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Anyone put there own arrows together?
rg666
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I was taught by my Dad years ago about how to assemble my own arrow combinations. Obviously over time many improvements have come along but i still find i want my arrows to look as good as they fly. I'm curious about what compound & stick bow shooters are using. Pipe up & let us know what everyone does.
I have so many combiations i would bore you all to death by stating them all here so ill just list a couple.
i have a custom made 55lb Marriah recurve bow that is a ton of fun to shoot. I use Red Head Carbon 350 shafts with muzzy 145 gr broadheads. I use a left helical fletch & always use feathers not those ugly * vanes lol.
I have an old 1970's 70lb Wing recurve that is a beast to get to full draw. I use cedar shafts that weigh in at about 450 grains with 200gr Howard Hill broadheads.
I really like the look of barred feathers over about anything else.
Too bad i cant post a few pics.
I have so many combiations i would bore you all to death by stating them all here so ill just list a couple.
i have a custom made 55lb Marriah recurve bow that is a ton of fun to shoot. I use Red Head Carbon 350 shafts with muzzy 145 gr broadheads. I use a left helical fletch & always use feathers not those ugly * vanes lol.
I have an old 1970's 70lb Wing recurve that is a beast to get to full draw. I use cedar shafts that weigh in at about 450 grains with 200gr Howard Hill broadheads.
I really like the look of barred feathers over about anything else.
Too bad i cant post a few pics.
Comments
For me, I could care less what my hunting arrows look like. What I want is to be able to see them. I use blue and orange on all my hunting arrows.
When I was shooting indoors the last few years, I had Easton Cobalt arrows with white and red feathers. Now those looked HOT.
DSCO also does his own arrows if you do a search i remember him posting some pictures not that long ago.
http://www.3riversarchery.com/Product.asp?c=50&s=46&p=73&i=9108X
or gateway has some called arrow tracers
http://www.gatewayfeathers.com/accessories.html
If you really want to see your arrows better there is NO better way!
quote:Originally posted by bang250
White nocks, white wraps, both eyes open, can see flight just fine. [:D]
Joe
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f95/hoagp/arrow.jpg
Once you start it is very addicting. Now I only shoot my Hoyt so it is only carbon for me, but I still buy the shafts, cut them on the Apple Saw, insert, crest, fletch and away I go. It really makes you proud when you take an animal with an arrow you made.
I used to spray paint the crest white, but now I just fletch using two white and one Flourescent green and I can see them just fine. Besides, you shouldn't watch your arrow fly, you should keep your eye(s) on where you are aiming. But it does help when you see the white nock and vanes dissappear into the boileroom.
Were those nocks pretty easy to make? Work well? I've thought about that myself just haven't given it a shot yet.
They were real easy to make and work well too. I have used them for over a year, and had no problems with them at all. I have enen made some for friends that like them. I prefer to use a red light with any color nock you get a good glow. I don't recommend any other color lights as they either show yellow, or are very dim.