Axis FMJ's/Recurve?

[sky_high30]

Quick question really, is anyone using Axis FMJ's off a recurve? Going shopping for indoor arrows next week and the brief is something that costs less than £100 that I can shoot indoors off a recurve and outdoors off a compound. At the minute the Axis FMJ is the only one I can come up with, so is anyone else using them?

[Jerry Tee]

One of the guys at Euston park has used 500's on his recurve. He was fairly happy with them but his other arrows are X10's.
If you are going to use them for compound 500's may be a little soft.

[Raphe]

I'm using them at the moment, and very happy with them too.

I got them with the expectation that they wouldn't do the long distances, but havent found that to be a problem (40lb limbs and 30" draw).

I have them fletched with spinwings. I'm sure if I wasn't shooting so badly at the moment they'd be grouping well.

The huge bonus from my perspective is that they appear to be bomb-proof. Not even a scratch on them, despite the odd arrow-strike on the target (or even being dug out of the leg of a stand with a knife). Also much nicer 'feel' when drawing from the target - no more burnt-on straw.

[Allvyn]

I shoot 29" axis FMJ 500s on a 46# recurve with 80 grain rps points and they group pretty well although I believe I've done something wrong because my 2114 platinums seem to group better.

But indoors they group great to the point of worrying if I'll break a few with a stray arrow...

[Jerry Tee]

Did you move the arrow rest up? the diameter of the FMJ's will be smaller than the 2114's. So they won't be sitting right on the button and the center shot will be out and the nocking point will be high because the center of the arrow is lower on the rest.

[Allvyn]

Originally Posted by Jerry Tee

Did you move the arrow rest up? the diameter of the FMJ's will be smaller than the 2114's. So they won't be sitting right on the button and the center shot will be out and the nocking point will be high because the center of the arrow is lower on the rest.

I would've but I was actually in the process of changing rests and risers at that time so all I did was to retune and redo a nocking point. An adjustable rest will help if you intend to switch them up and around often.