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Old 05-30-2008 | 07:14 AM
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Default RE: Thoughts on Goldtip Ultralights.

Why not buy Goldtip CAA's? They are a carbon/aluminum shaft with the same tolerances as ACC's, have better components, and are quite a bit cheaper as well. Last I knew they came with inserts and pin nocks for around $100 a dozen.

CAA's or ACC's are typically going to have tighter tolerances than any pure carbon shaft, or at least less culled arrows per dozen. The last batch of CAA's I had come in I ordered 3x dozen CAA 350's and there were only 2 arrows out of the 3 dozen that were exactly 1 grain off, everything else was on the money.I alsodidn't find a single one when spun that I wouldn't feel comfortable putting a fixed blade on. Usually with any top shelf pure carbon I'm usually seeing 9-10 arrows out of a dozen that I would feel comfortable shooting with broadheads that don't get culled (and that's pretty much every brand name I've seen).

The Ultralight Pro's are a great shaft, but not exactly a hunting shaft. Their tolerances for straigtness and weight will be as tight as any pure carbon, but they are a VERY thin walled shaft designed for field archery/FITA/3D use. It's not like they are going to bounce off anything.....lol.....but they won't be quite as rugged as a thicker walled pure carbon like the Pro Hunters, or a CAA.

Below is a pic of the CAA's I have made up for field archery, I also have 3 dozen of the CAA 350's wrapped with blazers (top two arrows in the second pic) that I use for hunting.



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