anybody still use aluminium arrows?

[Sniper X]

Kachok, you might not have any BROKEN carbons, but I can say after thousands of shots, some have damage that can be dangerous. Unless of course you have always hit a fairly new target and never hit other arorws or anything NOT the target. Then only a few might have damage but at least a few do. Remember, an arrow doesn't have to be broken to be a danger, the broken ones are not a danger, the ones that appear UN-damaged can be dangerous.

When I shoot a lot, I shoot a LOT. As in three hours a day everyday all week. I can say after a couple months under inspection almost every arrow has signs of fatigue adn I buy new identical shafts, knocks, and fletching and points. This way I have minimal tuning to do after I start using new arrows. Sometimes I just use the old ones that look best on a recurve that is only 45lbs and install fletching (feathers).

 

[Kachok]

I have mostly shot a heavy layerd foam target, they usualy don't hit anything hard unless they go out the other side, though my arrows have grazed each other on many occasions. I bought arrows rated for 80lbs draw weight while I shoot a 55 lbs, I guess that makes a difference.

 

[SleazyRider]

Not only do I still use aluminum, I still use my old Brown Bear compound bow from the late 1970's. When I bought it, I justified its expense by saying, "I'll never need to buy another." Guess that makes me cheap ... and stubborn.

 

[Sniper X]

Not at all Sleazy, smart I say! I still have the first custom (quality) recurve bow I had made for me in 1968 when I was ten, and I still have what today is considered an outdated compound bow, a High Country 4 Runner I bought in about 1998 which I can still beat pretty much everyone I see at target shooting with it even though it is a 75lb hunting bow. It is still as fast as most modern bows as well except for the super high dollar bows from Bowtech and mathewes and such. Doesn't matter speed wise though since it will still kill any animal on the continent.

 

[mje]

I think carbon is best reserved for target competition, where you need that sort of consistency to get 0.1" accuracy. Aluminum shafts are much tougher and bend instead of shattering. Me, I shoot wood shafts, with a longbow. Simple, reliable, and time tested ;-)