[Okla_Bowhunter]

I am changing the cam on my legacy to a longer draw, so i will have to get new arrows. I currently shoot the goldtip 5575 "xt's". I have had good luck with them. Is it worth the money to go the the "hunter xt's" so the arrows are matched in weight? I mainly shoot for hunting and do some 3D just for fun. Just not sure I will see a diffence.

Any thoughts?

 

[LXtuner]

The straighter ones are call Pro Hunter's and i don't think you will need the extra straightness. You'd have to shoot at an olympic level to notice the difference and they just aren't worth the money. Plus, a little secret straight from Gold Tip, if you cut off 2 inches from each end the shaft becomes a .001" straight arrow because they are only crooked on the ends. the only thing you won't have is the guaranteed .5gpi matched weight. The XT Hunters do just fine

 

[AKDoug]

The '03 XT's became the XT Hunters in '04. Still a very good arrow.

 

[tedhunter]

G Nocks

you may want to go ahead and use g nocks in them as well. keeps the damage to the rear of the arrow down if you start laying tight groups on a mat or a Rhinehardt. a little more cost per shaft but worth it in the long run. thier durability is phenomenal; especailly for the money.

a friend of mine got me started using hot melt to put the bushings and inserts in - haven't had any warping or wobble with them. nibs require a bit more caution due to the extra heated mass, but haven't had any trouble with them either.

do you guys scuff up the exterior or just acetone the shaft before fletching?? i take a brass rifle cleaning brush and rough up the inside after cutting it off a bit, then q tip it with acetone. just curious.

good luck,

ted

 

[LXtuner]

I try not to use acetone for cleaning. Ive heard it leaves an oily residue that sometimes can affect adhesion. I just use the cleaner then rough up the inside with a bore brush and clean the extra dust from the saw and brush with alcohol. You have to use alcohol over 90%though. Anything less leaves an oily residue that glue doesn't stick to very well. We use 91% and never had problems.

 

[tedhunter]

haven't had any trouble with the acetone and residue, but had heard about the 90% rule on alcohol. thanks for the tip