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Equipment & Gear => Archery Gear => Topic started by: WapitiTalk1 on February 24, 2017, 07:08:07 PM

Title: The Best Durn Bowhunting Arrows Thread
Post by: WapitiTalk1 on February 24, 2017, 07:08:07 PM: Sooo, if a guy (or gal) were to recommend the top three, best arrows available on the market to equip your anti-elk bow, what would you say? I've shot a lot of manufacturer's arrows over the years and quite honestly, have never shelled out the big bones for what folks said were the best. They all eventually tuned up fine with my broad heads and "kilt the bar that kilt me", (sorry, silly J. Johnson reference). In your opinion, based on experience and research, what are the best hunting arrows a bow hunter can consider putting in his quiver, and, why are they say "the best"? This should be fun :D
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Post by: Mudman on February 24, 2017, 07:14:08 PM: Beman ics hunter. Good bang for buck. If you can shoot good then great, a 50$ arrow isn't gonna make you Robin Hood!
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Post by: 92xj on February 24, 2017, 07:14:59 PM: Carbon Express Maxima hunters.

Though the pile driver hunters intrigue me but haven't used them so can't recommend them.
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Post by: 3dvapor on February 24, 2017, 07:18:21 PM: Pierce platinum by gold tip. Superior penetration and very very tough!!!
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Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on February 24, 2017, 07:23:02 PM: Gold Tip Hunters. All you have to hit is a pie plate to kill. Very affordable for a dozen.
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Post by: biggfish on February 24, 2017, 07:57:31 PM: I use Beman ICS hunters and bowhunters, my group only opens up about 1 1/2" with bowhunters. The hunters have better consistency and the price for performance makes them a good value.

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Post by: Crunchy on February 24, 2017, 07:58:15 PM: I shoot Carbon Express Maxima Hunter 350s. Decent arrow and killed plenty of elk and deer with them, but I will likely switch to Easton ACCs this year. Tougher arrow, with all the same specs.
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Post by: kentrek on February 24, 2017, 07:59:51 PM: I was really happy with the gold tip kinetic pros, once I ran out of them I switched to the rampage but we've had a couple break now which leads me to beleave they are on the brittle side....I will be going back to a high end gold tip or maybe the fmjs....anything skinny and tough will work for me
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Post by: Redbeard on February 24, 2017, 09:21:45 PM: Beman ICS Hunters for me. Best bang for the buck. I used the Easton Axis but I wasn't a fan of the HIT inserts.
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Post by: jpharcher on February 24, 2017, 09:36:53 PM: Easton ACC is all I use, never had one go bad, always crest wrap for ease of refletching, hot glue inserts for ease of tuning broadheads.
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Post by: Jason on February 24, 2017, 09:42:34 PM: #1 Easton FMJ's
#2 Easton Axis
#3 CE Maxima Hunters
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Post by: BULLBLASTER on February 24, 2017, 09:43:51 PM: Last few years I've been using carbon express mayhem. Have used cx maxima selects, gold tip pro hunter, pse x weave, and some others. Haven't really noticed much difference really. Get one with good straightness and spine tolerance and they should work pretty well.
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Post by: BULLBLASTER on February 24, 2017, 09:44:37 PM: The one thing I'll never understand is the camo on arrows... I don't want them suckers to hide from me! :chuckle:
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Post by: Karl Blanchard on February 24, 2017, 10:09:49 PM: I was so sad when Easton stopped producing the ACC Pro Hunter. Cabela's still has em but for a big premium price and not in bare shafts :'(

Been shooting the GT Pro Hunter the last few years and it has proven to be a darn good arrow. I've skipped them off some stuff that would have chewed up other arrows that I've shot. The weight system allows me to manipulate where all the weight is in my arrow to give me a higher FOC which is hard to do with a shorter draw length.

