[c_m_shooter]

I don't know if they keep raising the price of carbon, I'll be whittling arrows out of wood soon. Archery is getting stupid expensive compared to what it was just 5 years ago.

Black eagle intrepids are still $6 fletched. There is no way I can get wood arrows near that cheap.

 

[Grizz67]

I don't know if they keep raising the price of carbon, I'll be whittling arrows out of wood soon. Archery is getting stupid expensive compared to what it was just 5 years ago.

Ah wood...come to the trad side.

 

[ScottD0311]

Black eagle intrepids are still $6 fletched. There is no way I can get wood arrows near that cheap.

I'm not going to buy them, I'm going to make them myself. I've already made two self-bows, might as well continue on my path to the dark side.

 

[c_m_shooter]

I'm not going to buy them, I'm going to make them myself. I've already made two self-bows, might as well continue on my path to the dark side.

Do you have any idea how many shafts you are going to have to cull to make a decent set?

 

[Grizz67]

Surprising few depending on your range expectations. .10-15-20 yards ,good set of wood arrows is not hard to assemble.

 

[c_m_shooter]

Surprising few depending on your range expectations. .10-15-20 yards ,good set of wood arrows is not hard to assemble.

Accuracy expectations, not range expectations.
Ironically, my last set for 20 yards was more difficult to come up with than the set before that for 100 yards.

 

[Grizz67]

Well maybe so,my archery is limited to close range ground hunting and 3D..never ventured into competition field archery. .

 

[ScottD0311]

First, I don't even shoot my compound to 100 yards. Second if I spent my life avoiding things that were hard or difficult then well I would never have picked up a bow 35 years ago to begin with. Third, I'm sure I'll figure it out. Everyone said I was daft for building self-bows and that was a blast. Appreciate the concern though.

 

[portlylawman]

I am beginning to think this is all just rumor at this point because I talked to Easton yesterday and the gal I spoke to said she had no clue what I was talking about.

I also called three rivers yesterday and they had not heard of any changes beyond Easton getting rid of the swaged glue on nocks..

Beyond that he didn’t know what I was talking about.

He even mentioned the ever popular autumn orange line of arrows Easton makes for three rivers, stating they are great sellers. Regardless I will be buying more this weekend.

 

[ScottD0311]

I am beginning to think this is all just rumor at this point because I talked to Easton yesterday and the gal I spoke to said she had no clue what I was talking about.

I also called three rivers yesterday and they had not heard of any changes beyond Easton getting rid of the swaged glue on nocks..

Beyond that he didn’t know what I was talking about.

He even mentioned the ever popular autumn orange line of arrows Easton makes for three rivers, stating they are great sellers. Regardless I will be buying more this weekend.

I could see the camo xx75s going away. I mean most guys these days want high visibility arrows that are easy to track in flight and find in the woods. Camo kind of defeats that purpose. Those are really the only ones I've seen on clearance anywhere.

 

[Carboniac]

I suspect Game Getters and Autumn Oranges way outsell Camo Hunters anymore and thats whats going on.

 

[Crispy78]

I bet it won't be long before they make a "limited edition" FMJ or something with the Camo Hunter graphics. Autumn Orange was a throwback too, and apparently it's doing well.

 

[ScottD0311]

I bet it won't be long before they make a "limited edition" FMJ or something with the Camo Hunter graphics. Autumn Orange was a throwback too, and apparently it's doing well.

If they think there's money in it they'll do it for sure.

 

[Creature]

Typical of today, take what is simple and works and bring on the newest latest and greatest that seems to be no better than what we used in the past and often times is not as good. See it a lot in the firearms industry as well as in archery.

 

[Creature]

I started with wood and will go back to that if they phase out aluminum, as a recreational shooter and hunter they will work just fine for my purpose, carbons ? not for me.

 

[portlylawman]

Spoke to a gal named Tiffany at Easton today while on my lunch break. She said that to her knowledge they are not phasing out aluminum arrows. So there is that…

 

[BigBob75]

Check with Lancaster they are offering 10% off a dozen and the sales ends today. As far has I know its only the camo Hunters.

NO 1816 CAMO HUNTERS! BUMMER!

 

[Rick Harrelson]

I cannot see aluminum going away any time soon, although, they have dropped some of the sizes in the X7 Eclipse. I have not had any issues getting the sizes I need in XX75 Platinum Plus.

The only feedback I have heard is the new Autumn Orange is they are a light brighter than the old version.

 

[BigBob75]

Say what you wish, but it's happening now. No more xx78 Super Slams, none, no more xx75 Camo Hunters. (2117 and 1816). No, it's not happening overnight, just incrementally. I've got mine just in case.

 

[Grizz67]

Yeah aluminum be coming too expensive,no money in it for easton, anymore...everyone pushing carbon,cheap to make..