I'm always curious on what arrows choices everyone sets their bow up with so I thought I would start this topic. What is your arrow set up and what is the poundage of the bow you are shooting it out of? Wood, Carbon, Aluminum. What is the make of the arrow if it has one? Feathers or vanes? How long is the arrow? Are you adding any weight up front? Whats the weight of the field point/Broadhead? What is the total weight of the arrow? Attach pic if you have one. Thx Just curious. Always love cool looking arrows.

All arrows are spined checked to the the bow I used whether it be a self bow, long bow or recurve. The point end.

The feather end. One is bamboo with snake skin crest.

Cedar arrows with glue-on points of 125 to 145 grain...28". 2016 aluminum arrows, 29" with 145 to 160 grains up front. I don't bother with crazy heavy weights out front as the best indicator of future performance is past performance, and what I've used for over fifty years still works now.

My arrows are rather plain and I've showed them here now and again. Total weight varies from 9 to 12 grains per pound, depending on the bow and arrow setup.

Beautiful arrows. >>>----> Ken

Jon Stewart - Great looking arrows!!

Cx heritage 150 29 1/2" bop, 50 grain insert, 150 grain Magnus stinger. 500 grain total weight. Use a 51# bw plx 3 1/3"x11/16" burned parabolic feather

I shoot nothing but wood,,,I prefer cedar but will use any wood that flys right I prefer breasted shafts with rear tapper second choice I shoot Hill style swing draw so my draw length is 26.5 so I cut my arrows to 27.5 I use 4-5” shield or parabolic fletchings,,Turkey feathers,I set 5” off set and 4” helical either RW or LW 11/32 mostly and some 23/64ths on heavier weight spine,,I shoot ASL’s only, 75#,68# for hunting big game but got a gem of a 65# resently that might just take the first place for all my hunting,,I am hunter not a target archer Any field point will do depending on arrow spine and weight to match the bow I shoot 100grns to 160grns Broadheads I mostly shoot Howard Hill 2 blade 160’s and 145grn,,but will also use Zwickey Eskimos 145grn and I use Bear greenies for small game I also use 357 cases with #4 shot lead for added weight to match arrow spine

Full length Beman ICS Hunter 400s with 100-grain glue-on inserts and 125-grain Ace Standard heads.

Mountain Man, nice work there.

All of my arrows are 29", have wraps and 3-5" feathers.

#44 Zipper Zipstick, ICS bowhunter .500, 200 grain Grizzly up front.

#54 Zipper Zipstick, 2117, 175-200 gr. Grizzly

#59 Zipper Nitro, Beman ICS bowhunters .340, 300 up front (Grizzly).

Usually shoot 3 blade instincts, but have been dabbling in 2 blades.

I shoot wood. Mostly POC or poplar. Always full length. Tail tapered 9 to 12 inches or rat tail tapered. 4X4 fletch. Almost always pink fletch. 190 up front field points or 190 two blades. Weights from 580 to 675. Shot mostly from ASL.

These are rat tails

Goldtip 500, cut to 30 1/2”. 100 grain brass inserts, 150 grain tip. 3 4” shield turkey feathers. Total arrow weight 550g. Black Widow PA 43# @ 29”.

I shoot all wood. I buy and make my own shafts of POC, Doug Fir and Poplar. I shoot 54# ALS's and shoot 55# - 60# shafts cut to 29" with 125 to 145 gr. heads and 4 or 5" shield or Parabolic feathers. These are some doug fir shafts I made with 4 finger mahogany footings and natural turkey feathers.

Nice arrows Sailor. Lots of work with the cresting and footing the shafts. Labor of love.

I use wood, alum, and carbon. They all have there place.Wood for self bows, alum,and carbon for hunting with recurves ,and carbon for target.They are all good to me. All a personal thing like your quiver bow,string,etc,etc,etc.

I use 2 arrows primarily: 1. GT Hunter Trad 400 blems, Full Length, 100 grain insert / GT weight, 125 gr. Point, custom cresting and 5.5" feathers burned myself. About 560gr total.

2. GT Hunter Trad 500 blems, 29 5" Length, 125 gr. Point, wrapped and 5" shield cut feathers. About 480gr total.

Both shoot great out of my Wing (Bob Lee) Falcon Elite 54#@29"

I am changing my idea of arrows right now so I don't have a perfect set-up yet.

I will tell you what I am shooting now that is working perfect for me.

Like Mountain Man I shoot strictly the Howard Hill Method. With canted bow, swing draw, open glove. I shoot nothing but wood from my self-bows, all I have are self-bows.

I just made up an arrow that is 28.5 BOP POC 45 Spine with a 190 gr. point and tru-flight 5.5" feathers trimmed to my specs.

