Aftermath Surrogate

[9.1]

I'm down to 3 arrows for my main hunting bow, and when I went to order some Easton Aftermath shafts to build some more, I realized they've been discontinued. I'm thinking I'm just going to go with the 6.5's for my next batch, but I'm curious about other budget options. Is there anything else I should be looking into?

This is what I'm leaning toward:

 

[Mighty Mouse]

Black Eagle Outlaw, Gold Tip Hunter, and Victory VForce are similar 6.5mm options. All are around 9 gpi at 340-350 spine.

Bass Pro BlackOut arrows are rebranded GT Hunters. Scheels Vendettas are rebranded Victory VForce.

 

[Felton]

I just picked up 1 doz shafts of carbon express piled river mx hunter for $80. I purchased the 300s 9.7 gpi the 350s are 8.9 gpi. And their 350 spine is .340

 

[mighteywhitehunter]

Easton Sonic 6, 300 spine @ 28in with 50gn Brass insert and 100gn point should get you around 450-465gns depending on wraps fletch etc. It is a 6mm instead of 6.5 but would be a good choice.

 

[9.1]

Do any of these arrows have a reputation for being tougher than the others? For no great reason I've always had a great opinion of Easton shafts, and I've stuck with Easton and Beeman ever since a friend of mine launched carbon fiber shards through his wrist. This was quite e few years ago after shooting a cheaper-brand shaft that he likely did not check before nocking it. I'm guessing any that have been listed here are good and I should just get over worrying about it.