JAY216

IM LOOKING ON BUYING ARROWS. IS THE CARBON EXPRESS 350 MAXIMA THE BEST ARROWS AROUND?

bucketmouthhauler

Gold tip pro-Xcutters in my opinion. they are as strait as any arrow on the market and have worked well for me. pretty pricey though.

Campo

For a hunting arrow I would stick with either the Gold Tip XT Hunter, or the Carbon Express Maxima Hunter. Both are excellent arrows, and have all the qualities one would look for in a hunting arrow.
Now, if you are looking for a 3D arrow, that is a different story.

Monie

An arrow that is spined right for your bow and fits your pocketbook. You want arrow for hunting or 3D?

I don't know that I'd want to spend $150.00 on Maximas.

For 3D, at one time I was looking at the X10 shaft. I asked how much they were and I about fainted. I was told around $500.00 for a dozen.
The most I've spent is $75 for the Beman 9.3, which I still use for 3D. For hunting, I use Goldtip Hunters. I was thinking about getting the ST Epics. A friend of mine Robin Hooded one of his St Epics. Man, that sucker held well! It didn't splinter at all. You could see the way the carbon fibers were layered. I was impressed.

Fieldmouse

Well, I was switching back to aluminum arrow when the shop owner talked me into Easton's Full Metal Jackets. They are a hybird between carbon and aluminum. So far they are great arrows. Still haven't decided to kill anything yet. I'll let you know. When I do shoot a buck I have to kill two does. So I'm bringing three arrows with me to take care of it right away.

kwilson16

I am currently shooting the Easton ST Epic. They are a lot cheaper than the Maxima's and Goldtip XT Hunters and I see little difference in accuracy (have shot all of them). I really like the hidden insert technology, their toughness and penetration. I hit a deer too far forward this year and it still broke the leg bone and pentrated both sides of the chest cavity (go Muzzy). The deer only went 60 yards before expiring. I prefer the Goldtip XT hunter over the Maxima's because I had a hard time keeping the Maxima inserts glued in. They had a bit of a lip that extended beyond the outer wall of the shaft that caught when pulling the arrow out. I also had one break the very first time it was shot. Carbon Express replaced the arrow but I never felt as confident about the shafts after that.

Monie

If your arrows have H.I.T., then they are the Axis, not the Epic. The Epics have regular inserts.

r33h

I have the GoldTip Hunters XT and I really like them. Very, very durable arrow.

kwilson16

Sorry, the EPIC hasthe high precision precision (HP) insert not hidden insert technology (HIT).

Je le regrette beaucoup.

Trembow

Any arrow which does not leave the caps lock on

I'm still in a quandary as to what it really means to be a "great" hunting shaft.

i think the best shaft would include the ability not to be lost