Inside an FMJ

[pwiles1968]

D'oh Done it again - Glad these are relatively cheap

[Kae]

Nice Keyboard, lol.

Kae.

[SMiFFAD]

Originally Posted by pwiles1968

D'oh Done it again - Glad these are relatively cheap

Does anyone else find these arrows quite delicate? Ive lost 4 of mine so far to injury. One even snapped bing pulled out of the target!

[Schme1440]

Originally Posted by Kae

Nice Keyboard, lol.

Kae.

Looks like my dads compaq.

Looks like the FMJ's are less hazardous when they do explode like that. The ali seems to contain the carbon and prevent additional splitting.

[MATTeL]

Originally Posted by Schme1440

Looks like the FMJ's are less hazardous when they do explode like that. The ali seems to contain the carbon and prevent additional splitting.

I thought that was partly the point of them, the aluminium skin protecting you and the arrow from damaged carbon.

[Schme1440]

Originally Posted by MATTeL

I thought that was partly the point of them, the aluminium skin protecting you and the arrow from damaged carbon.

You may very well be right. My understanding was its a bit of a gimmick which appears to have worked. Als the ali allows for easier extraction from the target with all these super fast modern bows. But , as smiffad said, they do appear to be more fragile. Still the relatively low price compared to ACE's and X10'2 means it doesnt hurt your wallet too bad when you do damage one.

[Kae]

Originally Posted by MATTeL

I thought that was partly the point of them, the aluminium skin protecting you and the arrow from damaged carbon.

That is the point, so that your dinner doesn't end up with carbon fibers imbedded into it. AFAIK they are a hunting shaft, that seem to work well as a target shaft.

Kae.

[Schme1440]

Originally Posted by Kae

AFAIK they are a hunting shaft, that seem to work well as a target shaft.

I never really understood the difference between hunting shafts and target shafts. Surely if they ar straight they will work well on either circuit?

[clickerati]

Nice purple fletches

[pwiles1968]

Originally Posted by Schme1440

You may very well be right. My understanding was its a bit of a gimmick which appears to have worked. Als the ali allows for easier extraction from the target with all these super fast modern bows. But , as smiffad said, they do appear to be more fragile. Still the relatively low price compared to ACE's and X10'2 means it doesnt hurt your wallet too bad when you do damage one.

I would not say they are more fragile I have 3 that have gone like this but I would not expect much more from a direct impact on the rear, unibushes may have helped a little but I don't think too much and as you said they are cheap.

They do not wear as much as carbon wrapped arrows I have had 1 set for a year now, they have been shot a lot and the pattern has not even worn.

They Do extract more easily than carbon which is great most of the time unless it is raining then the sleeve is really slippery and you can not get a grip on them and ironically they stick like buggery in danage targets and are a pain to pull, a little silicone soon sorts that.

Originally Posted by Schme1440

I never really understood the difference between hunting shafts and target shafts. Surely if they ar straight they will work well on either circuit?

Target shafts cost twice as much I don't really understand either, the Axis FMJ's don't have uni-bushes and are only available with screw in Points but that has never bothered me.

Originally Posted by clickerati

Nice purple fletches

Thank You I like them Very difficult to capture the shade on a photograph.