Carbon and Aluminum Hunting Arrows
Carbon and Aluminum Hunting Arrows
The bowhunting season finds enthusiastic archers scouring hunting areas for game, each carrying equipment of his individual preference. Arrows form one of the most important pieces of bowhunting equipment. Today’s bow hunter has an immeasurable array of highly sophisticated arrows to choose from.
There are aluminum arrows, aluminum / carbon composite material arrows and carbon arrows available from a number of manufacturers, each with its individual characteristics and advantages of performance under diverse shooting conditions. Arrows made from wood, the traditional material, are also available in cedar, Douglas fir, Malaysian ramin, maple, ash, hickory, south Alaskan cedar, chundoo and pine. Traditional shooters mostly use these. Arrows made from some other varieties of wood are also available.
All aluminum arrows provide a high degree of precision with consistent spine and weight tolerances. Low in price, they provide more value to the cost conscious archer along with contributing to good bow efficiency and a quieter shot as compared to the ultra light all carbon variety. They are also excellent for shooting with large size fixed blade broadheads and are preferred by those who like to shoot with rugged and lethal heads. Although these arrows are quite durable, they tend to bend on impact and have to be re-straightened before being used again.
Carbon arrows
Carbon arrows are usually much lighter in weight and hence have a higher velocity and a relatively flat trajectory as compared to other arrow types. The greater speed compensates for range estimation errors. In addition, due to lesser weight, the velocity reduces quickly which negatively affects penetration.
Gold Tip Hunter XT Arrow Shafts (Pack of 12), Black, 400
Above you can see a Gold Tip Carbon Arrow lodged into a tree after I shot a bear up against it.
Other top class arrows from Gold tip are the XT Hunter, Expedition Hunter and the new CAA, standing for Carbon Aluminum Arrow, which has a construction of graphite fibers wrapped around a very durable aluminum core.