What do you guys prefer?
Im in the middle ground, I like the durability of cabon (Carbon Express Terminators) and the penetration of aluminum (Easton XX78). What do you all think?
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I' ve been on here for about two months and this has been covered in great detail many times since then. I' d do a search if I were you.

i am just getting into bow hunting. i dont know much about either of them. but on my old bow i have easton game getter allumium. i am thinkin about goin carbon but i have to get more info on them

i had a post a few weeks ago......when i start im going with alumanums...ive heard not all carbons are straight and out of a dozen 8 or so will be straight enough...most alumanums are cheaper and have more weight which equals more energy than a light arrow going a bit faster..the advantages and disadvantages of each seem to outweigh eachother but im going with alumanums...cheaper and for my money i will get to use ALL of them...ive also heard of a few guys here not getting any carbons to shot good....dig up some posts....good luck

I shot aluminums for years, but just switched to carbons this past season. So far I am pleased with them. I hope to save money with the durability of the carbons.

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http://forum.hunting.net/asppg/tm.as...anguage=single

I prefer carbons over aluminum, but do have some inexpensive aluminums for bird and small game hunting.

The reason I switched to carbons is I was tired of having small dents or bends in aluminum, and if they ever hit anything not soft, they were usually ruined. I had a terrible time trying to tune my bow and group right while I still used aluminum, and somebody keyed me on to spin testing my aluminums. Even though bends weren' t visible unless very closely inspected or spun, I would of had no idea there was anything wrong with them. To add to that you will hear from the majority of hunters that shot placement is one of the most important factors while bowhunting. That being said, I want a more reliable material that won' t bend and break as easily as aluminum. I still have some of the carbons that I bought 2 years ago. I would go through a dozen aluminums quickly, especially while small game hunting. Carbons can be bought inexpensively now. I just bought a dozen brand new cut and fletched Beman ICS hunter 340' s for $67. $15 of that was shipping to Alaska! Beware though, there are cheap carbons, and there are inexpensive deals you can find like I did.

If you do alot of shooting, and 3D shoots, plus hunting to boot. I' d try a dozen carbons. As far as alums being cheaper I think you bettter look into some prices there. You can get bare shafts very reasonable like Easton Carbon Evolutions for under $65 a dozen. Thats very comparible to some of the better Easton Alums. I spin test all my arrows, and any dozen of carbons I' ve purchased I' ve had no more than 2 that didn' t spin perfectly. I save those for crap shots like bonus shots at 3D courses that involve a steel target. So they get used. Any alums I owned in the past, and got bent were highly unlikely to be perfectly straight again, and were used strictly for practice, and crap shots. My carbons far out way the length, and durability than any previous alums I' ve owned!