BOWFANATIC, you can't compare carbon with aluminum by maintaining a constant shaft diameter because carbons do NOT have the same diameter. That's one thing that carbon has on it's side. Most hunting shafts are .294" or there abouts. Oh, there are a few that are 21/64" to 23/64", but they are meant for target and 3D.

djd, I know what you are talking about with the feathers and rain, but I usually figure that if it's raining hard enough to "ruffle" my feathers then I wouldn't ethically make any shot due to possibility of a poor blood trail. I know ther are times when ya get caught out there, but those times are rare. In that case my feathers can lay down if they so desire. I tune my bow/arrow combination so minutely that I can shoot broadheads on bare shafts out to 30 yards. This is just for tuning purposes, but it's still nice to have confidence in the setup.