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    • M
        January 19, 2011 at 12:31 am
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        #5571

        Deer season isn’t even over yet and I already want to start tinkering with my set up for next year. Currently I am shooting Carbon Express 250’s with a 100gr brass insert and a 260gr bh/adapter combo. Stos two blade head. I shot 3 deer so far this year and all the arrows passed through with good blood trails and the deer went less than 50 yards. This set up obviously works but would I gain anything and pick up any advantage by going with a lighter or a skinnier arrow? Any recommendations on what arrow to start with?I would like to avoid internal or external footings for now because that is all a little over my head. I would also like to stick with carbon shafts. On the other hand I sometimes think I should just keep practicing with what I have and become more expert with what I know.

      • stalkin4elk
          January 19, 2011 at 12:49 am
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          #42355

          For some folks the tinkering and testing is a big part of the fun. In the end, YOU need to be confident and you are now shooting a respectable arrow set up. If you change, then do it soon so you have plenty of time to experiment and evaluate before next season. Make it fun and learn something along the way.

        • Ireland
            January 21, 2011 at 1:01 am
            Post count: 108
            #44631

            M wrote: Deer season isn’t even over yet and I already want to start tinkering with my set up for next year. Currently I am shooting Carbon Express 250’s with a 100gr brass insert and a 260gr bh/adapter combo. Stos two blade head. I shot 3 deer so far this year and all the arrows passed through with good blood trails and the deer went less than 50 yards. This set up obviously works but would I gain anything and pick up any advantage by going with a lighter or a skinnier arrow? Any recommendations on what arrow to start with?I would like to avoid internal or external footings for now because that is all a little over my head. I would also like to stick with carbon shafts. On the other hand I sometimes think I should just keep practicing with what I have and become more expert with what I know.

            You already have an outstanding set-up and really don’t need to change a thing. As was pointed out in the previous post, half the fun in archery is the tinkering. You might want to read the most recent Ashby studies and play around with the Ultra-EFOC concept. It was real fun for me and I changed my set-up as a direct result. Tinkering is what gets me through a cold winter at this time…

            Ireland

          • M
              January 21, 2011 at 1:18 am
              Post count: 107
              #44648

              Ireland,
              I enjoy shooting more than tinkering but I am n the mood to play around with this. I want to keep the bh,adapter,and insert the same so do you have any suggestions for a lighter skinnier arrow?

            • Ireland
                January 21, 2011 at 4:13 am
                Post count: 108
                #44787

                M wrote: Ireland,
                I enjoy shooting more than tinkering but I am n the mood to play around with this. I want to keep the bh,adapter,and insert the same so do you have any suggestions for a lighter skinnier arrow?

                I’m very pleased shooting the Carbon Express Maxima 250. It is very close in spec’s to what your are presently shooting though. I’m not sure I would change arrows. I have shot the STOS and was happy with it. My wife still shoots a STOS. Give the Abowyer Brown Bear a good look along with the Grizzly El Grande. You won’t be disappointed…

                Ireland

              • M
                  January 21, 2011 at 8:51 pm
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                  #45664

                  I like the STOS BH I have absolutely no complaints with them. If I would ever change heads it would be to the Abowyer but for deer the STOS works just fine and I like the price much better.

                • Ed Ashby
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                    January 29, 2011 at 5:28 am
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                    #53808

                    M, all I can tell you is that the more you tinker with different arrow setups the more arrows you will need to tune, and the more arrows you tune the more you will learn about your bow and what makes an arrow work well from it, with you own shooting style. Knowledge, of any type, is a worthwhile thing to pursue, and I think it helps keep one’s brain working … and that, in and of itself, is worth the effort.

                    Try a bit of work with the Ultra-EFOC arrows. I think you will be impressed. You can start by just going down to a lower GPI shaft, something like the GT Ultra Lite. Once you get it bare shaft tuned you’ll need to work on finding out how small a fletching you can use, and you can experiment with the sound level of different fletching shapes at the same time.

                    Ed

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