In the market for new arrows for my wife and withe the help of RadSav have narrowed my options to Beman ICS or Maximas.
Title: Re: The Best Durn Bowhunting Arrows Thread
Post by: Karl Blanchard on February 24, 2017, 10:13:02 PM: Quote from: BULLBLASTER on February 24, 2017, 09:44:37 PM
The one thing I'll never understand is the camo on arrows... I don't want them suckers to hide from me! :chuckle:
funny you say that as I'm the same way, but I will say I once saw a guy on a far off ridge. I saw him because I could see something shiny moving across the hillside. Put the spotter on him and sure enough here is this dude with a quiver full of black arrows and the sun was just shinin like crazy off those black arrows. I still shoot black arrows :chuckle:
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Post by: soccerftw123 on February 24, 2017, 10:16:16 PM: Easton FMJ with a shuttle T is my favorite combination that ive tried so far
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on February 24, 2017, 11:06:00 PM: goldtip pro's for me. might run a few black eagles this year and see if I dig'em.
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Post by: D-Rock425 on February 25, 2017, 01:47:19 PM: Goldtip.
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Post by: Rainier10 on February 25, 2017, 02:20:43 PM: Easton full metal jackets.
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Post by: jstone on February 25, 2017, 03:12:36 PM: Carbon Express
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Post by: demontang on February 25, 2017, 04:27:33 PM: Shoot the goldtip xt hunters love how tough they are and they don't kill the wallet to bad.
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Post by: highside74 on February 25, 2017, 04:43:44 PM: Quote from: demontang on February 25, 2017, 04:27:33 PM
Shoot the goldtip xt hunters love how tough they are and they don't kill the wallet to bad.

Plus 1 for what he said.

I'll add that Goldtip are so tough compared to Carbon Express is not even close. I stopped using Carbon Express because even with their collars they aren't tough at all. The fact that they need a collar should give that away.

I've used Easton, Beaman, Carbon Express and Goldtip. I will never switch from XT Hunters again.
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Post by: 724wd on February 26, 2017, 10:06:45 AM: XX75 camo hunters in my quiver. 2215 with a white wrap and 4" left wing feathers :tup: :chuckle:
Title: Re: The Best Durn Bowhunting Arrows Thread
Post by: BULLBLASTER on February 26, 2017, 11:32:55 AM: Quote from: 724wd on February 26, 2017, 10:06:45 AM
XX75 camo hunters in my quiver. 2215 with a white wrap and 4" left wing feathers :tup: :chuckle:
That old of technology can't possibly be enough for the elk and deer of today! :chuckle: haven't you heard they wear armor now and you need 80 lb draw and 67$ carbon arrows to kill anything! :chuckle:

IMO new aluminum are some of the best arrows for staightness and consistency , but I only get a few shots before I screw them up and bend or dent them. :tung:
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Post by: mburrows on February 26, 2017, 11:51:57 AM: I like the black eagle spartans
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Post by: Sneaky on February 26, 2017, 12:01:34 PM: Black Eagle rampage arrows in .001" tolerance. Built for higher FOC and massive penetration.
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Post by: thinkingman on February 26, 2017, 08:47:14 PM: Quote from: BULLBLASTER on February 26, 2017, 11:32:55 AM
Quote from: 724wd on February 26, 2017, 10:06:45 AM
XX75 camo hunters in my quiver. 2215 with a white wrap and 4" left wing feathers :tup: :chuckle:
That old of technology can't possibly be enough for the elk and deer of today! :chuckle: haven't you heard they wear armor now and you need 80 lb draw and 67$ carbon arrows to kill anything! :chuckle:

IMO new aluminum are some of the best arrows for staightness and consistency , but I only get a few shots before I screw them up and bend or dent them. :tung:
Why I'm moving away from FMJs and trying Axis.
Title: Re: The Best Durn Bowhunting Arrows Thread
Post by: coachcw on February 27, 2017, 12:28:43 PM: Ive been shooting gold tip 7595 with a twenty grain weight with good results , But they weren't enough money so I've switched to Vap 250 with a 90 grain stanless insert . :chuckle:
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Post by: theleo on February 27, 2017, 01:12:03 PM: I've been enjoying my BEA Spartans but for no good reason I'm likely going to try Elements to see how they compare to the Trophy Ridge arrows I used to shoot.