Anybody have any luck with the carbon express maxima reds

[Jordan guyer]

Looking at getting some new arrows. Any suggestions?

 

[5MilesBack]

I haven't tried any of the newer Maxima's but the older Maxima Hunters and 3D Selects are some of the finest shooting arrows I've used.

 

[doverpack12]

I have had great success with the maxima hunters and they are a very tough arrow.

 

[BloodyRedArrow]

I just bought 6 new maxima reds. Best groups I have ever shot. BH shoots the same as FT. Definite improvement over my Easton Axis. I also tried the maxima hunters. They fly almost as good. Interestingly my Red groups are tighter than the hunter groups. The hunters pull out of targets much easier though.

 

[William Hanson (live2hunt)]

I've had them since last year and I like them OK. They are fairly tough which is irrelevant in my opinion because if you hit a rock the arrow is probably toast 90% of the time no matter what arrow it is and most anything else isnt gonna damage lesser arrows either. Decent groups but no better than CE blue streaks. Good arrow but ultimately over priced. That being said, I'm probably going with them again this year.

 

[Jay03]

I used the maxima blue streaks last year and up until now. They are great arrows and shot extremely well.... with target points! Broadheads were a different story, they shot good but not great. Different POI than field points snd I could not get them tuned together. Last year I sighted in with broadheads before the season started and did all my practicing with broadheads before and through the season. Not a big deal but I would like them tuned together. Carbon Tech whitetails... now those can shoot bugholes all day with both broadheads and field points in the same POI. Less money than the maxima's as well. This was just my experience and Im sure other may have had the opposite but Carbon Techs are worth a look... they shoot period! I will say that the carbon techs are not quite as durable as the carbon express maxima's.. partly due to the nock collar. But like mentioned above I dont put much thought into toughness... Both will shoot targets and kill game. If you hit rocks and stuff I dont expect arrows to survive my mistakes. I am going to put the nock collars from my maximas on the CT whitetails this year and hopefully not bust as many arrows practicing. They fit the same.

My setup just prefers the spine of the CT whitetails over the maximas with both 100 and 125 grain heads, ymmv ... and they cost less, something to consider.

 

[Evergreen]

I've been shooting Reds for 3D's and they've done great, unfortunately they're to light for hunting here in WA so I need to stick with my Easton ACC pro Hunters.

 

[SDHNTR]

I used the maxima blue streaks last year and up until now. They are great arrows and shot extremely well.... with target points! Broadheads were a different story, they shot good but not great. Different POI than field points snd I could not get them tuned together. Last year I sighted in with broadheads before the season started and did all my practicing with broadheads before and through the season. Not a big deal but I would like them tuned together. Carbon Tech whitetails... now those can shoot bugholes all day with both broadheads and field points in the same POI. Less money than the maxima's as well. This was just my experience and Im sure other may have had the opposite but Carbon Techs are worth a look... they shoot period! I will say that the carbon techs are not quite as durable as the carbon express maxima's.. partly due to the nock collar. But like mentioned above I dont put much thought into toughness... Both will shoot targets and kill game. If you hit rocks and stuff I dont expect arrows to survive my mistakes. I am going to put the nock collars from my maximas on the CT whitetails this year and hopefully not bust as many arrows practicing. They fit the same.

My setup just prefers the spine of the CT whitetails over the maximas with both 100 and 125 grain heads, ymmv ... and they cost less, something to consider.

Your experience had nothing to do with the brand and likely everything to do with spine deflection.

 

[Crawfish]

Awesome arrow. Haven't found a better one

 

[YZF_88]

I bought a dozen without doing my homework. I have a short 26.5" draw length. Cutting these arrows down to size would essentially eliminate the "red zone" dual spine design and any advertised benifit. I sold them on ebay and am going to use my Maxima Hunter KV's again this year. My fixed blade broadheads are hitting EXACTLY where my field points are out to 70 yards right now.

 

[William Hanson (live2hunt)]

I bought a dozen without doing my homework. I have a short 26.5" draw length. Cutting these arrows down to size would essentially eliminate the "red zone" dual spine design and any advertised benifit. I sold them on ebay and am going to use my Maxima Hunter KV's again this year. My fixed blade broadheads are hitting EXACTLY where my field points are out to 70 yards right now.

I believe you can split the difference and take half off each end and be fine.