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Post by thebellcompany on Nov 13, 2016 10:31:17 GMT -5
I currently use the cheap carbon express arrows from Walmart. $5.50 each. I consider myself a crossbow marksman, I Bulls-eye everything(or try to anyways). I've noticed aluminum bolts, Easton xx75's shoot more accurately than any bolt I've ever used. I must shoot at different targets with those because I've many times put a bolt on target and split the bolt with the next one shot. (Don't do that, it gets expensive) the aluminum is heavier therefore you get a slower shot therefore it flies flatter improving your trajectory, also they will cut through the wind better and have greater impact through target, I send many xx75's all the way through my crossbow targets. On the other hand when I shoot carbons they shoot well enough. They stray at times an inch or 2 which is irritating, but accurate enough I suppose. I would feel VERY confident hunting with either. So far as fps goes, I've in the past obliterated massive bucks using 225lb crossbows at 70+ yards the bolt breaking through ribs destroying both lungs. I currently shoot 340 FPS. Plenty fast! And my 2 cents. Use fixed blade broadheads!!! 125 grain! Again they will fly slower than 100 grain but they will be more accurate and destroy whatever you're shooting at.
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Post by ms660 on Nov 13, 2016 13:29:35 GMT -5
I don't understand your thinking that a arrow that is slower will have a flatter trajectory than a faster arrow.Just the opposite I'm thinking. Also why do you think 125 grain heads are more accurate than 100 grain. Spine indexing your arrows is probably the best thing you can do for improving accuracy as far as you arrows go.
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Post by thebellcompany on Nov 14, 2016 5:55:19 GMT -5
I apologize, I mis-spoke, a faster arrow would have flatter trajectory you're right. I'm not familiar with spine indexing is that for the newer carbon bolts? To make sure what you're shooting all has the same spine? And I use 125 grain broadheads because for some amazing reason on a 22" aluminum bolt I get the sweetest most true shot. They're so reliably accurate I'm frankly quite in love with the setup. For years now manufacturers have been trying to cut cost and increase speed with the bows, hence the usage of carbon. It's cheap and light. The most expensive bolts you can buy today are a mix of carbon and aluminum. But I have a hard time paying that much for 1 bolt. Aluminum is tried and true and works beautifully. So do the muzzy style fixed broadheads, there's nothing to malfunction if you're aim was true. Final thought: More weight= heavier projectile= more power + slower shot= greater accuracy. That's my theory. And it's a good one
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Post by throbak on Nov 14, 2016 9:26:57 GMT -5
I have Victory, Wicked Ridge and xx75,S At under And at 30 yards No noticable difference Still can't shoot at same Bulls eye ,,Blood runner Broad heads
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Post by ms660 on Nov 14, 2016 9:34:35 GMT -5
The only thing I have against aluminum arrows is they bend. I have some XX75 2219 that I cut down to use with my Mission XB320 and they worked good, but if one got just slightly bent you sure could tell it when shot. Carbons will break, but not bend. If I miss using a carbon shaft it usually my fault, when I miss using the XX75 it was usually my fault to, but the first thing I would do is spin the arrow checking for straightness and sometimes it was because it got bent and it take very little for your accuracy to go down hill. The same goes for vertical bows and aluminum arrows. It getting hard to find aluminum shafts now days in my parts, but I have enough XX75 2219 full length shaft arrows to last me a life time if I choose to use them that I can cut down and do so. Since modern crossbows came to be the 2219 was the standard shaft that all used, but carbon has taken over now.
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