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I too shot aluminum all the time then I got some ACC's, and I am very impressed. the thing that convined me was the plywood test. I missed my 3D turkey practicing at fifty yards and hit the plywood at an angle had tap it out with a hammer but it is still straight, try that with aluminum.

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I shoot carbons now and I don't think I will ever go back to alluminum.

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I realy like them both. each has atvantages, but if I were to choose one over the other, I think I would go with carbon.

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I just made the jump from aluminum to carbon Im very pleased. Carbons have been more forgiving as far as shaft selection, one size seems to cover a lot broader range of bow weight and broad head size. Any one that shots carbons will tell you a carbon arrow is either straight or broken. As far as useing them for hunting ask arround about broadhead selection they are lighter and that does need consideration when useing them for hunting. Id go buy a couple and try them out before diving in, worked for me..........good luck with it ,, hill

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I shot aluminum for years, and just bought some carbons to try. I love 'em. Seem to be faster, more penetration, and seem to be more forgiving than aluminum.

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I searched for a non-bendable alternative to the ACC 3-49 I shot for years.I have found everything I was looking for in the CX 3D Select.They are straighter,weight tolerances are tighter and they will never bend.Give 'em a try and you'll never look back

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I've heard alot of good things about carbon. I've never tried them yet, but plan to make the switch. You just need to be careful when heating these arrows. You can do it (I've been told) just not a lot of heat. Another option may be to use press-fit nocks (no glue). Hope this helps. Good luck.

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I've shot alluminum all my life and went to carbon this year, and like them a lot.
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I use 5575 goldtip XT's with feather vains
have lock nocks on them and 100 grain 3 blade muzzy's for hunting
the only draw back I have found with them is on targets they tend to stick so a bit of advice put some car polish on them before target shooting it makes them a lot easier to get out

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I've shot aluminums for years. Then last year I went to carbons and did not like them. I cant's say that aluminums are not not durable, because the are not and I can't say that alumninum are faster because they are not. But, I still prefer aluminums because they fly better for me with fixed broadheads. I use four fletched five inch vanes and feathers and use the biggest helical that I can get on 2613 XX78. That setup just won't work for me with carbons.

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Aluminum arrows bend, carbon doesn't.

Carbon arrows are generally lighter, with flatter trajectory.

Carbon arrows seem to be slightly more difficulte to quite down across the rest.

Carbon arrows are AT Least as expensive as good aluminum arrows.

Carbon arrows are usually much lighter, with a much higher FOC, contributing to sometimes poor broadhead flight-especially with fixed blade heads.

Is it possible carbon could penetrate better, with a light, but stiff shaft that flexes less at penetration? kind of like a drinking straw compared to a toothpick.

Larger, aluminum arrows are sometimes easier for someone of less experience to attain better vane clearance around shoot-through rests because of the larger space between vanes.

Carbon's seem to be more forgiving for shaft/poundage by increasing or decreasing point weight-less choices for shaft sizes are needed and you can usually make work what you have, even if not the ideal size.

Carbon arrows are much more durable and most reliable.

If longer shots are your fortay, then the smaller, carbon shafts have much less wind-drift than the aluminums. At 60 meters I've seen a 2413 have a 14" wind drift, where as the ACE's at the same target had a 2" drift for the same wind speed. 30 yard would be less noticable, but still noticable none-the-less.

I personally use the CE shafts for hunting(used the terminators last year), have used the 100's and 200's, also have used Gold-tips. I have used each of these with mechanical heads, and would only recommend mechanicals for carbons. You can tune fixed on a carbon shaft, but why bother, and if you are inexperienced it will be difficult and pretty critical if the head and shaft are not the right combination.

Good Luck!!

Jeff...U.P. of Michigan.

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Good post NorthJeff,

I have had the same problems that you talked about using carbons and fixed blades. I have a 33" draw and will not use an overdraw, so my arrows are about 33". I called GameTrqacker to get the proper arrow for me and they suggested their 3-d 400's. The only fixed broadhead that I could get a decent tune on were 75 grain Muzzy's. The arrow flew pretty well, however it seemed just too light for me.

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