Anybody else going the cheap arrow route?

[eidsvolling]

Surewood has a dozen hunter grade doug firs for $48.

Hush yer mouth, less’n the carboniferous crowd wises up and drives the price up.

(I quit checking spine, weight and straightness midway through the first batch I ordered several years ago.)

 

[Ifunk]

I like easton aluminum for affordability, consistency and durability. I started off with Doug fir arrows and then carbon. But have gone almost exclusively aluminum. But then again I like hunting with heavy arrows. > 600 grains.

 

[eidsvolling]

I like easton aluminum for affordability, consistency and durability. I started off with Doug fir arrows and then carbon. But have gone almost exclusively aluminum. But then again I like hunting with heavy arrows. > 600 grains.

Hush yer mouth, less’n the carboniferous crowd wises up and drives the eBay price up. ;-)

 

[rclouse79]

I think my problem with carbon express arrows might have been the shop set me up too light and under spined. They were fast but broke incredibly easy and were impossible to broad-head tune. I went with a stiffer heavier Eason axis arrow and they are bulletproof and easy to tune. They end up saving money in the long run because they seem practically impossible to break. I think bought two dozen a few years ago and have maybe lost a handful forgetting to redial distance at the 3d range or shooting animals.

 

[Ohiohuntr]

I think my problem with carbon express arrows might have been the shop set me up too light and under spined. They were fast but broke incredibly easy and were impossible to broad-head tune. I went with a stiffer heavier Eason axis arrow and they are bulletproof and easy to tune. They end up saving money in the long run because they seem practically impossible to break. I think bought two dozen a few years ago and have maybe lost a handful forgetting to redial distance at the 3d range or shooting animals.

This has been my experience with them as well

 

[Beendare]

This has been my experience with them as well

Me too

Re Linkboy inserts; I haven't shot the Linkboys I have in years- I cannot remember where I got the std inserts for those.

I have been ordering the Accmos from Amazon for convenience and fast shipping. I order the std inserts in bulk from them too just making sure diameters match.

 

[Ifunk]

Hush yer mouth, less’n the carboniferous crowd wises up and drives the eBay price up. ;-)

Don't tell them where to buy em'! I mean, real traditional folk use carbon arrows only. Deer and elk are known to get spooky and run far from wood and aluminum shafts.

 

[cck311]

Got out and did a little shooting today. The green fletch arrows are the Amazon Pinals. Shot out to 35 yards and the arrow flight was beautiful with these full length (31 inch) 500 spine arrows with a 175 grain point from a 46 lb Samick Sage. As far as accuracy goes, even with a wheel bow I was never good enough to shoot the difference between an expensive arrow and a cheap one. With a stick bow this is doubly so.

 

[Hilongbow]

I shoot trad and started using cheap arrows about a year ago. I previously spent a fair amount of money on mid-range arrows (like gold tip traditional), components (like brass inserts), and broadheads (like kudu points). My perspective changed after sending two arrows worth about $25 each (between shaft, inserts, fletching, and broadheads) straight into a swamp within a few seconds of each other after passing through pigs. The arrows were never recovered, and unfortunately neither were the pigs. I realized durability doesn't mean a darn thing if the arrow gets lost, and in the areas I frequently hunt or shoot 3D a missed arrow is usually a lost arrow.

I bought 2 dozen sanlida shafts for $60 and some $2/ea kudu-esque Amazon broadheads. I also bought some cheap .245 components. The arrows took a bit of work to rebuild (since they come with the fletching and components glued in), but I now have arrows worth only a few dollars. They're durable enough. I recently shot my first Axis deer with this setup. I even got my arrow back! But the broadhead broke (kudu point would have been mangled too).