[8D] Len, you are a retailer in the Archery Business--therefore like me, you are already on "the black list"!![8D][8D]
Send 'em back anyway!!LOL. (inside joke, sorry)
I've got 4 dozen original AFC 2200 camo shafts sitting on the shelf collecting dust complete with a variety of nocks, point outserts, etc if that will help......
OK, enough playing....
I've shot Beman ICS Camo hunters for three years now and they are great for hunting IMHO. I have one that went thru a 6pt and one that went thru a Turkey last year that are now being shot almost every day on our test range, blood smeared and all.(conversation pieces!
) Not a problem with either of them--still straight, spine still seems fine as both were complete passthroughs and stuck in the ground on the other side. (yes, I was the first one to shoot these arrows again afterwards!) Remember, I do not shoot thousands of shots out of my hunting arrows either---that is very important--use different shafts for different applications, don't be cheap because as Len stated they are a very important 1/3 of your setup.
The biggest problem I see is not the technology, but in that the manufacturers are not only selling the "good" shafts, but they also sell the "seconds" (or worse) too as a "lesser" grade. This I find is where many issues come to the forefront with runout and spine degradation---lots of guys also expect the $50 shafts to be the same as the $100 shafts and that is simply not the case in most instances. I'm currently shooting Litespeed 500's in my 3D rig and they have held up very, very well for being a middle of the road"speed" shaft. The Larry Wise Phantoms are also a fine carbon, along with the Supercarbon Supremes. And of course my ICSCH Bemans are a standard for me and will once again be going with me to my stands this year. I also do not use any all carbon without first putting unibushings in the rear, and running "G" or Beiter symmetrical nocks. Saves on loose/broken nocks and split shaft ends.
I will be shooting ACC's or ACE's for field and FITA shooting again this year tho, as stated much like the rest of your equipment you gotta use the best choice for each individual application at hand.
Good shooting, Pinwheel 12