Post Up Arrow Failure Pics
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shoot aluminum and you worries are over. Forrest
Ha! The only failures I have had were aluminum.
Never had a shaft failure on game. But I make aluminum shaft footing for my FMJ shafts. It adds strength where needed, adds a bit more weight up front, and makes a better transition to the point, both BH and FP. I have had mech. BH failures on turkeys, the only time I would use one. The turkeys still ended up dead.
Friggin' things break all the time.
Ziek, I've had the same thing happen, but when I get to eat fried turkey breast, I don't consider it a failure......a mishap, maybe. :)
KJC. Are you just a slow learner? ;-)
The arrow on the left in the first post looks like it was in the garbage disposal.
What is/are the brand(s) of the arrows in the first photo of the thread?
I've been shooting aluminum and wood for 40 years, and have never seen a failure like that.
Some of the splintered carbon through the arm photos have convinced me to soldier on same as always...lol.
Im presently shooting 2117's out of a 52lb Whippenstick Phoenix recurve...great performance.
I used to foot Easton axis 400s w/ 1 in. of 1916s. The only way that I damaged those arrows was to hit a glancing blow w. something hard. ( Like the side of a tree) But I now use Victory arrows and replace the inserts w/ Easton CB inserts. Being longer I think helps strengthen the front. Gold tip has a 50 gr. machined insert that I think would help also. For strength 1 in. footing helped a lot!
What is considered "arrow failure"? ___ shot it into a rock and my insert bent?
Shot the same dozen Axis for 2 years; 3d rounds, tournaments, practice, etc.....and they started to get a little fuzzy on the working end?
Hit something hard and failed to flex check? ___
Are you calling those failures? I have nothing but good experiences with the axis and ling inserts....literally shooting them through a hog and burying the BH so deep in an oak tree i had to unscrew the arrow to use again and leave the BH.
I have the same questions as Bendare. I have had arrows explode after a pass through when they then hit a rock or some have snapped from being sheared off by the animals shoulder blade. Are those considered failures?
Put some full length inserts in the carbons(either 2 or 3 grains per inch), adds the much needed weight and they won't crack and splinter all over the place after impact if they break. I had one recently fail at a range, back 1/3 snapped off hit me in the hand. That one did not have an insert.
If your arrows are doing this hitting turkeys you are doing something really wrong in your arrow building. In 43 years of shooting animals I have never had a failure like that.
Shooting rocks, metal posts and the like I have had a few fail. ;-)
I think failures at the insert level have a lot to do with the overall length of the boradhead.
a long broadhead will cause more leverage at the insert putting more force on the side walls of the carbon arrow shaft. I am a firm believer in footing shafts. I shoot a .300 spine and foot it 2".
the gold tip Kenetic shafts are a prime example - the insert/outsert had the same problems and gold tip came up with the new footers ( Ballistic Collars)
also a turkey shot - is generally in the wing joint - and it is very hard Bone!
The one on the right looks like some previous shoulder shots of mine (non passthru).I wouldn't consider that failure as I assume that it happens after all forward momentum has stopped.
I have NEVER had an arrow failure with Goldtip carbon arrows for the past 15 years while big game hunting. Even 42 turkeys and no failure.
Target practice? Yea, a rock or tree, sure.
My best, Paul
I'd be curious to know how old those arrows are. and how many shots they have withstood.
