The reason i ask, i was at Bass Pro today getting fishing line ,and wandered over to archery and was lookingat arrows.Much to my surprise i came across a few boxes of Carbon Tech Rhinos with a straightness of .005 for $59.99.On Carbon Tech website they list for $139.99.Right now i am shooting Carbon Tech Whitetail XP's straightness of .001. and am looking for a heavier arrows this season and this just mightfit my needs.My question is who is shooting .005 arrows with successout to about 30 yards max??

They will work just fine.
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I shot Easton XX75s for years and they are about .005 straightness and they shot just fine. I switched to the XX78s and they are about .003-.001 and I guess I really didn't notice any difference. I would think they would be fine for you, and if you can get them at that much of a reduced price, i would have to say jump on it.

Easton Axis arrows which are quite popular hunting arrows have a .005 spec also. Snap em up before someone else does.

I am shooting the Cheetah hunters, and they shoot fine with broadheads out to 40 yards.

I could only wish my johnson was that straight ... just shoot 'em .

There are 2 schools of thought here. First, the average archer won't notice the difference in a .005 and a .002. So with that in mind, they will work just fine.

Now for the second thought. All carbon arrows, save the new Maxima's, are all made one stock size and sanded down to spec. The ones w/ the looser straightness are the "inferior" arrows of the batch, but rather than toss them, they sell them and at least make some money off of them. Not that there is anything wrong w/ them, they are perfectly safe and will certainly kill anything you shoot at, but w/ that in mind......the question becomes.......How loose and poor are the rest of the specs, specifically the spine?

I always suggest buying the best arrows you can afford. For that reason.

Spine consistency for Carbon Tech hunter series is pretty darn good, better than most all carbons. They shoot just as well as my ACCs, even with broadheads. I couldn't say the same for any other all carbons I have tried, but the Carbon Techs are very good, IME. Not sure about their construction, but they do not appear to be sanded to spec like others, one reason they are not all that smooth or quiet to draw through a whisker biscuit.

.005 worksfine for me but I'm not into the 3d / target thing. I just hunt. 25 yards or less for me. I can't tell the difference between .005 and .003 at that range. My wallet can sure tell the difference though!

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