carbon and meat
#1
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Join Date: Oct 2003
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carbon and meat
I know the carbon vs. aluminum debate will go on forever, but has anyone heard about abrasive carbon or even carbon "splinters" coming off of the arrow and making meat along the arrow passage tunnel unsafe for eating? I heard recently that you should closely inspect the meat along the arrow's path. What do you guys think?
#2
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: WV USA
Posts: 383
RE: carbon and meat
I have also heard this, the guy that told this also said he read that carbon arrows are no good because they go so fast that they just go right through the animal and dont do an efficient job of killing it, i made it a point to remind him the broadhead kills the animal not the arrow, and i thikn if you gotta whole through your vitals, theres a PRETTY GOOD chance your gonna die.
#3
RE: carbon and meat
but has anyone heard about abrasive carbon or even carbon "splinters" coming off of the arrow and making meat along the arrow passage tunnel unsafe for eating?
Besides that there is very little usable meat on a deers rib cage
#4
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
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RE: carbon and meat
The deal about the splinters is left over from the old days of pultruded carbons. Contrary to what a lot of bozo's tried to claim at the time, the stories were NOT just lies made up by Easton to hold back carbon arrows. Those things could, would and did break inside the animal, leaving slivers in the meat. I saw it with my own eyes, several times.
Today's wrapped carbon arrows can break and generate some carbon dust to leave in the meat, but usually not the long slivers. I don't know that the dust is 'dangerous' but I wouldn't want to eat it anyway. So, if your arrow breaks off in the animal, it's still a good idea to trim a couple inches around the wound and discard just that little bit of meat.
I use aluminum arrows and trim that stuff off. A lot of the time, it's bloodshot and not any good anyway.
Today's wrapped carbon arrows can break and generate some carbon dust to leave in the meat, but usually not the long slivers. I don't know that the dust is 'dangerous' but I wouldn't want to eat it anyway. So, if your arrow breaks off in the animal, it's still a good idea to trim a couple inches around the wound and discard just that little bit of meat.
I use aluminum arrows and trim that stuff off. A lot of the time, it's bloodshot and not any good anyway.
#5
RE: carbon and meat
What everyone else said.[8D]
hoythunter 48
I don't know who told you that a carbon arrow travels too fast to efficiently kill an animal was but let me give you a bit of advice.DON'T Be taking any advice from that person because he is obviously doesn't understand much about what it takes to effectively kill an animal.[]
hoythunter 48
I don't know who told you that a carbon arrow travels too fast to efficiently kill an animal was but let me give you a bit of advice.DON'T Be taking any advice from that person because he is obviously doesn't understand much about what it takes to effectively kill an animal.[]
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