How tough are the Easton A/C/C arrows?

[Two Blade]

I am debating on getting some of these instead of thin walled aluminums like 1713's or 1714's. Plus, I am looking to drop some arrow weight and the A/C/C's will do that.

[Jim C]

I am debating on getting some of these instead of thin walled aluminums like 1713's or 1714's. Plus, I am looking to drop some arrow weight and the A/C/C's will do that.

I shoot them for indoor FITA Recurve. a boy who has shot 297/300 with them has used them for two seasons. I don't think he has had any break or become unusable. In the 4 years I have used them (after shooting 2114's for ten or so), I have had one I destroyed. They are durable and when I shot IBO I used them in MBO and fingers divisions. They are more durable, less likely to bend etc

[P1r@t3]

They are the first arrow the UCSD team recomends for the beginner archers who have to make 70 meters and be consistant. For the cost and the weight, we've found them to be ideal and very durable. They are extremely tough, most of our beginners will have misses, run the arrows into trees, rocks, anything with a hard surface, and pick them up, dust them off and go back to playing. I've been really impressed with them.

[Jim C]

They are the first arrow the UCSD team recomends for the beginner archers who have to make 70 meters and be consistant. For the cost and the weight, we've found them to be ideal and very durable. They are extremely tough, most of our beginners will have misses, run the arrows into trees, rocks, anything with a hard surface, and pick them up, dust them off and go back to playing. I've been really impressed with them.

agreed-They are the most cost effective arrow for my JOADs. Its the arrow shaft I supply cadets on down. One boy, who finished fourth at the National TC in Cub has a second hand set that he has used for his two years-including a JOAD Bowman Outdoor second, a NFAA Indoor second, and top ten finish at the National Indoor and JOAD indoor this year. They take alot of abuse and are cheaper, in the long run than Aluminums. My son uses them 1500 spine-and they are far more durable than aluminums. I have to worry less about them being straight and he put up -for at least one distance-the top score of the year nationally. At the lighter weights, they are just as light as ACE or X10s and just as thin but less than half the cost.

I recall the 1995 FITA Compound target champion (Jakarta) used ACC's and this was back when only the x ring was a compound ten and his score was mid 1300s (Gary Broadhead IIRC)

For ladies shooting 70M or guys shooting 90M they do drift a bit more than Aces or X10's but until then you aren'g going to notice much difference

[tecshooter05]

i have also heard the ACG's are just as good if not better and you can set them up with pins if you want as well

[Jim C]

i have also heard the ACG's are just as good if not better and you can set them up with pins if you want as well

at the heavier spines these arrows (navigators with a new name) are thinner. They also cost about 50-70 or so bucks more (

[Two Blade]

Thanks for all the help. A better investment in the longrun is why I want them. They are more expensive up front but replacing more thin walled aluminum's will cost more than these over time. John

[kid386]

Been shooting A/C/C's for the past 3 years they are durable suckers and affordable which is always music to my ears

[athomPT]

How about GT CAAs, I know they're d/c'd but you can find a good deal on them from time to time.

[Aspirin Buster]

I have been shooting the ACC arrows since the 1990's and love these arrows. They are flat, fast and yet durable. Although I do not compete, I do exhibitions and these arrows see alot of miles and stages in a years time. After hitting my net they fall on the stage, floor, etc and generally get some abuse due to what I do. I rarely have had an issue with them, and when I do it's usually a nok or insert...

My two cents... a GREAT arrow.

[Dado]

Even though I've had nothing but good personal experience with them, later on I switched to CX Nanos and X10s, a friend of mine had not. His seemed to be so fragile that he ended up damaging 3 arrows in 2-3 weeks (no he didn't robin hood them nor damaged them by stacking groups)... He probably ran to a weak set, and later on switched to CX Nanos.
In any case, the better investment might be the ACGs as they are a new product, and seem to be the upgraded version of Navigators. Another shooter from my club shoots them and they've so far stood up to quite a lot of beating but still looking good.