Easton 5.0 Failure

[Trial153]

I would going Victory HLR vs 5.0 Eastons, I just dont think Easton has the process down for thin walled 5mm shafts yet. I know of too many reliable people that have had 5.0 Eastons break at the various points

 

[alexnelon]

Just my opinion; I don’t think the tradeoff for getting high FoC 250 grain points without getting an overly heavy 600 grain arrow is worth it.

One time use arrows are not the jam. Give me a 415 TAW with 120 grains on the front all day. They go right through animals pretty much every time and I’ve never had one break in a target.

 

[danwattsmessick]

I have been shooting the RIP TKO line of arrows for a long time and had no particular reason to switch but I picked up a half dozen 5.0s to build and tinker with.

The photos are of a new arrow that had never been shot. I cut it and flexed it. This was the result of flexing it.

I contacted Easton and they are sending me a replacement. I’ll still give them a fair shake, but this definitely makes me nervous about their overall durability.

 

[Deadman's Point]

I’m done with both HLRs and Easton 5.0s. Early season last year, I had a HLR break at the insert hitting a doe at 40 yards. Brought this to Victory QA manager (who either quit or got fired) during the resolution, and he stated it was a manufacturing error and the inserts were machined improperly. They sent me a couple dozen new ones, but I never went back to it since the ‘error’ was super slight in my opinion.

Fast forward to today. I have an Easton 5.0 that snapped 12 inches for the insert nearly mid shaft. This was from hitting a foam target at 60 yards. Not touching another arrow, and not even an old arrow… new never shot.

This is all some serious BS from these manufacturers.

 

[evan97]

I've heard people say this, but I haven't had any issues

 

[Deadman's Point]

I've heard people say this, but I haven't had any issues

I’m sure there are folks that have had no issues. However, there is a rather significant contingent of people with similar feedback… and I’d hate for an uninformed person to find out when that 12 point buck steps out. If folks want to risk it knowing these issues, that’s different.

 

[fatbacks]

I’ve had two dozen and they’ve been flawless for over a year now.

When you’re using these ultralight arrows, I don’t think it’s reasonable for people to expect them to have the durability of Axis or TKOs.


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[Deadman's Point]

I don’t believe anyone expected extreme durability, but come on man…. It broke impacting a foam target at 60 yards. Is that satisfactory to you?

 

[Healthy Scratch]

I have not had this happen with 5.0s but I did have it happen with a Bloodline (Easton). Brand new arrow, clean break, 4" back from tip, first shot into foam. I was told that Easton builds their arrows continuously and that when there is a pause/break in the process, there can be a weak spot (I interpreted this as a seam). The archery shop where I bought them, did replace the Bloodline. I like how Easton manufactures their arrows (as opposed to arrows that are built by wrapping around a mandrel which seems to produce a more pronounced spine). I shot hundreds of Eastons and only had this one out of the box failure. (I have lost of failures but, those were operator error.) I practice quite a bit and only turn my best arrows into hunting arrows so, for me anyway, I don't see this happening in a hunting situation. (I don't take virgin arrows hunting.) It is your call but, I'm not sure I would let one bad experience dictate your arrow choice unless you find another arrow that flies just as good (or better). Nothing this world is perfect. Just my 2-cents worth.