I've just started using these carbon arrows tonight. I was wondering if any of you could share some success or failure stories regarding their use while hunting.

I bought these blems a few years ago from Big Jim and finally fletched one to try. Flew like the proverbial dart! I'm using a vintage Ben Pearson recurve and drawing 29" and 43#.

I left the shaft full length with a 125 grain field tip. I'm anxious to try some broadheads. From what I've seen, they should fly very well too.

So, just hoped for some feed back, especially of the deer hunting kind.

Thanks.

Best regards, Skychief

The arrow that flies well and deliveres the broadhead to the the right spot will get the job done regardless of the composition of the arrow.

Yeah, they work just fine. :^)

29" GoldTip 15/35 Traditional Blems out of a 42# Dorado riser with TradTech limbs and a 145 Grizzly broadhead. Shooting a 20 yard crawl and shot this fella at 25 yards.

Sure they do, why wouldn't they ?

Cant count as high as the many critters and birds with them. I found screw in Bear heads fly like darts on them.

SSSHHHHH. Don't tell him he died to a 1535

or Her.....

I shoot them out of my 45#at 29" recurve and have never had a issue. I do wish they were a tad heavier but there is ways to do that but even stock I get pass threws no problem. Great arrows

I target,3d and hunt with my 1535 arrows from 33-38# bows with a 125 gr tip. Full length.

Im shootin 600s out of 45lb bows with low stretch strings. 29 1/4 inch shaft with 175 grain total weight. They fly great.

I will be hunting with them this fall. .

I've shot them out of a 50 lb Dreamcatcher, at that point I wanted a bit more spine. But that's an individual thing.

Depending on your draw length, shaft length, point weight, center shot and release, they're very versatile.

I shot a deer last year with a 1535 shaft and it didn't kill the deer.

However, the spine of the shaft had nothing to do with the deer's survival, rather it was the piss poor placement of the shaft in the deer that resulted in no venison on the table.

I'm a little confused by the idea that a 600 carbon is somehow not able to kill a deer. My goodness, it's a pretty potent projectile and will go through a moose if set up and flying well. Perfectly flying arrows are what penetrates and kills game...not a certain number or weight. You will be better than fine.

Me too George.......

I have always shot aluminums...but decided to try carbon for this season.

I'll be using full length 600's with 200 grains on the front...out of my 40# longbow. They fly great.

Oh yeah, they'll work. I shoot bows in the 45-50 lb range. I cut my arrows down to 29" and strive for ~ 275gr. In the nose. My first love is wood arrows but it's hard to ignore the advantages that a carbon arrow provides, especially in the penetration arena. The deer in the picture was shot with a 15/35 blem that I got from my good friend big James. The arrow never slowed down until it was in the dirt.

I sure appreciate all the replies. I've used 1816 and 2013 starting to take deer in the past. No problems.

Tried woods the last couple of years and found they aren't my cup of tea for hunting. That's just me.

I've been told that these carbons are to weak in spine for good penetration. My initial thought was "Huh"?????

Thanks for the real world feedback guys.

Best regards, Skychief

That's all I use on my 55#. LB and killed alot of deer with past thru

There are folks that think you have to shoot a log to be able to kill a deer.

All we have to do is look to the past, many deer were and still are killed with 9 grains per lb and less. A sharp broadhead and shot placement out of a 40lb bow will kill deer all day long.

TGbow wrote:

"There are folks that think you have to shoot a log to be able to kill a deer. All we have to do is look to the past, many deer were and still are killed with 9 grains per lb and less. A sharp broadhead and shot placement out of a 40lb bow will kill deer all day long."

Isn't that the truth. I try to keep my hunting arrows right at 9 gpp. I've shot thru everything from bear, deer, moose, elk, etc., etc.

I don't know where all this heavy arrow stuff came from. Just notions I guess.

Jim, me too but I actually have been shooting 8.3 grains per pound as of late. Stay off of shoulders and they blow through everything. Unless you really blow it and head shoot them, and I still got great results! I am shooting .600 spine out of my 42- 47# bows. I have changed a few things with my anchor and I now shoot a 28.5" arrow and use point weight from 145-225 grains with great results. Shawn

This is a GT 1535 shaft with a 190gr Intercepter Shark on the end. Shot this boar last week June 13th. I'm pulling around 47 pounds with my 50 # recurve. I do shoot both the GT 3555 and 1535.

Nice kill DM

nice buck Dendy and hog DM all I shoot they are amazingly tough and fly great the most versatile shaft I own. I load them about 200 grains with my longbows and about 125 out of my ILF bows

They will do fine trust me

250# wild boar Just build your arrow weight up to around 10gpp and you will be good

Me too. .600 GT Trad 29" with 125grn. Sometimes I try to tune for slightly heavier Eskilites but I found some good 125grn broadheads.

Much appreciated all. Special thanks for the pictures!

Best regards, Skychief

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