic 340 0.340 9 426 280 Optimum Spine
Easton Evolution 340 0.340 10.3 465 270 Slightly Weak
Easton Excel 340 0.340 8.8 420 282 Optimum Spine
Easton FatBoy 340 0.340 8.3 405 286 Optimum Spine
Easton Kinetic 340 0.340 11 486 265 Slightly Weak
Easton Obsession, HD Green 340 0.340 10.01 457 272 Slightly Weak
Gold Tip Black 7595 0.340 8.9 440 277 Optimum Spine
Gold Tip Camo 7595 0.340 9.7 464 271 Slightly Weak
Gold Tip Traditional 7595 0.340 11.5 518 258 Marginal Weak
Gold Tip Series-22 All 0.325 7.3 392 290 Marginal Stiff
PSE CF Extreme/Dominator/Competiti 300 0.359 7.8 402 287 Marginal Weak
PSE CF Extreme/Dominator/Competiti 400 0.337 8.9 435 278 Optimum Spine
PSE X-Weave, Pro 300 0.359 8.6 412 284 Marginal Weak
PSE X-Weave, Stealth Hunter 300 0.359 8.6 412 284 Marginal Weak
PSE X-Weave, Stealth Hunter 400 0.337 9.2 430 279 Optimum Spine

Hard One Cam
Bow Description: 70
Draw Length: 29.5
Shaft Length: 30
Tied Loop Release

[Kanga]

BC

I just ran the numbers on AA and if you go for the CX Edge 350 cut the shaft to 29.75" (thats without the nock) with a 125gr head 3x2" blazers you are dead nuts in the middle of the green for optium spine with a FOC of 13% estimated arrow weight of 472gr's and estimated arrow speed of 257.

ORIGINAL: Ausie-guy

BC

I just ran the numbers on AA and if you go for the CX Edge 350 cut the shaft to 29.75" (thats without the nock) with a 125gr head 3x2" blazers you are dead nuts in the middle of the green for optium spine with a FOC of 13% estimated arrow weight of 472gr's and estimated arrow speed of 257.

Ausie, right now, I shoot CX Edge 350s at 29" with 100 gr head, and its showing up a little weak long range 50yard broadhead tuning.I might be able to microtune the rest some.

I just ordered ontarget2 CD's, I might look into AA too. Thanks for running the numbers for me

bowdoc, for some reason, it lists the CarbonTech Whitetail XP at .34" spine. But according to carbon tech, its 0.3" spined?