The originals were softer alum and the finish would wear off. When did they go to the harder finish? weren't they also upgraded to XX75 at the same time as well? Anyone have pics of the factory cresting on the first "newer" ones? I think they were a lighter shade of green.

They started to fade away in the late 1970's into the 1980's as the camo shaft took over sales from the autumn orange that was introduced in 1973. We still sold green gamegetters in the late 70's. The XX75 arrow came out in the mid 1960's but since has improved in temper. All XX75's are not the same temper treatment either, the Easton charts usually will say so, or at least they did.

The original Gamegetters had no factory cresting, just a stencil in silver of the size, which also wore off in time. That said, it wore off from firction of the target mostly. If just used for stump shooting and hunting it did not wear off.

I still have a bunch of the original in 1820 size.

I know I used the Green GameGetters in the mid 80's when I started bow hunting. George I am glad you mentioned not all XX75's had the same temper treatment. I bought some end of season XX75 shafts from a store called Meijer a number of years ago, and found them to be soft, they also had plastic threaded inserts, some did have the aluminum one. I thought they were seconds being sold in a big chain store for XX75 prices. So it just goes to prove you don't always get what you pay for. Different temper different quality of shaft. Thanks George for explaining that. DANNY

I used many a doz of the green Gamegetter shafts. It was a very popular hunting shaft for the guys who hunted the Islands off CA. Considered one shot arrows because lots of shots were across canyons. A man I knew at the time (Steve White) had a one car garage he turned into a huge arrow rack. He kept at least 500 2117’s on hand, all green Gamegetters.

The first set of arrows I got were the old green GGs. Brings back memories. 8th grade. Both my parents were still living, the entire family farm was one big tract, and we were the only ones hunting it. No armadillos back then to ruin the yards and pastures. Life seemed way less complicated and the ONLY real responsibility I had was make good grades and keep the woodpile high. When I’d get home from school I’d go get my PSE pulsar xpress and a few of those old GGs, 2014s, fletched with yellow and black feathers. I’d shoot haybales until it got too dark to see. Man what good times!!! It’s funny how just one single object can take you back. I’m wayyyy off topic. Forgive me.

Ralph, I have a few of those in 2018 in the basement somewhere that I got incuded with a used bow purchase last year. The worst I ever saw for bendability were the old Swift brand from Easton. They had the temper of a Rolling Rock beer can. ;)

I believe it was in the mid 1980's when the green gamegetters went to the harder anodized finish. It could have been around the same time Easton introduced the brown gamegetter II.

RiverWolf, I remember those shafts. My brother in law bought a doz. He was starting out with a bow. We went to a shoot and by the time we finished the doz was bent, spindled and wasted. He went back to the store and bought a doz. Bear Metric Mag. I do believe those were advertised as “one shot arrows” by Easton.

RiverWolf I have some SWIFT 1718's and 1818's which an odd color flat green. Not close to the GG green.

These are new very old stock arrows.

Easton Eagles were 1-2 shot wonders also. They were a very light green in color, weaker and cheapeer than the Green GameGetters. I bought some to use as squirrel arrows because of the price. DANNY

Fall Stalkers were the worst I ever had. Got some on a trade a couple years back and have had to straighten them many times each just shooting a bag target. Won't use them for anything else. I think a stiff wind might bend them before you can come to anchor.

We sold them in an archery shop I worked at in the early 90's and I believe they were 6061 still.

They were durable for me because I shot 2219 or 2317.

DDave

Those Eagle Hunters used 6010-T9 alloy. PSI was 58,000 and .020" straightness. This info is from a old Easton catalog.

Wish they would reintroduce the Brown GGII's .

The descriptions of these inferior shafts is likely where aluminium arrows got their undeserved reputation for bending easily.

XX75, XX78 and Platinum Plus are really tough shafts!

and the X 7 is a good shaft but on the brittle side.

I agree Pdiddly, also why a lot of folks think today's GG shafts are inferior. They are exactly the same shaft material as the Camo hunter and Legacy shafts, just have a plastic nock adapter instead of aluminum. Great shaft just wish they'd offer a couple more spines and change to autumn orange. I know, I know, wish in one hand and yada yada...........

just picked up 7 of these. They have swaged end.

If anyone knows the decade they're from, I'd like to know.

They're all straight by the way.

I shot the old green ones back n the day, in a week of target shooting the green would be wore off and half a silver shaft. They were pretty bad but cheaper than the xx75 so we used them for a while. Never had one with a crest though. Ive still got xx75 autumn and camo shafts with no crest. Never saw the plastic insets jobs. The xx75`s have served me well my whole life and still do. I wish they would bring back the Mossey Oaks myself. Coolest looking arrow they ever made!

Those are of the newer varieties. My green Gamegetters are not the XX75 material. Remember it’s not only the material(XX75, T-19, etc.) it’s the tensile strength like 95 thousand vs. 105 thousand. All this info is on the Easton charts. One issue that crops up now and agian. Pulling arrows, guys who never shot aluminums or woods for that matter have a tendency to bend the arrows pulling them. Not on purpose but because carbons don’t bend like the others. So you may well want to pull your own

gamegetters, gamegetter I and gamegetter II's

I had some red anodized gamegetters in the early 70's.

I have some old Gamegetters that have been shot into round bales so many times they've turned Chrome!

I remember the paint coming off from shooting into haybales, they turned silver.

I have some Bear x7 Magnum shafts 312's same as 2016's I would part with? better than any of the GGetters!

Yep, soft is the proper word and easily worn finish.

Those original game getters it seemed I would just look at them and they would bend. LOL

Started using them in 1974 when I switched to a compound. The Jennings Model T. First compound I ever saw with only 2 wheels. You could buy a dozen at Kmart for about $20. But all they carried were 2117’s. They were marked 50-60lbs if I remember correctly. They were 6061 grade aluminum. Much softer then the 7075 aluminum used in th xx75. Killed quite a few critters with them. Don’t think I ever used one a second time though.

They were a step up from 24SRTX shafts

I bet most guys on this site never heard of the 24SRTX shafts. I remember guys painting them for hunting.

George I sure hope Rolling Rock wasn't/isn't your preferred beer.

I remember shooting the 24SRTX in 1716 size back in the late 50s or early 60s. I had some Alcoa aluminum arrows at one time. Don’t remember where I got them.

Yup, a set of 1816 26-inch 24srt's were given to me to shoot field archery with in February 1962. I used 27-inch 1616 24srt's for my target bow with Hamilton's Plasti-Fletch mounted with my Multi-Fletcher. Those names aren't so old. Just a few years ago.

Above, I said my red anodized shafts in the early seventies were gamegetters. May have been anodized Swifts. Get those two confused. Both were what I bought when I was a poor newlywed. A dozen had to last a long long time, so got nervous when I went to those 2-D's with tough targets set up along the creek banks.

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