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[archerspro1404]

i would deffinately go with the carbons
1st u get the durabilty
2nd u get the speed for long distance shots and more penitration

but thats just my opioin i shoot carbon express 200's and they go about 275fps with the # at 63 and draw at 28 1/2"

[PurcellSportingGoods]

switched to carbons last season...and love them!

[redrider]

I've debated the same issue. I don't know why because i've always shot super slams and have had great success. didn't think about the KE angle. I'm convinced. I'll stick with the super slam. why change something if it works.

[12point chaser]

i would personly go with carbons. i hav never had one break shooting at a deer. ive shot logs with them and they are still good to go. when they said carbons hav less penitration thats not true. ive had plenty ofcarbons go rite through a deer.
i shoot teh Easton Axis arrows. they hav very good penirtation and they are fast. they say they are strong but they arent any stonger than any other carbon. the strongest and best arrows out there are your GOLD TIPS and RADIAL X

[thenail]

I shot a pse nova vector 4 bow and I have never shot carbon .I have always shot aluminum .the arrows are 6oo grains .and travel 202 feet per second It carrys 52 ft lbls of canetic energy at 25 yards that's enough energy to drive the arrow through any large north american game animal I like the easton camo hunter 2219 I'm not conserned with speed .I want canetic energy .Those light arrows dont cut it .
thenail

[thenail]

The lighter arrows also puts a lot of stresson your bows
thenail

[fuzzybear]

I won't go under 8gr per pound of pull with laminated limbs and 5gr per pound with composite limbs. They will hold up to these stresses.
For hunting with compounds I stay as close to the Pope and Young minimum as I can get. Washington is 6gr per pound of pull. Arrows are around 400grs.
With the traditionals I shoot the best at 8.5 to 9grs per pound of pull. Arrow are around 550grs.
When I go after Black bear. I have a recurve set up that shoots a 600gr arrow including a 145gr head and a compound set up that shoots a 550gr arrow including a 125gr head.

With the traditionals. I limit myself to 30 yds. Compounds 60 yds.

[bowhuntidaho]

Carbon all the way. Never bend, Better spine.( Every arrow is the same).

[thenail]

I was checking the price of carbon and their out of my league . I have been using easton camo hunter 2219 and switched to 2018 xx 78 superslams for this year 2219 were 600 grains and the 2018 are 515 gr including 125 thunder head .
thenail

[fuzzybear]

I sure busted up a lot of aluminum arrows this past year. Lately I have taken favor to the Easton/Beman HIT arrows. I shot a few of them, when they first came out, with good results, I might add. The most noticeable difference, with the HIT's, is I don't go through arrows, unless I loose one. I can shoot the same dozen for quite some time. They may run $80 or so a dozen, for shafts, but I'm not tossing bent arrows at the end of the day.
I don't shoot them exclusively because I still have a couple of boxes of alumunums to get through and I carry a few aluminums for those long questionable shots that we all like to try our hand at. Just because we can.
This year I'm setting up my traditional bows to shoot the MFX's. So far I like the way the 340 classics shoot out of the new 70 lb'er I just had limbs made for and I shot a 500 out of another takedown recurve. With excellent results. Very nice and very sturdy arrows.

[Cazador]

I really havn't used aluminum but the carbon arrow sure get the job done and with the right broadhead they are sure to make great penetration.

[atomikall]

Are you kiddin me go look at some stats on carbon vs aluminum carbon is way better in all aspects.

[fuzzybear]

The key thing that I have noticed is. It's easier to find a heavy weight aluminum with a thick wall than a heavy weight carbon that will shoot out of some of my bows. I primarily shoot recurves. So, my speed is limited and find a heavy arrow will retain a bit more energy.
In my 68 lb. recurve. I have found a carbon and 2 blade cut on contact combination that weighs in excess of 530 grs and lauches at 196 ft/sec. With 44 ft/lbs of kinetic energy, it's plenty of arrow for these big Roosevelts up here and I'm not having to deal with bent arrows.

[atomikall]

I dont disagree with that I use aluminum too ,but from my perspective carbon is better for the hunting I do and Ive bent alot of aluminum, so I think they are the same for bending. Plus I dont use a compound I use a cross so I figure if they are gonna bend there gonna bend either way, Ive actually broken a couple carbon arrows.

[josef2424]

They are making a hybrid of the two, I use carbon, but i dont know if you want to give that a try ::-k