Gold Tip II or Excalibur Gold Tip

Sopchoppy · Post by **Sopchoppy** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 7:12 pm

Does anyone know if there is any difference (other than price) between the Gold Tip brand and the Excalibur brand of the Laser II bolts?

dw · Post by dw » Tue Aug 21, 2007 7:16 pm

no difference. same bolt
"dw"

Exocet77 · Post by **Exocet77** » Sat Aug 25, 2007 12:32 am

dw wrote:no difference. same bolt
"dw"

Ya I was looking @ ordering and found it odd that Gold Tip - Laser 11 Bolt = $6.50 and Gold Tip Carbon Crossbow Bolt (Excalibur) = $7.25/bolt. So the only diff is the price?

jaybird · Post by **jaybird** » Sat Aug 25, 2007 5:52 pm

I contacted Excal last year with the same question .I told that the offset of the fletching was 5 degrees on their bolts and the Gold Tip bolts had a straight fletch.

Sopchoppy · Post by **Sopchoppy** » Mon Aug 27, 2007 11:42 am

I contacted Gold tip; got an answer in 5 min...their Laser II has a 2 degree off-set....On Bowhunters Superstore site it states the Excalibur has a 2-4 degree off-set...don't understand the variance; have also read it has a 5 degree off-set....not sure which it is.

Does anyone know what difference 2-4-5 degrees would make?

sumner4991 · Post by **sumner4991** » Mon Aug 27, 2007 12:04 pm

The higher the degree, the more spin the vanes give the arrow. It also increases the noise . . .there was a guy shooting an 8 degree at the range last week. I could hear that arrow fly through the air and I don't have the best of hearing. The spin is suppose to increase the accuracy . . .I can't tell the difference, other than the noise. The guy shooting the 8 degree fletching wasn't hitting very well.

DH · Post by DH » Fri Aug 31, 2007 8:40 pm

Maybe someone from Excalibur could chime in on this one ?

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