New G5 Arrows

G5 came out with arrows https://www.g5outdoors.com/mark-arrows/

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This year, as a Prime shooter for our shop I was sent 2 dozen of the Mark 203 shafts to try. My opinion that they are good arrows. But, they are heavy and more expensive than they should be.

 

I can guarantee you they are not actually made in the US, unless Easton is making them for G5.

 

Ah, they try to get you here! The components are machined in Michigan, but they don't say anything about the shafts so there's a 99% chance they are made in China. Easton makes most of their carbon shafts in USA and Victory makes theirs in Vietnam, but almost every other manufacturer gets them from China (Black Eagle, Carbon Express, Gold Tip, etc)

 

I've been had! I've read it's the same carbon as Carbon Express. So Michigan via China.
I guess I'll stick to Gold Tip Hunter XT for a better price

 

They are actually up front about it on the same page…you just have to know that 20 plus years means they are not from Easton, and therefore Chinese.

 

I would say that still isn't being "up front" about it where it states "MADE IN MICHIGAN" in giant letters but state it is only the components. They don't say who builds the shafts or where they are built.

 

So there was another thread a while back that Matt Grace actually chimed in on. I managed to find it.

G5 mark arrows made in Michigan????

made in Michigan? I have nothing against g5 or prime, I actually own a prime black 3. But I recently looked into these arrows and the discription on Lancaster archery makes it sound like they are made in the USA? From my knowledge all arrows are made outside the country due to some laws or...

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"I'm not on here too often but I saw the post and wanted to add some clarity to your question about where the arrows are made. G5 is buying the carbon shafts directly from one of the best carbon tube manufacturers in the world and they are based in Korea. We're not buying them from any other arrow manufacturer in the industry. We chose this factory because they could meet the high-quality demands and design features we had for the product line. We're producing all of the components for the arrows in-house in our facility in Memphis, MI on our CNC swiss screw machines that we already produce our broadheads and bow components, as well as medical devices and other precision components for other industries that we do for another part of our business. Another thing worth mentioning is that the arrow shafts come to our factory and besides doing a full inspection of the arrows we do all the assembly of the components to the arrows in-house as well. So every arrow is handled by a G5 employee which helps us ensure a high-quality product, which is our goal for the Mark Series product line. Let me know if you have any other questions.
Matt Grace Owner/G5 Outdoors"

So, what it seems he is saying is that the shafts are made by the same factory that makes CX shafts. But the pre-fletched arrows are all assembled at the G5 factory.

Really no different than anyone else. Shafts are made in either Korea, China or Vietnam and then shipped to the US to be assembled by Black Eagle, CX, G5, Victory, Gold Tip, etc.

 

So they are basically another Sirius/Ethics type arrow. Machine the components, sort shafts and only take the good ones, and assemble.

 

And basically the same as most of the carbon bows. The RX7, Carbon One and Era risers are all made at the same factory and then shipped to the US for assembly.

 

Good rule of thumb

If it's made out of carbon, it ain't made in the USA

 

Unless it's an Easton shaft or a PSE bow.