Just picked up 1/2 a dozen Beman 400 ics hunters, hope to shoot them tonite [8D] they weigh in at 380 gr with my fieldpoints.

I have been swayed by the carbon crowd for now. Gotta admit they are cheaper in the long run due to durability. Shooting Gametracker carbons 4 now, but aluminum isn' t far from my mind.

aluminum xx78 superslams and xx75 advatage timber , mainly for cost reasons they fly good outta my bow ,and the funds aren' t there to start messing with carbon ,i will probably get some, i was thinking of checking out some evolutions.

Duh

Like I said on the other thread, I want to be able to shoot carbons but the stuff I have to go through... Straightness checks, spine checks, carefully orienting the stiff side on all the arrows identically, adding weight to get the things as heavy as I want them... It' s rapidly getting to the point where it' s more work than it' s worth. In this case, what I want is way different than what works. And what works has worked for me for years without any of the extraneous BS I' ve been fighting with carbon.

I shoot carbons mostly. I still have some XX75 camo hunters that I sometimes shoot with. Oh, and I shoot Carbon Express Terminators 4560. Besides the fact that alum. bend and carbons are either straight or broke, I sighted my three pins in with aluminums. 20, 30, and 40 yards. Switching to carbons gave me 25, 35, and 45 yards without changing anything except the arrows.

Works for me!

I used to shoot the XX78 Easton aluminum Super Slams w/ my PSE, but now w/ my Hoyt, I shoot the 400 gr. carbon Beman ICS hunters w/ NAP Spitfire 100 gr. mechanical broadheads.

For everyone who believes in the myth that carbons are either straight or broke, there is some interesting reading in the thread ' Tuning Trilogy' on the Technical forum.

I doubt very much if any more than a few people here shoot good enough to concern themselves with the straightness tolerances of a good carbon arrow!!!

I shoot Carbon Express 300' s. Tipped with 100 gr. Steal Head Mech. Broad Heads.