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Beman center shot

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wannabe archer 17-Jul-22
Orion 17-Jul-22
babysaph 17-Jul-22
Corax_latrans 17-Jul-22
Buglmin 17-Jul-22
bodymanbowyer 18-Jul-22
JTK 18-Jul-22
bodymanbowyer 18-Jul-22
M60gunner 18-Jul-22
Briar 18-Jul-22
wannabe archer 18-Jul-22
BigJim 19-Jul-22
bugslinger 19-Jul-22
From: wannabe archer
Date: 17-Jul-22




Hello there. I’m one of those lowly lurkers with little history. I’ve been on here for about 8 years living vicariously thru all your adventures. I enjoy the hunt stories, the stump killing walk abouts, the bow and knife discussions etc. Any way I’ve been shooting the Beman center shot 600’s and I’m wondering what arrow you have found to be a good replacement. I don’t come from a hunting back ground, wish I did. I deeply appreciate and enjoy all this site has to offer. I live in BC but love reading about all the different areas people are in. Sorry, long winded to make up for my prior silence. Lol

All the best

Wannabe archer

From: Orion Professional Bowhunters Society - Qualified Member Compton's Traditional Bowhunters
Date: 17-Jul-22




Are the center shots the relatively skinny diameter shafts? If so, the Easton Axis shaft in a 600 should be very close.

From: babysaph Professional Bowhunters Society - Qualified Member
Date: 17-Jul-22




Easton Axis

From: Corax_latrans
Date: 17-Jul-22




Kinda depends on your application and your priorities.

If you are not tuned down to a gnat’s eye, probably any 600 with 3X4” fletch will shoot field points to the same POI as what you’ve got with the Centershots. Warriors are inexpensive and shoot fine. Tributes/Jazz can be had in 1816 or 1916 aluminum and they are REALLY inexpensive if you don’t often hit really hard objects or 3D critters.

If cost is less of a concern and you want minimal impact on your tune, there are lots of carbons in that general diameter of the Centershots. I think the Legacy Carbons may be the direct successors to the CS.

I just happen to be the kind of guy who breaks more than he loses, so I prefer the slightly beefier-diameter wood-grain carbons which fit well inside a 2117 footing. I cut the carbons to 3/4” short of finished length and then glue on 1 1/2” of 2117 with a 2117 Aluminum RPS insert in there. Then when I screw up, it usually tears off the insert, whereupon I file through the wall of what footing remains and replace the footing, insert and point. Yeah, I buy points by the hundred, I was gifted an ample supply of 2117 inserts, and bent 2117s are pretty easy to come by, even if you don’t have a bow that shoots them. The black, “400” GGIIs are also 2117s…. I don’t mind snapping off the Al footings when I hit a rock, but it really chaps me when a gorilla-glued footing slides off inside of a well-hit target, so I don’t bother footing the skinnier shafts anymore.

Really, my advice on carbon diameter is thsi: Standardize. If you want aluminum footings, buy GT Trads or Black Eagles in 600. If you don’t figure you need that footings, just pick a shaft diameter that suits you and stick with it so that you can re- use nocks, points and & inserts as needed. You will accumulate enough odds and ends as it is, without setting yourself up with components for 18XX-22XX or larger…

From: Buglmin
Date: 17-Jul-22




Whitewater Archery's Ranger shafts are almost an exact match to the Beman Centershots. They're a lil darker finish, not so yellowish, with nicely done decal. Not goddy looking at all.

From: bodymanbowyer
Date: 18-Jul-22




Center shots are not access diameter.

From: JTK
Date: 18-Jul-22




Wannabe...what type of bow are you shooting?

From: bodymanbowyer
Date: 18-Jul-22




My bad I see the 600s are axis size. JF

From: M60gunner
Date: 18-Jul-22




The Easton legecy are same inside diameter according to the guy at Lancaster when I was there. He was matching up some Top Hat break off points for me.

From: Briar
Date: 18-Jul-22




The centershots are H SIZE. i was under the impression the legacy are the S SIZE.

From: wannabe archer
Date: 18-Jul-22




Thank you for all your replies. It is appreciated

Wannabe

From: BigJim Compton's Traditional Bowhunters
Date: 19-Jul-22
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Most any 600 will do. Axis and centershots are not the same size.. axis is a smaller shaft even in the 600s. Centershots are just a scant under the standard 5/16" size such as the legacy.

As with any other change, you would want to test and tune to get them to shoot as they may not be exactly the same.

BigJim

From: bugslinger
Date: 19-Jul-22




The Easton 6.5mm arrows are the closest replacement, at least in terms of diameter. They are do not have the wood grain wrap if that's important to you.





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