RE: carbon v/s aluminum
Jeepnut, I am shooting these Epics because they are the first carbons I've tried that were worthy of wearing broadheads. I'm very content with aluminum arrows. VERY content. But I've been blasted, flamed, roasted and parboiled over my aluminum fixation for so long that I at least want to say that I have hunted with carbon. It's an experiment, as far as I'm concerned and, unless I get the living crap impressed out of me with some kind of magical performance, I'll be going back to aluminum at the end of it. And I'll still be flappin' my yap about heavy arrows.<img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>
My 32.5" Epic 340's with 125 grain heads and 4" vanes weigh 470 grains, on the nose. At 60 pounds of draw weight, that puts them at 7.83 grains per pound of draw weight. What I consider to be medium weight arrows. Some consider them hardly anything more than flying anvils. They're a flat 130 grains less than my preferred XX75 2315's.
As far as weight, Epics are almost exactly the same as Gold Tip XT's. 340's would compare to 7595, 400's would compare to 5575.