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What will you test or tinker?

I'm going to try 340s this year, been shooting 300s but without a heavy insert I should be easily able to shoot 340s but I am worried I'm going to be awful lightweight.

I may continue trying stabs. Curious if that new bowtech quiver is slick or what.

I like my MBG dual track but I think I'm going back to fixed 3 pins for hunting.

If I get a wild hair I'll buy a new bow! Mine is so a '21 with a single season on it lol
 
Horn said:
I'm going to try 340s this year, been shooting 300s but without a heavy insert I should be easily able to shoot 340s but I am worried I'm going to be awful lightweight.
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I’m considering going to 340s from 400s myself, and maybe upping my BH weight to 125, bringing my TAW above 400 gr (currently right at 380). I’m right on the edge of 400/340 spines according to the spine charts and generators, 60# at about 25.5” of draw. It’s not going to affect me much but I’m curious to see how they fly and how much speed I lose (already just under 250 fps and I’m purdy near maxed out on speed according to the archery shop) but how much KE I might gain. If the returns are negligible, I’ll probably just revert to my current setup which hasn’t done me dirty.
 
Still searching for the perfect foot loop for 2TC. I just made one out of 5/16” Amsteel and plan to test it out after work today.
 
DelaWhere_Arrow said:
I’m considering going to 340s from 400s myself, and maybe upping my BH weight to 125, bringing my TAW above 400 gr (currently right at 380). I’m right on the edge of 400/340 spines according to the spine charts and generators, 60# at about 25.5” of draw. It’s not going to affect me much but I’m curious to see how they fly and how much speed I lose (already just under 250 fps and I’m purdy near maxed out on speed according to the archery shop) but how much KE I might gain. If the returns are negligible, I’ll probably just revert to my current setup which hasn’t done me dirty.
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I’m right on the edge also. I’m at 62# and 27” but on a pretty hot cam (bow tech rpm 360). I’m shooting 340’s now with 100 gr heads and they fly really well. I threw on some 200 gr heads and shot them out to 20yd in the basement and they looked really good too. That tells me I probably only need a 375 spine or so with 100 gr heads. For next hunting season I’m thinking of adding 100 gr inserts (maybe lighter) after I see how they fly at 40-50 yards this summer. I’m also going to play with 3 and 4 fletch a little. Worst case, nothing makes anything better and I go back to what I have now.

im also going to play with some 400’s I have downstairs for summer targets. In my old bow I shot them with 75 gr heads but at 29.5” arrow length (and a too long for me draw). I think if I cut them down to 27” and keep the 75’s on them they should shoot decently. I’d drop 50 grains or so and be around 5.8 gpp. not crazy light but I’d pick up 20 fps or so and have a crapton of them to shoot. I was intending to shoot a lot more 3d this year so why not.
 
New bow setup, when it arrives, and set up/tune a new arrow for elk. Haven't settled on a broadhead for elk yet, but also don't know what my specific tune will look like either... Keeping my whitetail setup basically the same this year, although tinkering with some new Easton arrows may be in the cards.
 
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DelaWhere_Arrow said:
Do it.
Uniform spine.
‘Nuff said.
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Def not going with FMJs, staying somewhere in the carbon lineup, if I go there. As for Easton: I've shot the Sonic 6.0, the Axis LR MG 4mm, and various spines of Axis MG 5mm... Other than the FMJ (manufacturing process), marketing cannot convince me of much pertaining to arrows lol. Every carbon arrow that I have shot to date has required the same amount of time and labor to the pursuit of perfection lol! I'm definitely on the GT side of the fence, but close enough that I keep vaulting back and forth.
 
bowhunthard88 said:
Def not going with FMJs, staying somewhere in the carbon lineup, if I go there. As for Easton: I've shot the Sonic 6.0, the Axis LR MG 4mm, and various spines of Axis MG 5mm... Other than the FMJ (manufacturing process), marketing cannot convince me of much pertaining to arrows lol. Every carbon arrow that I have shot to date has required the same amount of time and labor to the pursuit of perfection lol! I'm definitely on the GT side of the fence, but close enough that I keep vaulting back and forth.
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I thought the same thing, and only started shooting the Eastons because they took over the same shaft from Beman; not only can I attest to the improvements in my accuracy, with almost no other adjustments to my set up, but Lancaster archery and two other local archery shops, as well as three rivers, all have qualified that the Easton spine is “the best” for the widest range of bows. to each their own, you absolutely have to try things for yourself, but I think you will be pleasantly surprised, or at the very least, not disappointed.
 
DelaWhere_Arrow said:
I thought the same thing, and only started shooting the Eastons because they took over the same shaft from Beman; not only can I attest to the improvements in my accuracy, with almost no other adjustments to my set up, but Lancaster archery and two other local archery shops, as well as three rivers, all have qualified that the Easton spine is “the best” for the widest range of bows. to each their own, you absolutely have to try things for yourself, but I think you will be pleasantly surprised, or at the very least, not disappointed.
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I've never been truly "disappointed" by Easton, just never in awe... I did have a specific Easton arrow in a particular spine that tuned "stiff" to the tune of an additional 70gr of front weight that I didn't want (I did still manage to get it to 97yds., but it looked like a rainbow trajectory haha). I haven't seen a legitimate difference personally, in accuracy, after everything has been tuned. I'm not going to say that I'm a professional target archer, so I believe that I am the limiting factor of my accuracy, not necessarily the arrow. I'm not shooting budget arrows out of any brand though, so there's that in such that it is an apples-to-apples comparison!

