Hunting Washington Forum
Big Game Hunting => Bow Hunting => Topic started by: SpokaneSlayer on August 18, 2009, 02:07:00 PM
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I've been shooting my bh's for a while now, have noticed that some of them line up differently than others. I shoot Magnus Stinger 4 blade and have 3 Blazer vanes on my arrow. When I nock an arrow, sometimes they are lined up so they are flat horizontally, while other are almost vertical. Does this really matter, and if so, how would I fix this?
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I dont think broadhead alignment is recommended by anyone and does not affect or effect flight..
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it doesnt matter if they line up for flight, but i try and get mine close so that they fit in teh quiver easier.
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they wont line up unless you cut your arrows and line the broad heads up when glueing you insert in.
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It probably makes no difference with regard to flight, but I prefer all my broadheads to be vertical. If the inserts were seated with hot glue, which is common, it's an easy fix to realign the broadhead any way you want them. Just boil some water and then put the tip of arrow into the water for about 30 seconds or so. That will soften the glue holding the insert. You can then screw-in the broadhead and turn it until you get the alignment you prefer.
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I trued them up a few years back and never could tell a difference.. I quit obsessing.
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they wont line up unless you cut your arrows and line the broad heads up when glueing you insert in.
easier way might be to turn teh nock a bit and refletch the arrow? :dunno:
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I prefer vertical alignment but have found no reason from an accuracy standpoint to do so. It's just a personal deal.
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I used to never tune my broad heads when I shot aluminum arrows but once I started shooting carbon I've either used those rubber gaskets or I have the shop tune them in
the correct direction. I have noticed that when tuned they fly more consistent.my :twocents:
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I have noticed a huge difference when you don't tune your broadheads, they won't fly nearly as consistent. This is something a lot of people don't do, but in my opinion is necessary.
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when you tune them you are only looking for if they spin true without wobbles, blade alignment doesn matter as long as they spin straight.
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when you tune them you are only looking for if they spin true without wobbles, blade alignment doesn matter as long as they spin straight.
Right! broadhead tuneing is a MUST! alignment is not important.
Dont worry about it Jake.
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I think what happens is that during the act of alligning your broad heads when gluing you inserts, is that your broadheads and inserts tend to be trued up better than if you were just to press the insert in. :dunno:
I do know that when I build specific arrows for broadheads in this manner that more of them are acceptable vs the ones I have just slammed together for field points, and then put a broad head on.
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I think that broadhead alignment was more of an issue back when we all shot longbows or recurves, We used large 2 bladed broadheads that were not dynamically friendly and tended to plane, we set them either vertically or horizontally.
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aligning them is more of an O.C.D. thing. That being said. There is nothing wrong with it
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i shoot shuttle ts and before i aligned my broadhads to my fletching i was shooting high and to the right conistently. put a really small o-ring in the bottlm of your broadhead where it screws into your insert and this will allow you to align them just right. my arrows are flying a lot better now.
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thats a tunning issue with the bow or arrow spine . I shoot tlocks with 300fmjs , I scew and shoot at 270fps no issues.
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maybe try aligning 2 blades with 2 vanes and see if they fly any different.i shoot slick tricks and they fly well no matter what i do but other broadheads didnt shoot unless i indexed them.
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Thanks for all the comments. I took my my arrows and broadheads up to Whitetail Plus and Matt (Alwinearcher) spun tested them. Ended up they all needed tuning. I'm headed to the range after work today. Probably need to do some minor adjustments.
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dude you were stackin them in there before they got tuned! better not shoot the same dot with more than one now!
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dude you were stackin them in there before they got tuned! better not shoot the same dot with more than one now!
:chuckle: I got 5 dots to choose from.
