Just curious what you think of them and the durability of them?
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Day six arrows, who shoots them and what do you think?
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Just curious what you think of them and the durability of them?
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I really like them, been shooting Day Six for 4 years now. I have two setups, my elk bow: Elite Impulse 31 80#'s 30" DL- 250 spine, 125 grain head, 4 fletch and lighted nock. Right at 600 grains. Deer setup: Elite Energy 32 65#'s 30" DL- 300 spine, 125 grain head, 4 fletch and lighted nock. Right at 550 grains. Durability has been great. I switched from Easton Axis to these. I wanted a .166 diameter arrow. The pricing and quality is there. I have yet to get a bad arrow and I have 3 dozen each for the two set ups.
Do you use the Day Six Broad Heads as well?
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No I shoot Iron Will BH's. A buddy shoots them. He is new to hunting overall and this was his first year bowhunting. He smoked his first deer. The Evo was great. I helped him with setup and found the EVO's shot right with his field points. He has been very happy with them. In comparing them I'm invested in the IW's but I would not hesitate to shoot the EVO's if I were starting from scratch.
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IMHO they are an arrow for the guy that has everything. I mean you can buy Carhartt jeans for $30 or you can by designer jeans for well over $300 if you want to......same thing. You get what you pay for to an extent but then you get to a point where you get what you get because it makes you feel good and maybe even excludes you from the others.
I still admire rich people (it's a generational thing) so it's not a slam........and if I had money to burn I might even shoot them too but I have to be more practical so I can do other hobbies as well.
I still admire rich people (it's a generational thing) so it's not a slam........and if I had money to burn I might even shoot them too but I have to be more practical so I can do other hobbies as well.
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I wouldn’t say they are tge same as any average arrow. They are one of the thickest micro-diameter arrows so they are tough. It’s more like stepping up to carhart from lees. There are other microdiameter arrows that are similar and there probably isnt much of a difference but they are definitely higher quality than your average arrow.
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I have killed a lot of animals with the bow and have never had arrow breakage factor into that. Most carbons unless you pick a brittle one are plenty tough. It could be trying to go micro complicates that and that's why I'm not a fan of them for real world hunting. Since the penetration gains are moot due to the BH cutting OD.
So you can get a dozen of their shafts for 200+ or say a doz Hunter XT's for $52 that are plenty strong for the task at hand so I think my analogy is spot on.
I guess if you shoot the $174 top on the line Easton's or similar then I'll agree but from practical experience I haven't seen a true advantage even to those for a hunter that's actually in the field. I'd just get the Bowhunter 6.5 and kill things just as well.
So you can get a dozen of their shafts for 200+ or say a doz Hunter XT's for $52 that are plenty strong for the task at hand so I think my analogy is spot on.
I guess if you shoot the $174 top on the line Easton's or similar then I'll agree but from practical experience I haven't seen a true advantage even to those for a hunter that's actually in the field. I'd just get the Bowhunter 6.5 and kill things just as well.
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What animals sre you shooting? That makes a big difference. How often are you shooting. I shoot nearly year round and bust a lot of arrows. I went through a dozen carbon express in a month one time. I have done day six arrows that i’ve had at least 4 years. For whitetail i shoot cheaper arrows but for elk i want something higher quality because thats the setup im shooting most of the year and elk are tough.
For your analogy, and i do build my own arrows, i have bought 18 day six in the last 4 years. Before i shot those i was buying a dozen a year or so of the cheaper arrows. So, in 4 years it has evened out, and i dont plan on needing any more in the next 2-3 years.
the other thing is i have a short draw and wanted a higher weight arrow for the spine i shoot, these were the ones i settled on.
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I used to think the same but now a dozen XT’s are $150 per finished dozen unless you find them on sale. Easton top end hunting arrows are now $320+ per dozen, axis and fmj’s are around $225-$260. Gold tip hunters are $190 on Lancaster. Prices are way up across the board so the value is there with the Day Six’s. That’s why I changed.
Shoot the HD's on my setups. 250 spine on my 80lbs RX7 Ultra and 275 spine on my Lift 33. Last year hunted/culled 52 animals and only two broken arrows. Also the only arrow I accidentally shot into a brick wall at 20y with my 80lbs RX7 and the arrow survived.Still hunting with that arrow.
Also hunt with their broadheads and onw BH has been through 4 animals and ready to go again. Very easy to tune.Only negative is the sharp tip often breaks off but when resharpening I just male it a small tanto shape and it works. Leaves good blood trials due to the bleeder blades in front cutting first before the main blade opens up the wound.
Also hunt with their broadheads and onw BH has been through 4 animals and ready to go again. Very easy to tune.Only negative is the sharp tip often breaks off but when resharpening I just male it a small tanto shape and it works. Leaves good blood trials due to the bleeder blades in front cutting first before the main blade opens up the wound.
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