aluminum or carbon??
02-04-2004, 01:03 PM
#2
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Troutman. N.C.
Posts: 189
RE: aluminum or carbon??
I shoot aluminum because of the weight. I don't shoot 3-d, I just Hunt. I think the heavier arrows add more momentum for a little more chance of better penitration.(especialy if you hit bone)Plus they are cheaper and tend to be straighter than carbon arrows.
02-04-2004, 01:11 PM
#4
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: East Yapank NY USA
Posts: 3,457
RE: aluminum or carbon??
They are straighter
They have a more consistant spine
They are cheaper
They are heavier
Easier to get old fletchings off
Greater selection to fine tune spine
But I shoot carbons.............
They have a more consistant spine
They are cheaper
They are heavier
Easier to get old fletchings off
Greater selection to fine tune spine
But I shoot carbons.............
02-05-2004, 06:22 AM
#7
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Lehigh County PA USA
Posts: 12,157
RE: aluminum or carbon??
Ditto on what Rack Attack stated....even down to the ..."But I shoot carbons" line.
The other potential problems associated with carbons are not enough of a hinderance to me in comparison to the advantages they offer.
The other potential problems associated with carbons are not enough of a hinderance to me in comparison to the advantages they offer.
02-05-2004, 08:52 AM
#8
Join Date: Aug 2003
Posts: 214
RE: aluminum or carbon??
Carbon. I could'nt afford to shoot aluminum! Seriously, If you shoot 1 arrow @ each target you'll be ok with aluminum. I never liked when that target would topple over on my alumnium arrow. The carbon arrow will survive.
02-05-2004, 09:52 AM
#9
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 9,175
RE: aluminum or carbon??
Carbon arrows have some advantages. IMO, at this point in their evolution, they don't have enough advantages to make up for their disadvantages - especially with the bargain basement arrows. My cedar arrows for my longbow are straighter and more consistent than most cheap carbons, and that's the gospel truth.
Aluminum arrows have their disadvantages, but have more than enough advantages to make up for their shortcomings. Rack-attack did a good job of listing the advantages. One great advantage is you can get quality - speaking of straightness and consistent spine and weight - in an aluminum arrow that you'd have to pay near double the price to get in carbon.
TreePhantom says he can't afford to shoot aluminum arrows. I can't afford to buy the carbons that would give me the kind of quality arrow I want. I know when I buy a dozen aluminum arrows that they will all shoot broadheads well. Carbon arrows in the same price range, I'm lucky to get two arrows out of a dozen that will do the same.
My field archery scores with carbon arrows have been a solid 50 points less than my average scores with aluminum arrows.
Aluminum arrows do get bent. But, unlike most people who throw away bent aluminums, I use an arrow straightener and put them right back to factory tolerances or better. I'd rather be straightening aluminums than tossing out a cracked carbon.
Aluminum arrows have their disadvantages, but have more than enough advantages to make up for their shortcomings. Rack-attack did a good job of listing the advantages. One great advantage is you can get quality - speaking of straightness and consistent spine and weight - in an aluminum arrow that you'd have to pay near double the price to get in carbon.
TreePhantom says he can't afford to shoot aluminum arrows. I can't afford to buy the carbons that would give me the kind of quality arrow I want. I know when I buy a dozen aluminum arrows that they will all shoot broadheads well. Carbon arrows in the same price range, I'm lucky to get two arrows out of a dozen that will do the same.
My field archery scores with carbon arrows have been a solid 50 points less than my average scores with aluminum arrows.
Aluminum arrows do get bent. But, unlike most people who throw away bent aluminums, I use an arrow straightener and put them right back to factory tolerances or better. I'd rather be straightening aluminums than tossing out a cracked carbon.