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    Building own Arrows

    I have never built my own arrows but I am ready to take the plunge this year. I have read the "Time for adult arrows" thread and I think I understood what most were saying.

    I am a 28" draw length, I just got a Mathews VXR 28" with the 75lb mods. I have it backed off to about 70lbs (estimated) and will probably be staying there.

    I have traditionally shot Gold Tip XT Hunter 340's off the shelf and have been fairly pleased but have had mixed results with pass throughs (haven't shot anything with the new Mathews yet). I hunt 90% of the time from an elevated box blind (3') over a corn feeder so most shots are 15-30 yards. 100 grain mechanical broadhead.

    I also am planning on a Western hunt of some kind, elk most likely, in the next year or two. I am aware, this may be two different arrow builds.

    Given my specs, I think I am right on the bubble of shooting a 340 spine or a 300 spine, looking at Gold Tips comparison chart. I am not married to Gold Tips, I am open to other options, but would prefer to go with a higher quality and smaller diameter arrow than the XT Hunters. I have my eye on the Gold Tip Kinetic Pierce and Gold Tip Black Label Quantum. I think I am shooting for a total arrow weight of 400 grains or somewhere in that ballpark. I know nothing about inserts.

    What am I missing or leaving out? Am I on the right track? Advice? Help!

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    I shoot a vertix 29.5 in draw at 75 lbs.. I'm running gold tip kenitic peirce platinum 250s.. 550 grains total.. ethics archery makes quality inserts .. the gold tip insert/ collar is junk imo.. I started at the bow shop with what the book said I needed but after doing my own testing my arrows fly better with a stiffer spine.

    I started out just fletching my own arrows. Now I spin test, cut my own arrows, index the bare shaft ,Bareshaft tune and then fletch.. it's a rabbit hole for sure once you start ..

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      #3
      Originally posted by SFZack View Post
      I have never built my own arrows but I am ready to take the plunge this year. I have read the "Time for adult arrows" thread and I think I understood what most were saying.

      I am a 28" draw length, I just got a Mathews VXR 28" with the 75lb mods. I have it backed off to about 70lbs (estimated) and will probably be staying there.

      I have traditionally shot Gold Tip XT Hunter 340's off the shelf and have been fairly pleased but have had mixed results with pass throughs (haven't shot anything with the new Mathews yet). I hunt 90% of the time from an elevated box blind (3') over a corn feeder so most shots are 15-30 yards. 100 grain mechanical broadhead.

      I also am planning on a Western hunt of some kind, elk most likely, in the next year or two. I am aware, this may be two different arrow builds.

      Given my specs, I think I am right on the bubble of shooting a 340 spine or a 300 spine, looking at Gold Tips comparison chart. I am not married to Gold Tips, I am open to other options, but would prefer to go with a higher quality and smaller diameter arrow than the XT Hunters. I have my eye on the Gold Tip Kinetic Pierce and Gold Tip Black Label Quantum. I think I am shooting for a total arrow weight of 400 grains or somewhere in that ballpark. I know nothing about inserts.

      What am I missing or leaving out? Am I on the right track? Advice? Help!

      Let’s run a 300 spine arrow about 28” AMO length with about 100 grains of insert weight plus your tip. Get on down the road....


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        #4
        im running the same specs as you on my vertix except im actually coming in about 76lbs. Easton hexx 330's and Gold Tip Airstrikes 340's cut at 27" with 75 to 80 grains of insert and 100 grain points both shoot flawlessly for me. Both roughly in the 425ish grains for TAW.

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          #5
          Thank you all very much for the input. Really appreciate it.

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