Easton Sonic 6.0

[doc holiday13]

Anyone have success/failure updates on these arrows?

I'm coming out of hunting season and I'm kinda done with 5mm because of all the extra components to make the front end stronger

 

[Seminole Wind]

Anyone have success/failure updates on these arrows?

I'm coming out of hunting season and I'm kinda done with 5mm because of all the extra components to make the front end stronger

Our group has had good luck with the arrows. Out of the three of us we all shoot the Sonic 6 arrows. They've held up well and we've taken 14 deer so far this season with them. Nothing added to increase weight or anything. We just wrap, fletch and use the inserts Easton sends with them. I have the heaviest arrows out of the group at 405 grains and have yet to run into penetration or durability issues.

I'd recommend them.

 

[flyfisher117]

Anyone have success/failure updates on these arrows?

I'm coming out of hunting season and I'm kinda done with 5mm because of all the extra components to make the front end stronger

Bouncing between keeping the 6.5s or dropping down to the 6s.

Just not much data on the 6s.

 

[darrenk75b]

The challenge I've found with the 6mm's is the limited amount of components available. They are out there, but not as many options.

 

[Erussell01]

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I kind of laugh at this because I almost always get a pass through, and sometimes I wish the arrow would hang up in the animal and keep cutting while they're running. I took my father in law and he had an arrow stay inside and the slick trick on the end liquefied the entire offside lung as the deer was running. I always get 2 holes, and that means the damage done ends when the broadhead leaves the cavity.

 

[doc holiday13]

The challenge I've found with the 6mm's is the limited amount of components available. They are out there, but not as many options.

What sort of components are you looking for? Collars? Brass weights? Wraps? Nocks? Nock bushings?

 

[doc holiday13]

Bouncing between keeping the 6.5s or dropping down to the 6s.

Just not much data on the 6s.

I jumped into them with 2 feet. I went with the BE Spartans though. I feel like FOC does play a lot in the strength of an arrow. I'm very happy with my current arrow weight of 550g at 284fps.

Reason i went with the spartans is because my FOC is 12% and i feel that if I jumped to 14% using the easton sonics it will probably cause a lot more flex than I'm sure the arrow can handle and still maintain accuracy. I may however end up with a dozen sonics at some point for shooting TAC and 3d Events, because with 100g heads I'm in the 475g arrow weight which puts me about 310 fps

For the record I don't see the need to get 2% more FOC I've killed LOTS of deer with 10% FOC and I haven't seen a marked difference in performance.

 

[TheTone]

I jumped into them with 2 feet. I went with the BE Spartans though. I feel like FOC does play a lot in the strength of an arrow. I'm very happy with my current arrow weight of 550g at 284fps.

Reason i went with the spartans is because my FOC is 12% and i feel that if I jumped to 14% using the easton sonics it will probably cause a lot more flex than I'm sure the arrow can handle and still maintain accuracy. I may however end up with a dozen sonics at some point for shooting TAC and 3d Events, because with 100g heads I'm in the 475g arrow weight which puts me about 310 fps

For the record I don't see the need to get 2% more FOC I've killed LOTS of deer with 10% FOC and I haven't seen a marked difference in performance.

Shooting Spartans myself; I really wish the sonics and spartans were the same size and shared components

 

[doc holiday13]

Shooting Spartans myself; I really wish the sonics and spartans were the same size and shared components

Is the ID on the shafts different?

 

[TheTone]

Is the ID on the shafts different?

224 on the spartan and 231 on the sonic

 

[darrenk75b]

Bought a few dozen Spartans recently. 88/ dozen from gohunt was too good to pass up.

 

[Matt G.]

I am thinking of going this way as well. I really like the easton axis but don't like the gpi and to get a higher foc the arrow is at 520 gains. Plus the cost of the arrow is decent vs going to airstrike or the rip tko.
I generally go through at least 2 dozen arrow a year.

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[wapitispokes]

I recently tried them, and they are a great light gpi arrow. After watching videos showing little difference in penetration of heavy slow arrows compared to light fast arrows, I've changed to light fast arrows to gain the trajectory advantage.

I can assure you that a heavy arrow will penetrate quite a bit more than a light arrow when they are otherwise set up the same and shot from the same bow. My focus is on large bull elk. With that in mind, I consider "very light" to be 450 or lower. I consider "very heavy" for NA non-dangerous game to be over 600. Lots of space in between those limits for "kind of light" and "kind of heavy".

I'm getting a LOT older and am reviewing my arrow weights and I intend to drop my weights a little bit because my draw length has somehow slipped from a solid 29.0" to something a bit less, and I've lost some strength. so, I "get it" in terms of the search for lighter arrows.

Not sure what "videos" you've been watching, but IMO most arrow penetration YouTube videos are less than worthless (less than zero because of the cost associated with the time was spent watching them). Just my opinion based on my own direct experience. Sure, there are probably some good ones out there.

Plus, there is that thing called Physics.

I'm not saying that light arrows don't have their place. I too grapple constantly with the advantages of flatter trajectory vs. the ultimate goal of making sure that the arrow does its job under a range of outcomes. I also understand that some folks have shorter draw lengths or cannot pull higher poundage and sometimes that tilts the scale towards lighter arrows despite the risks of limited penetration.

However, it seems like too often when I follow the tantalizing siren song of light arrows something goes wrong and I don't get an exit wound on the elk.

 

[wyodog]

My focus is on large bull elk. With that in mind, I consider "very light" to be 450 or lower. I consider "very heavy" for NA non-dangerous game to be over 600. Lots of space in between those limits for "kind of light" and "kind of heavy".

I understand the physics of heavy arrows and I do believe that there are some advantages to using them at times. with that being said I consistently get two holes with arrows below 450 grains. I believe that a flatter shooting arrow gives me a better opportunity to make an accurate shot if an animal moves a few steps or when need to shoot below a branch or something like that. my arrow will punch through a scapula on the offside (has happened) and I hitting the heavier leg bone is a bad day even for a heavy arrow. bad things can and will happen sometimes but for me my focus is to put the arrow in the right place and not to take risky shots.