Who still shoots aluminum arrows!
 

Just curious. Seems like everyone is using carbons.

RE: Who still shoots aluminum arrows!
 

I use them for deer because if they break off in a deer the shred and get little fibers everywhere

RE: Who still shoots aluminum arrows!
 

I jump back and forth. Right now I am shooting Aluminums again and plan on hunting with them this fall. Next year Iprobably will be shooting carbons.. who knows. Not sure why I do this but it keeps me happy. Wife and son give me a lot a grief about it. Heck notuncommon for me to change half way through hunting season. :eek: :D

Tim

RE: Who still shoots aluminum arrows!
 

I've got carbons for my new hunting compound (since it's a beast and the Al arrows would be the size of tree trunks) but for my older bows and all of my tradtional/non-compound bows I use aluminium.

RE: Who still shoots aluminum arrows!
 

I used aluminums last year for indoor spots shooting. I may shoot them again this year, or I may shoot the newer 30X pros.....not sure which.

RE: Who still shoots aluminum arrows!
 

I have three friends that still use there old school Easton's XX75's. Nothing wrong with them.. I have not seen anything wrong with them. I would probably still be using them but I got a dozen carbons for my birthday last year....



Tim

RE: Who still shoots aluminum arrows!
 

Switched back to carbon's this year. I love the old XX75's...nothing at all wrong with them.

The new carbon's I have are shooting really good though!!!

RE: Who still shoots aluminum arrows!
 

I prefer aluminum .
The only advantage I've seen with carbons is straightness and speed. I shoot a recurve so speed isn't a big factor for me , and those plastic vanes just get in the way , mine are feather fletched. I tend to get more fliers with the carbons that I've tried , and the cost is somewhat prohibitive .

RE: Who still shoots aluminum arrows!
 

I think Tonto still is....

RE: Who still shoots aluminum arrows!
 

I have had good luck with the XX75s so why change? I have
shot both deer and grouse with them. Also I find the lighter
arrows are harder for me to control.

RE: Who still shoots aluminum arrows!
 

I shot aluminums for 14 yrs, this is my first year trying carbons.. See what happens.

RE: Who still shoots aluminum arrows!
 

I still shoot "old school" XX75s, they don't explode.:D

RE: Who still shoots aluminum arrows!
 

I use aluminum... always have. Someday if gas goes lower I may just switch to Carbon or Carbon/Aluminum. But gas going back down.. is just a pipe dream!

RE: Who still shoots aluminum arrows!
 

I actually switched from carbons to aluminums. I just think they are a better arrow after using both. There are a lot of myths surrounding carbon arrows that make people believe they are a better arrow. The really expensive ones are pretty good, but the cheap ones that cost about as much as aluminum are not any better if not worse in some cases as far as quality control goes.

Just because the box or the specs say it is a certain straightness doesn't really mean it is. Buy a few dozen cheap arrows and put them on a jig with a dial indicator or a spine tester and see what happens. And that whole thing about either being straight or broken is one of the biggest myths. They can and do go bad, both warping and losing spine.

I have never damaged an aluminum that would not have ruined a carbon as well in the same instance. Now if you are careless and don't take very good care of your arrows, then carbons are cool. you can step on them or lay something on them and it probably will not hurt them. However if you glance one of something hard, or another arrow hits one, just because it still looks good doesn't mean it is. Sometimes they can break on the inside and you don't even know it right away.

Paul

RE: Who still shoots aluminum arrows!
 

I sold all of mine on Ebay for exactly what I paid for them ...missed up fletching and all. When you got an old bow you need all the leverage you can get. Carbons are awesome. I found a Redhead 31"once in a public WMA. I shot it at my target and have been hooked ever since.
c7

RE: Who still shoots aluminum arrows!
 

Switched to carbons a couple years ago . I will not go back to the Aluninum XX78 Super Slams ! besides , Carbon is easier to say than aluminininumnum ..........:D :eek:

RE: Who still shoots aluminum arrows!
 

I shoot A/C/C's.....does that count? :D I figure hey! If you can't decide, get one w/ both!! Works for me. ;)

RE: Who still shoots aluminum arrows!
 

I still shoot alum. and i am not having any problems with them, some hunters prefer the heavier arrows.

RE: Who still shoots aluminum arrows!
 

they still make em?????/?