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archer_alan
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I have read through quite a few threads on arrow shafts and can't recall one regarding a problem I have, apologies if it has been done before.
As a result of a recent (small) windfall I decided to buy enough bits and pieces to make up 3 dozen 'identical' arrows, having found what I consider to be a working combination (for me) of spine weight, pile weight, draw length, etc.
Having finally made up most of these arrows I was interested to see what sort of variation there is in weight across the set of arrows and am fairly amazed at the results.
Despite using identical fletches, nocks, piles, wraps and shaft lengths the range of weights varies between 420 and 540 grains, a lot more than I was expecting? The shafts were all (supposedly) in the range of 46 - 50lbs when purchased?
To be honest I can live with this variation, I will just group them in smaller sets which weigh about the same as each other, and gradually try and find what works best.
I just wondered if this is an acceptable tolerance from a set of bare shafts?
I have read various accounts of making up arrows and matching spine weights and the way to do it but they all seem so time consuming and I did wonder if it would make that much difference.
As a result of a recent (small) windfall I decided to buy enough bits and pieces to make up 3 dozen 'identical' arrows, having found what I consider to be a working combination (for me) of spine weight, pile weight, draw length, etc.
Having finally made up most of these arrows I was interested to see what sort of variation there is in weight across the set of arrows and am fairly amazed at the results.
Despite using identical fletches, nocks, piles, wraps and shaft lengths the range of weights varies between 420 and 540 grains, a lot more than I was expecting? The shafts were all (supposedly) in the range of 46 - 50lbs when purchased?
To be honest I can live with this variation, I will just group them in smaller sets which weigh about the same as each other, and gradually try and find what works best.
I just wondered if this is an acceptable tolerance from a set of bare shafts?
I have read various accounts of making up arrows and matching spine weights and the way to do it but they all seem so time consuming and I did wonder if it would make that much difference.