aluminum vs carbon
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aluminum vs carbon
I've been hunting with aluminum bolts with my exomag for a couple of years now.I've been thinking of changing to corbon bolts.What are the pros and cons of carbon bolts and which ones should i buy.
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I have been shooting carbon shafts from my compounds since 1995 and carbons in my crossbows since 2002. I have not shattered a shaft in a game animal to date. I have 4 compounds and 5 xbows and approx. 12 carbon arrows and bolts for each bow I own. Carbons are either straight or broken. Doubt I'll ever go back to aluminum.
Digger
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2008 Y25 Relayer #593 Boo string, lumizone
2-1984 Relayer,
2-1992 Wolverine
Excal Phoenix, acudraw, VARizone
T.P. Titan TL4, acudraw 50, Varizone
Vixen, Steddy Eddy, Varizone
Martin Rage
Martin Jaguar
PSE Infinity
I use carbons because of their durability. I have bounced carbons off trees, the ground, smacked them against each other and picked them up and re-shoot them without any change in performance. Try doing that with an aluminum arrow. As far as shattering, I have over 55 bow/xbow kills and have never had a carbon shatter. I've had them break clean when the animal rolled on them, but never shatter.
Rich
Rich
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last year i freaked out when i read about the shatterering, and the splinters, and all that other stuff BUT carbons are the way to go IMHO. when my step-son was here awhile back he ruined a couple of my aluminums by missing the target and hitting other things. it's true that carbon will break before it bends . a lot like this stubborn old man. only on certain things though.hatchet jack wrote:maby i should re think carbon, sounds like they are much better now,it has been quiet a while since the shattering happened,it is hard to get out of my mind.
h.j.
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