Convert quiver to fit small diameter arrows?

[Snowcrest6]

Bought a new quiver and the rubber grips won't fit my smaller diameter axis arrows..... Anyone ever "fix" an old quiver to fit a smaller diameter arrow? Looking for suggestions and or ideas. Thanks.

 

[justinspicher]

I am having this same issue now that I have made the switch to Axis arrows. I am going to try and put some soft sided velcro in the grips to see if that helps.

 

[HellsCanyon]

I cut down and glued in some plastic rods in between the rubber holders thus making the arrow "slots" more narrow. Been working good though a bit crude for the past two seasons

 

[MIKEYB]

I need to do this with my girlfriends quiver since she switched to Axis shafts. I was thinking a thin layer of silcone. That way it still grabs the arrow.I don't know how it would hold up over time.

 

[justinspicher]

I think the silicone would be the easiest to continue to replace.....

 

[StrutNut]

I have a Tight Spot and have no issues with my Axis arrows. Love those arrows!

 

[Snowcrest6]

thanks guys.. silicone was one of the things i thought of.... soon as it gets here, i'll try it and update.

 

[MattB]

Take a long piece of adhesive-backed felt or similar that is the same width as the height of the grippers and use an arrow to push the felt in so it conforms to the grippers. Go from gripper to gripper to gripper and cut the rest off when you are done. I hope that makes sense.

 

[justinspicher]

Mattb,

That's what I was thinking, now I am going to have to try it.

 

[Blockcaver]

Shoe Glue or Silicon worked when I needed to tighten up a gripper once. Sometimes you can shove tooth picks in between the two arrow grippers to tighten them up of they have small holes in the rubber casting. Another approach would be to drill holes between the arrows and use small 6-32 threaded screws and nuts to compress the rubber between the arrows to reduce the arrow holder size like some of the old quivers came with.

 

[bowinhand]

What about a rubber band around the gripper and then push the arrows in? Should provide enough grip on the arrows and you could keep a couple spares around the hood.

 

[ozyclint]

thunderhorn quivers sells 'snuggers' just for this purpose. they are small rubber bands that slide onto one ear of each gripper. i changed from 5/16" gold tips to axis and these work awesome. look as if they belong there not some home patch job and they are cheap.

http://www.thunderhornmfg.com/ACCESSORIES.html

 

[Arbutusbucks]

I used to use a Alpine Soft-Loc. When I swtiched to injexion shafts they would not stay put. I used a heat gun to form the slots tighter. Not sure what kind of quiver you are using though so this may not work for your app.

 

[Tim M]

I had the same problem when I switched three years ago to Injexions. all I did was switch the gripper to a western archery replacement and put short sectiong of 2018 aluminium shafts in the other slots to increase the tension.

 

[Snowcrest6]

well, the alpine bear claw 5 slot came today... the description on this states that it will not hold the smaller diameter arrows...it is incorrect. my axis arrows fit nicely, got all worried for nothin'. thanks anyway guys.

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[T43]

I did the heat, compress and cool trick and it worked well. For heat I just set it on a black metal surface on a 90 plus day and when it felt hot to the touch I wrapped a tac med tourniquit around it, tightened it up and let it cool inside the house.