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Swampeast

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Question about Arrows
« on: June 30, 2009, 12:06:42 am »
I am new to primitive archery and brand new to this list. What size bamboo or wooden shaft do I need for a 25# bow?
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Offline boo

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Re: Question about Arrows
« Reply #1 on: June 30, 2009, 12:23:09 am »
you can probably get by with 5/16 shafts? thats what i used for my kids. as far as cane goes????? probably smaller.
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Re: Question about Arrows
« Reply #2 on: June 30, 2009, 10:12:32 am »
Being new to primitive archery I would recommend 5/16" diameter arrows.  However, there was an interesting article in the April/May issue which talked about using 1/4" shafts with good results.
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Offline scattershot

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Re: Question about Arrows
« Reply #3 on: June 30, 2009, 12:16:22 pm »
I'd go with 1/4" dowels from Lowe's, myself. Those 5/16"ers will spine in the mid-40's. As far as cane goes, you can adapt to the bow by leaving them longer. I assume you're shooting a primitive bow with no shelf?
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Re: Question about Arrows
« Reply #4 on: June 30, 2009, 05:18:20 pm »
The 5/16" polar dowels work well for a bow of that weight if you leave them a few inches longer than your draw length.
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