Easton A/C/C
 

does anyone shoot the easton a/c/c arrows? do they bend like regular alluminums?. . . . . if they do bend, are they easy to straighten?.. . .

any problems with them?... . . . i really need some good arrows and i need them verry soon. . . . . yesterday. . . . .but i want the best for my money. . . .

RE: Easton A/C/C
 

Yes they will bend, but nearly as easy as pure aluminum ones. If you bend one you hit something really hard.

I don't know if they'll straighten, never tried it and probably wouldn't want to.

IMO the ACC is the finest hunting shaft on themarket, but they are a bit pricey. You get what you pay for.

RE: Easton A/C/C
 

Get Gold Tip Pro hunters. You will be very happy with them. I used to shoot ACC's but switched to the Axis arrows and now i am shooting the Gold Tip Pro hunters and they are the best arrows i have ever shot.

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DH18, not wanting to step on any toes or anything but I don't see how anyone can claim than ANY pure carbon arrow is superior to an ACC, especially the Axis shafts. IME I have tried just about every imaginable arro on the market and I always come back to the ACC. To each his own I suppose.

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I will likely drop the ACC and go with the Axis next time I need to purchase. In comparing how the Axis and the ACC penetrated in a new target recently I was quite impressed with the Axis. Also I have bent a couple of ACC just removing them from a target ( Morell ). So I will go with the Axis next time.

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At $120 per dozen, you cringe when you break one:D. I think every time i shot a deer with the ACC's they either came out bent or broken, then i went to the axis arrows and they were so much more durable. I bought some gold tips to give them a try and they fly just like the Axis's, but got a little more penitration on my Yellow Jacket target so that is what i shoot. If i had to buy new arrows and couldn't get the GT's then i would buy axis's. Never again will i buy ACC's.

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$120 a dozen? That's a deal compared to the $150 I've seen everywhere else.

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Acc's the best out there. buy the best they are worth it, just be careful with them, don't shoot them into concrete and expect them not to break. spend the money they will perform the way you want.

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Well i can get them from my shop for $120, if you need some let me know and i can get you some, and send them to you.

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i was talking to the easton dealer in my area, and he said he has heard about the acc's and seen a couple of the near-pro shooters using them, but other than that he didn't know too much. . . . and he said $100-120 for a dozen. . . . .

i like the idea of alluminum wrapped in carbon. . . .


i appreciate the input from ya'll . . . . . i'll see if i can find a friend to go in half with me. . . . nearly everyone in my area shoots pse x weaves.. . . i might give the acc's a try :)

RE: Easton A/C/C
 

Best target and hunting arrow on the market. It may bend but it will not fail on release like hollow carbon arrons.

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but one of my questions still remains: when / after being bent, can they be straightened out? i know with regular carbons they're either broke or good to shoot. . . . alluminums are good or bent

i'd be afraid of bending them while pulling them out of the 3d target. . . .i often practice with broadheads prior to hunting day. . . .

the acc's really sound good to me, and i appreciate all the input from everyone. . . . .

RE: Easton A/C/C
 

The parameters are about the same as with aluminum arrows. A slight bend can be straightened, but check the surface of the carbon wrap. If there is any distortion or damage to the carbon wrap, trash it. When I was shooting the ACC’s I had one that had a slight bend after passing through a 3-D target and glancing off a tree branch. I took my time and with a little adjustment on the strengthener was able to correct the arrow with no damage to the carbon cover.

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thank you sniper for the info in regards to straightening out the acc's. i've already purchased 6 pse radial x weave pro's.

i'm still planning on buying half a dozen of the easton ACC's as soon as i find someone who sells them by the half dozen. the dealer i've been talking to only sells arrows (that he doesn't carry in stock) by the dozen and for me to find $120 is tricky. . . . hard enough to find the $50 to get the pse pro's.

RE: Easton A/C/C
 

I have gone from alluminum to carbon and now to the AC Superslims.

So far I have trashed 2 arrows both where damaged due to hits on the back end.

I seriously doubt if I will ever go back to a pure carbon or alluminum.

As yet I have not had one bend while pulling from a target andI spin test my arrows after I have done shooting.

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I've readthat Easton is coming out with a Aluminum over Carbon arrow for 06'. Kind of like a reversed A/C/C. I think it's called the Full Metal Jacket. ;) Will be interesting to see if they surpass the A/C/C.

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I hope your right JeramyK. That arrow I would purchase. After seeing the results of hollow core carbons detonating on release I don't want anything to do with them.

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That's exactly what I did. I use to shoot A.C.C.'s as well, but after seeing first handthat they bend just as easy as an aluminum arrow, I wasa little ticked with the amount I paid for them!! I have since switched to the Easton Axis arrows this year, since they are an "all carbon" arrow, I don't have to worry about them bending.;)

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To tell the truth you have be really really careless to bend an ACC pulling it from a target, 3D or otherwise. I mean really pulling at an angle as in trying to break it. They can and will bend if shot into trees rocks and other stuff that will trash any other arrow. They can be dented when shooting tight groups and getting really hammered from the side.And I can almost guarantee that any time you are shooting nocks bad enough to hammer the nock end of an ACC will totally destroy an AC arrow. But all these things aside they are still one of the very best arrows that an average shooter can buy.

Considering what you are getting for the money the all carbon arrows of similar quality cost only about $10 a dozen less. You can't really compare a mid-range carbon to an ACC for price. They are NOT of the same quality. Check out what Carbon Express 3D Selects, Line Jammers, or CXL II cost. Look at the price of GoldTip Pro 22's or 30X.

We can always look at what the top pro's are shooting on the 3D circuit, but first consider that most of them are endorsed by the companies and they don't have to pay for them. And they don't shoot run-o-the-mill arrows that most bowhunters are going to buy. Only the very best for them.

So Easton is coming out with a"Full Metal Jacket"? This sounds very interesting indeed. I wonder what the thickness of the aluminum would be.

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Creek, don't worry about the acc's you are shooting the best already in x weaves. To me pse carbon force pro x weaves are the best. I have shot most others and will only shoot pse carbon force pro x weaves. Love them

Brian

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I was shooting at a 3-D targetat an archery range inside the store.The target felltowards/onto my arrow, which caused it to bend to support the targets weight. In the time it took for me to get to the target, that arrow had a serious "bend" to it!! An "all carbon" arrow would of took that in stride, and would begood as new after pulling it from the target.Way to much money per dozen to worry about them bending after something as "careless" as that.:eek: