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09-18-2004, 12:28 PM
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Carbon or Alum?
Just curious as to who shoots what, I personally have just changed over from Aluminum to Carbon, wondering about everybody else.
Kirby
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09-18-2004, 01:04 PM
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Both for me. I use light carbons for 3D, since distance estimation is critical and I want as flat a trajectory as possible. For target shooting at known distances and hunting (where I use a range finder), arrow speed isn't so critical and a heavier arrow will give a little more kinetic energy. My aluminums travel about 230 ft/sec and my carbons about 275.
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09-18-2004, 01:18 PM
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Both for me as well. I have a 5 pin set-up and shoot carbons to 60 yrds and the aluminums to 50 yrds .
www.bowjackson.com has some great calculators for arrow weights and energy. Dave
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09-19-2004, 10:42 PM
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I have never used aluminum arrows but am pretty happy with my Gold Tip Hunter's for both 3D and hunting....with a 100 gr. tip they are 400 grains on the nose which gives me an arrow shooting 286 ft/s and a KE of around 76 which is lots for even the biggest game.
Ian
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