It may be an Easton year, and then I'll probably be back to GT (or a different brand) next year. I have a bad history of playing with multiples, and then shooting a different arrow almost every year lol!
 
bowhunthard88 said:
Other than the FMJ (manufacturing process),
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From time to time I see other internet gear junkies (if I may use that term as an honor since I know you know the space well) write negatively about the FMJs, but never really tuned into what the specific alleged issues are, care to elaborate?

I've been using them for 10+ years now, absolutely zero complaints and something about the feel of aluminum vs. carbon I just strongly prefer. But I'm just a functional 35 yard bowhunter, not much of an archery guy in and of itself. I am due for a new dozen though and that price tag is starting to give me a sore ass.
 
elk yinzer said:
From time to time I see other internet gear junkies (if I may use that term as an honor since I know you know the space well) write negatively about the FMJs, but never really tuned into what the specific alleged issues are, care to elaborate?

I've been using them for 10+ years now, absolutely zero complaints and something about the feel of aluminum vs. carbon I just strongly prefer. But I'm just a functional 35 yard bowhunter, not much of an archery guy in and of itself. I am due for a new dozen though and that price tag is starting to give me a sore ass.
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Aluminum can basically be manufactured with a 360 degree uniform spine, therefore eliminating (at the very least, reducing) the necessity of individual shaft "nock" or "spine" tuning. The only negatives that I personally have, is that they're a tad heavier gpi than I want; and if the aluminum is flexed or bent past the point of spring-back, the arrow will never attain the same level of accuracy as new (essentially garbage to me lol).

Not for hunting, necessarily, but there's something about shooting triple digit yardages that is extremely satisfying... And definitely not negating the practice and "form" factors.

Yeah, price is up everywhere on most arrows compared to a few years ago. Luckily, I'm in a good space lmao!
 
elk yinzer said:
From time to time I see other internet gear junkies (if I may use that term as an honor since I know you know the space well) write negatively about the FMJs, but never really tuned into what the specific alleged issues are, care to elaborate?

I've been using them for 10+ years now, absolutely zero complaints and something about the feel of aluminum vs. carbon I just strongly prefer. But I'm just a functional 35 yard bowhunter, not much of an archery guy in and of itself. I am due for a new dozen though and that price tag is starting to give me a sore ass.
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You don't even need to add the "internet" into that qualification hahaha!
 
Haven’t converted to FMJs, been pretty happy with the 6.5mm Bowhunters and/or Match Grades. It does seem that the FMJs are a polarizing product though.
FWIW, I used to have a couple of Gold Tips in my quiver, and I really did like shooting them. I have no idea why, something just felt right about it. But the Beman and now Easton Bowhunters have been recommended and built for me for almost 12 years now too with excellent results, so I see no need to change other than possible a stiffer spine and/or FOC.
There’s an archery shop nearby that sells GT but told me to buy Eastons from somewhere else and bring them to him to get cut LOL. I think that had more to do with him not wanting to change my setup but it’s still funny. He shoots Easton AND GT out of his own bows so that bears considering.
I’m looking real hard at those Carbon Legacy shafts for the recurve…
 
DelaWhere_Arrow said:
Haven’t converted to FMJs, been pretty happy with the 6.5mm Bowhunters and/or Match Grades. It does seem that the FMJs are a polarizing product though.
FWIW, I used to have a couple of Gold Tips in my quiver, and I really did like shooting them. I have no idea why, something just felt right about it. But the Beman and now Easton Bowhunters have been recommended and built for me for almost 12 years now too with excellent results, so I see no need to change other than possible a stiffer spine and/or FOC.
There’s an archery shop nearby that sells GT but told me to buy Eastons from somewhere else and bring them to him to get cut LOL. I think that had more to do with him not wanting to change my setup but it’s still funny. He shoots Easton AND GT out of his own bows so that bears considering.
I’m looking real hard at those Carbon Legacy shafts for the recurve…
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If you're into tinkering, I would strongly suggest the GT Traditional series for various reasons, for trad lol.

I threw some groups up here a while ago: https://saddlehunter.com/community/...distance-archery-or-tac-practice.52939/page-5 . And for reference they're both with GT arrow, although different models...
 
Building a dozen new arrows. Gonna try Easton Match Grade (6.5s so I can use my existing Lumenoks), slightly more spine, and up the FOC and TAW a bit by going to 125gr Iron Will single bevels in front. Should take me from low 400 grs to around 450. Will likely slowly up the draw weight a bit to get to 55 or maybe even 60 lbs by the Fall hunting season, but gotta build up to that due to a shoulder injury.

The shafts, vanes (Bohning Blazers, white & purple), white wraps and such are queued up on the workbench in my garage, just waiting for the time and motivation to start the build process.
 
DelaWhere_Arrow said:
Is that all trad shooting?
Cuz if so, DAYUM.
Even if not, still damn.
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No, def not trad LMAO!! I could shoot reasonably to about 30yds. max with trad, but that's a max limit, not a hunting limit. Actually, I spent an entire summer tuning/shooting only trad equipment (4 bows later...), and then never hunted with it (kept my bow of choice though)...
 
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