The bow is a Yew that I crudely carved out about 35 years ago. 40lb. @ 27.5 draw 68" NTN, fast flight string 12 strand two bundle.

This is my first shot of the day with this arrow, I shot many more with it at 21 yards with similar results....fly's beautifully. I will show more later.

55# @ my draw gold tip 500s cut 29 inchs 160gr ribtek broadhead with 42 gr screw in adapter 5 gpi tube arrow weights for a total arrow weight of 600 grains

37# 70" ilf longbow, shooting 28" carbon tech whitetail xp 650 with 4" vanes and 125 gr tips. 383 grains.

Wapiti tapered cedars at 29-1/2”. Zwicky delta most currently on the end. 3-5” feathers spliced cause I like the look as many others do. Current bow is a Robertson Primal Overdrive at 57 lbs.

A couple arrows after finishing.

Douglas Fir

29", 23/64 P.O. Cedar. 50-55 range, Bear Razorheads.

I also have 125 grain Ace that work just fine from them.

50# ASL’s. Tapered POC 28” bop with 125 grains up front and a finished weight of 470 to 480 grains. Aluminum 1916 28” bop with 150 up front weight of 485

50# ASL’s. Tapered POC 28” bop with 125 grains up front and a finished weight of 470 to 480 grains. Aluminum 1916 28” bop with 150 up front weight of 485

Black Widow PSAV 62in. 45@ 29, likes GT 400 30.5 in long with alum insert, and zwickey delta with 5/16 screwin insert for 165gr.

95-100 spine cedars, three left wing natural barred feathers and Howard Hill broadheads.

Steve you like Helical fletching on your hunting arrows I know your shooting heavyer draw weight then myself so I’m sure your arrows are quicker and I know enough to know you have more range hunting then me

I just find them noiser over off set but I hunt in the 30yrd range and usually much closer where noise is more prevalent especially with a slower arrow Just wondering could be me to

You are right Scott, they are a bit noisier than an off set. I shoot a 5 3/4" feather fletched on a bitzenbeger. In order to be sure the quill is square to the shaft I wind up with a lot of helical.

I understand arrow flight first

Steve, I love those HH broad heads and those arrows look great

2016 GG with 125 Stingers for the 55lb Saxon American. GT trad 400 with 50 grain insert and 150 grain heads for 58lb Savannah. 2117 XX75 and 125 grain heads for the 58 lb Dreamcatcher. 2315 GG with 150 grain heads for the 60 lb Bighorn Colorado. 2219 XX75 with 145 grain heads for my 68lb Howatt Hunter.

Also shoot 65-70 POC with Zwickey Eskimos from the Dreamcatcher and the Bighorn. All arrows are 30 in. with 29 in. draw.

MP

Easton Axis FMJ 500 tipped with a 190gr Simmons interceptor

Dropped down in bow weight as I age. Now shoot 45-50# longbows and recurves. I shoot two different spine carbons and even more different spines in wood with about four different broadheads. Arrows range from 525 to 600 grains, depending on the critter I'm hunting.

Nice buck John

Widowmaker Smash .300 shafts

31.25" to back of point

Counting outsert - 205gr up front

6" wraps with 3 X 4" Marco Soft Vanes

Total weight - 648gr

14% FOC

Bow is 69# @ my 29.5" Draw

Last time I checked the speed it was just under 215 fps on a 5 shot average with a new experimental string.

Rick

I haven't made any new arrows of late for me .99% of all my arrows are footed homemade .A few are 4 fletch but most are 3 fletch.Just basic cresting done without a cresting machine.Some are barreled or 10" end tapered I use no commercial knocks just reinforced self knocks and occasionally individually made hardwood knocks The hunting arrow has a trade point 4 fletch and no cresting but still footed All those arrows are well used and some 10 or more years old.3 pictures business end

Fletching

Some of these arrows are a bit rough but shoot ok for me All wood used is recycled Douglas fir and Baltic pine with silky oak footings Average weight is 550 to 600 grains 29 1/2" shot from 45# to 60 # recurves.Here is the cresting

I have four different set ups for different types of shooting.

1. 25" Gillo riser with 35# W&W limbs shooting Alum 2013 30.5" 125 gr for indoor. .600 GT Entradas 30.5", 75 gr points, for field archery.

2. 19" Titan riser with 45# BF Extreme limbs shooting 30.5" GT .500 and 125 gr points for 3-D.

3. 60" Wes Wallace 47# shooting 30.5" GT .400 and 135 gr. broadheads for hunting.

4. 17" Morrison wood/phenolic riser, 45# GT BF Extreme limbs shooting either woodies, the aluminums or GT .500 for rabbit hunting.

Hunting shafts pictured.

Rabbit rig.

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