Carbon or Aluminum?
 

Which is better for what? I shoot a Mathews FX at 60 lbs, 27" , gold tip hunters. I used to shoot Easton XX75' s, but switched for no reason. I am having problems with vane clearence. I don' t shoot leages, only around the house and hunting. And I don' t group. Would I be better off with aluminums, is so, which ones? I was thinking about going back to the XX75' s.

Thanks.
steve

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In my humble opinion, you just can' t beat XX78 aluminums. Alot straighter than carbons except for ACE' s and ACC' s, but who wants to pay 100 bucks for a 12 arrows? (or that' s about what they were when I last priced them). XX78 aluminums are alot tougher than XX75' s. I' ve bounced XX78s off trees and they were still straight. 75' s always bent really easily for me.

I' ll take a heavy, straight, alunimum shaft any day. I like them a little on the heavy side (within the spine limits for the set up I' m using) because they really help absorb the shot, and that makes for a quiet(er) shot.

You' re going to get a different reply from everyone that posts. It' s up to you to decide what you want to do.

RE: Carbon or Aluminum?
 

Even the GT hunters are capable of decent accuracy. By decent, I mean 1-2" groups at 20 yards all the time.

Your issues aren' t carbon vs. aluminum. They are bow tune and arrow/vane clearance. Solve these two problems and save your money.

RE: Carbon or Aluminum?
 

I agree, my bow needs tuned. But as for money, I am going to buy new arrows anyway. One of the reasons I was thinking about switching is because of the vane clearence.

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I just got 1/2 of my order from Lancaster Archery, 2314' s in X7 Eclipse. It seems that they are backordered on this shaft but I put togther what I had with 4 inch vanes and 100 grain glue in nibbs, 29 inches overall. Man they are dead on accurate and the weight is 452 grains, about what a heavy carbon weighs. I' m going to use them for indoor this winter and for 3D' s later on. My Pro 40 Dually in 60 pound and 29.5 inch draw puts them out there at 268 fps!!!

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Forgot to add that the bare shafts were $59.95!!!

RE: Carbon or Aluminum?
 

not for anything but for the money you can' t beat a good aluminum arrow especially XX75' s

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If vain clearance is your issue, rotate the nocks!!

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AKDoug. How far would you want me to rotate the knocks?? They seem to hit no matter where I rotate them to.

I am shooting right helical (sp). I know I should be able to line them up so they dont' hit, but have been unable to do so.

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What rest are you shooting?

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Both types of arrows have their advantages and disadvantages. The key is to understand them and make an informed decision on what fits you best. However, judging by the post above it would seem that no matter what you decide to shoot you are going to have problems if your bow is not tuned correctly. Start with that and work from there. You should be able to get what most folks consider acceptable accuracy with both carbons and aluminums provided they are the correct size for your setup and your bow is tuned.

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Jeramy K

I am shoot a Quicktune 2000.



After I get my bow tuned, I will still probably get some fletching contact. I guess I will never get perfect clearence.

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Here' s my idea on the carbon/aluminum debate....
I' m a college student on a budget, so I started off shooting cheap aluminum arrows. I found I was buying arrows on a regular basis. Then I went to Cabelas and bought a dozen carbon hunter arrows for like $50. Cheaper than the aluminums I was shooting and they will never bend! If you shoot just around the house and hunting, they' ll provide all the accuracy you need. I can shoot semi-competitively and compete very well with these arrows and they shoot well for me. Good luck!
Ben

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Doesn' t the college student budget suck? I have yet to turn my heat on, and being in northern Utah, it is cold. That is one thing about the carbons, they aren' t suppost to bend. But I don' t group, don' t miss the target (much), and can afford to through an arrow out once in a while. Thanks for the input.

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Isn' t the 2000 a drop away? If it' s like a 1000, which I have, and just a two prong rest rotate the nock so the cock vane is directly down.

RE: Carbon or Aluminum?
 

Your right. It must be the 1000. I couldn' t remember what the number was.