Hi Friends,

please tell me if these arrows that i bought were good choice or not..

Black Eagle Zombie Slayer 18" Carbon

i read in other threads that you guys are using longer arrows cut down to 17.75in instead of 16.5in.. i think Mr. FarmDeer wrote it somewhere if my memory serves me right..

i don't want to cut, just get ready ones that are close to 17.75in and that would be the 18s and be done with it..

i bought them because some of you wrote that they longer shafts are more stable...

what are your thoughts on that?

Yep those are good arrows. If your not looking to cut they were a great choice.

IIRC, the 18's come with 92grn inserts, where the 20's come with 110's.

For the guys local to me that loose more arrows than the shoot, I often save them some money by getting them 20's and cutting them down and refletching them at whatever length.

 

Thank you Janesy... i gathered from the threads that you and few other guys make arrows, others tune triggers and others make strings- great to have you all around!

yes- i got this information off of FarmDeer so its not my invention- i read and listen to you all ,and copy you guys

i will buy sanders bullet point 125gr and that will put me at around 415-420gr which should at 370-375fps out of my rev x be sweet to my ears and great to my eyes- i expect nothing less then bullseye after bullseye which i already get with the factory arrows at 400gr..

did i mention how much i start loving this rev x? she does all the precision work- all i have to do is aim and pull the trigger- what a weapon!

 

I make my own arrows, and some for people near me. Only as a hobby tho.

I might suggest you take up the hobby. Shooting car doors can't be easy on arrows lol.

 

Hi Friends,

please tell me if these arrows that i bought were good choice or not..

Black Eagle Zombie Slayer 18" Carbon

i read in other threads that you guys are using longer arrows cut down to 17.75in instead of 16.5in.. i think Mr. FarmDeer wrote it somewhere if my memory serves me right..

i don't want to cut, just get ready ones that are close to 17.75in and that would be the 18s and be done with it..

i bought them because some of you wrote that they longer shafts are more stable...

what are your thoughts on that?

I have found the RevX to be able to digest varies arrow shaft lengths and weights with very good success. It is important to match the projectile with the task at hand whether target, game or other. For me the enjoyment is also the trial and error period to match your goals. CBN is certainly the right place to ask your questions. Many of your fellow arbalists here on CBN are the absolute best sportsmen to be found anywhere in the world, bar none.

 

yes- i shot yesterday with 20in chinese cheap arrows and my rev x still delivered

 

I saw a crossbow enthusiast shoot a cheap arrow once out of a 405 Excalibur.

Second shot the arrow shattered causing the string to be cut in half and one limb delaminating.

Be aware of the hgh cost of the cheapest arrow.

 

thanks Normous for letting me know that.. i am using the scout arrows, cheap but ok.. i know they are ok because i have been shooting them a lot with my wrath 430x and not one shattered, uff- thank Lord for that..
but i have gathered some experience with them, maybe they are a little better made, i buy them from a good, german online dealer- and he does not import the worse of the worse but seeks out the best of the worse if you know what i mean

you know i use these arrows only for demolition purposes and for target shooting i use normal yombie slayers or headhunters..

 

Gpi is Grains per inch. In the arrow industry, not so much cross bow arrows as they are thick and heavy, but the theory is the same. The weight of the arrow is the indicator of it's wall thickness, and therefore it's strength(or whatever spec you are measuring really). Obviously different methods off arrow manufacturing offer different specs, so the same arrow built over the range of spine indexes will differ by their GPI.

So if your going to use carbon, and cheap carbon is probably a good idea to make sure the cheap arrows are as thick and heavy as a good carbon arrow, or heavier because they certainly aren't putting their best tech into an Amazon arrow. Of course it's not nearly that simple, but it's a good start.

Where this falls apart for what you are doing, is you can have a micro diameter arrow weigh out the same as a crossbow Executioner... But that hardly makes them the same.

 

Gpi is Grains per inch. In the arrow industry, not so much cross bow arrows as they are thick and heavy, but the theory is the same. The weight of the arrow is the indicator of it's wall thickness, and therefore it's strength(or whatever spec you are measuring really). Obviously different methods off arrow manufacturing offer different specs, so the same arrow built over the range of spine indexes with differ by their GPI.

So if your going to use carbon, and cheap carbon is probably a good idea to make sure the cheap arrows are as thick and heavy as a good carbon arrow, or heavier because they certainly aren't putting their best tech into an Amazon arrow. Of course it's not nearly that simple, but it's a good start.

Where this falls apart for what you are doing, is you can have a micro diameter arrow weigh out the same as a crossbow Executioner... But that hardly makes them the same.

got it Janesy and thank you for explaining..

the arrows are not even real carbon but a mix of carbon and plastic of some sort, i can bend them a little where a real carbon arrow like the zombie slayer or headhunter- no way i can bend easily..

but the china crap i got in 20in is heavy like the carbon counterparts... so i will trust them not to splinter when i pull the trigger and send them on their way to meet their maker

 

In the best way possible, this thread is kinda like sitting behind "that guy" at a train crossing. I can't stop watching to see if he jumps the arms or not. 👍🏻