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Return of the aluminum "Autumn Hunter" arrows

Halfstep said:
Both the gamegetter shafts and the XX75 shafts are made from 7075 T9 aluminum but the gamegetter shafts was run thru a straighter 2 times and the XX75 was run thru a straighter 3 times. Now the XX78 shafts were made from a stronger 7078 T9 aluminum.
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The old green gamegetters were 6061 alloy and definietly softer than the xx75's. Still a good shaft just more prone to bending on an off line hard impact.
 
BTaylor said:
The old green gamegetters were 6061 alloy and definietly softer than the xx75's. Still a good shaft just more prone to bending on an off line hard impact.
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I forgot about those old shafts of 6061, that was a long time ago. I bet they would bend fairly easy.
 
People DIY anodizing , you can do any color you want then

those autumn orange are classics
 
@GCTerpfan from your posts about aluminum arras in “one shot” thread I have some questions. Do you have to buy special inserts for every aluminum shaft since they have different diameters and thicknesses or do they make a standard size that fits most sizes? I’m wanting a 30-32” arrow with 100gr insert and 250 head. Is this possible with aluminum? Are you having to cant you bow heavily with the bigger diameter shaft? What did you cut the shafts with? I’m needing to make some new arrows and this is continually tempting to me.
 
gcr0003 said:
@GCTerpfan from your posts about aluminum arras in “one shot” thread I have some questions. Do you have to buy special inserts for every aluminum shaft since they have different diameters and thicknesses or do they make a standard size that fits most sizes? I’m wanting a 30-32” arrow with 100gr insert and 250 head. Is this possible with aluminum? Are you having to cant you bow heavily with the bigger diameter shaft? What did you cut the shafts with? I’m needing to make some new arrows and this is continually tempting to me.
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you have to specify the insert size

eastonarchery.com

Aluminum RPS Inserts for Shaft Sizes 1716 - 2613

Aluminum RPS Inserts Dozen Bag
eastonarchery.com eastonarchery.com
 
gcr0003 said:
I don’t see any weights listed. I’m assuming they have brass inserts too?
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not sure...back in the day when I shot aluminum shafts they didn't.....i just wanted to put my nose in to let you know that the inserts are all shaft size specific.....there's probably a few sizes that use the insert though (due to having the same inner diameter despite outer diameter and wall thickness being different)

From easton

The four-digit number refers to the outside diameter and wall thickness of the shaft. The first two numbers are the APPROXIMATE outside diameter to the nearest 64ths of an inch. The second two numbers are the wall thickness in thousands of an inch.
 
gcr0003 said:
@GCTerpfan from your posts about aluminum arras in “one shot” thread I have some questions. Do you have to buy special inserts for every aluminum shaft since they have different diameters and thicknesses or do they make a standard size that fits most sizes? I’m wanting a 30-32” arrow with 100gr insert and 250 head. Is this possible with aluminum? Are you having to cant you bow heavily with the bigger diameter shaft? What did you cut the shafts with? I’m needing to make some new arrows and this is continually tempting to me.
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As @raisins said you have to specify the insert size. I've never looked for brass inserts for aluminum as they are heavy enough without. The arrow you are describing will likely be somewhere north of 750 grains. There's no difference in shooting form between carbons and aluminums. I shoot a light cant to get my eye over the arrow and it's the same with both. I was cutting them with a tubing cutter the other day, you'll need to take a file to the inside to ream it out a little afterwards as the tubing cutter pinches the end closed a little but, you can also cut them with an arrow cut off saw, or a dremel.
 
GCTerpfan said:
As @raisins said you have to specify the insert size. I've never looked for brass inserts for aluminum as they are heavy enough without. The arrow you are describing will likely way somewhere north of 750 grains. There's no difference in shooting form between carbons and aluminums. I shoot a light cant to get my eye over the arrow and it's the same with both. I was cutting them with a tubing cutter the other day, you'll need to take a file to the inside to ream it out a little afterwards as the tubing cutter pinches the end closed a little but, you can also cut them with an arrow cut off saw, or a dremel.
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Ahhh yea I forgot about that. Is the GPI significantly higher for aluminum? I need to look into that before choosing a weight up front I think I need.
 
GCTerpfan said:
Depends on the size but, the 2216's I am shooting are 12.0 gpi, 2219's are 13.8 gpi I believe, and I think the gamgetter 340 (2315) is just shy of 12 gpi. Those are all around a 340 to 380 spine.
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Yea I’ll likely have to drop 100 grains to get those to not be underspined. 700-750 grains is about what I currently shoot.
 
Alright I have some orange arras on the way. Let’s see if I can get them to fly right without bending or breaking them all before season starts.
 
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