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02-17-2005 | 02:55 PM

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Len in Maryland

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RE: How important is shaft straighness for hunting??

I'll say this one more time in another way and hope that most understand it. When you buy the ".006" arrows, you're buying a 'specification' which is at the end of the spectrum; and, you're ASSUMING that they're all ".006". NOT!! - based on my professional findings.

This leads to the "yield" factor which I discussed earlier. A few might be .006, and then a few might be .008, and then a few might be .015, etc. Heck, I've even seen a few .004 arrows in a .006 batch. But, they are more random when compared to the usual .001 batch - with exceptions.

Back of the book segment: The Rep looked at those .001 arrows that I was rejecting the other day and immediately called the factory. He felt that they were misprinted. We both concluded that they were "horrible". They're taking them back without a question.

The bottom line is, what if we hadn't had the incoming QC process in place? How many of these might have gotten to the customer before anyone noticed it?

To summarize, it's just a shame that so many deal with arrows as a 2nd or 3rd level item. It is a very important part of the 'system'.

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