675gr Aluminum Arrow Build / High FOC Heavy Hitter! Traditional Bowhunting 

You motivated me to order some autumn orange 2117 arrows and weighted inserts from Three Rivers. My father gave me some original Bear Razorheads. I'm going to use these in my 1970s 50lb Bear Kodiak Hunter for Kodiak Sitka Deer! Thank you!

Great build I've always loved aluminum arrows I'm gonna build some for my recurve

Nice video! Thank you! I'm glad to see someone building aluminum arrows, which have a higher accuracy to price ratio than carbon arrows. All I shoot are Easton Aluminum arrows. I have dozens (over 200 arrows) of various sizes, with being 2016's the most. With my 35# Taow bow pulling 42#, I'm spot on @ 20yds with full length 2016 GameGetters using 125gr tip and stock insert, 5in shield cut right-helical feathers, and 560gr total weight. But with my 70in 35lb (pulling 41) Bear Tamerlane HC-300, I'm spot on with full length Easton X7 Eclipse 2213's weighing 760gr using 300gr tip and stock inserts. Same 5in shield cut right-helical feathers.

Thank you, thank you, thank you. I'm wanting to try 2117s for my first self-bow and so glad to have found this video.

Another great one Jeff! I do shoot aluminum arrows as well as carbon. Love the aluminums especially for the straightness factor although not quite as durable and like that I may not have to nock tune them as with carbons. I use a lot of 1916s and wish they would sell brass inserts for them. I’m shooting gold tip classic 500’s with my Super Grizzly so I think I can build some 2016’s with high foc, after watching your video. Thank you

Thank you So Much for another great video ! I'm just getting back into Archery after having lost all my gear a while back , and you've been such a great resource for all things traditional . I'm starting up with wood and bamboo arrows , but I'm sure I'll get some Carbon and Aluminum shafts down the road a bit . I have a set of 35 pound and 45 pound ILF limbs to get me back in form and intend to try some wingshooting jumping doves along the powerlines . I'm in North Central Florida , so eventually , Hogs and Deer will be on the menu as well as Turkeys and maybe even some Armadillo . Thanks again for sharing your valuable insights and knowledge on setup , tuning and shooting form ! God Bless and Thanks Again for your Great Work ! Bob

Hey man I just built a 655 grain aluminum and it shoots like no other I have built thanks for the info, mine was a aluminum arrow 5 inch feathers and reg insert 250 grain head it flys so good

Thank you for sharing this build with us. I have been shooting 2315 and 2317 arrows in my compound for many years and I recently decided to shoot them out of my recurve and they shoot surprisingly good. It was a surprise to me because my compound is 78 lb draw and my recurve is 58. I have all factory inserts with 150 grain heads. This may not be the perfect combination but it's what I have to work with and they hit where I aim and hit hard. Mine weigh 579 grains.

Huge fan of your videos. Not new to trad but picking it up after about 12-15 years of dormancy. I’m 30 now and ready to restring my old bows and put that time in. I just ordered everything you built with, but I went with the 1-1/4 cut 200 grain heads. You think that will make a huge difference in flight compared to the 1 1/8? Can’t wait to put these arrows together and definitely a nostalgic arrow for me, I remember my dad shooting these eastons out of his pse compound bow. God bless!

God bless you Jeff.

Very interesting I am hoping to make some of my own arrows someday.

been shooting since 55 and been shooting aluminum as soon as they came out,,nothing works better if you get the spine correct

Thank u sir. I'm curious about your thoughts on wooden arrows? Some old hunting arrows even had a removable foreshaft. I'm guessing for when it breaks and to add more weight but I'm sure u know of all this . Cheers 🍻

I am pretty sure those are camo hunters. 2117 are logs though. Great shaft regardless. I try to set up my bows around 2216 arrows. 2216 are damn wonderful.

Would you kindly tell me that did you do some special treatments ( for example, heat treatment, or chemical treatment) to the bamboo laminations to make them stronger before you used them to make bow limbs ? Thank you very much.

I just pulled a arrow out my target this AM without 275gn of insert and tip.... the easton epoxy takes the full 24hrs. Can confirm.

Thank you for this video, Jeff. I've been shooting aluminums since the 80s. Mainly because they are much more affordable than carbon. I have a compound and some day when I have the extra $, I'll be getting a recurve. Question.... do you line up your broadhead blades with your fletchings? I wondered if it helps arrow flight, or if it even matters.

Awesome! I have a 51#@ 30" bow, I have a 30" draw length. Will this same build work for me with a 31" cut to length shaft?

Jeff, I enjoy your content which had me intrigued to get aluminum arrows after watching your video. I shoot a 50lbs sage with 28.5 inch draw length. I got the 2117 / 400 spine game getters and the 100 grain brass inserts for the 2117s, but my bare shaft tuning has been a nightmare. I never had any issues with my carbon arrows, but aluminums have me stumped. Every time I shoot it keeps showing weak spine. I have cut my arrow down in 1/8 increments as I would like to stay around 250 grains up front with such a heavy arrow. The arrow was cut to 29in and still showed week. I have checked the brace height and form, as I shot my carbon bare shaft and it was on. I have a field point test kit, and been shooting the arrows trying different weights now, but Any suggestions, I really like the hard hitting of the aluminums but just cant seem to get a arrow to flight straight??? I appreciate your videos and look forward to your response. God Bless!

You just opened my eyes to a lighted nock for aluminums. It's all I shoot, 2016's cut to 28 with 315 up front out of my 40lb Longbow, very hard hitters! But do you think those would work in the 2016's' as well? Thanks in advance and I love the content!

Thank you so much for the videos! Shooting a 45 lb. Longbow w/27" draw. What would the equivalent aluminum arrow be for a 600? Or would you recommend the aluminum equivalent of a 500?

So how do you cut aluminum arrows?

Just wondering what a recurve would cost me? A hunting setup.

You originally said the cut shaft with that doctor for the knock in was 369 And then you said the shaft weighed 362 I listened to it several times check it yourself

Hey Jeff, greetings vom good old Germany. What about the foc of these heavy arrows?? Is it necessary to change nockhigh for these high foc arrows??? Joerg Bowhunter Vormwald

What is the biggest diameter of aluminum arrows made

Not that the difference of 7 grains makes a big deal but I just want to know what the arrow actually ways

Great video Jeff I am experimenting with aluminum currently. My question is do you use the same arrow saw blade you us3 on carbon? I'm getting a heck of a burr after cutting.

Hi. So JUDO points are so light, what would you recommend to use to get them to weight

Where do you get heavier inserts for 2016 shafts?

So you don’t try to orient the 3 blades of the board head to the fletchings?

Hey there Jeff I’m working with. 40lb longbow with a 28 3/4 draw. What aluminum hunting arrow setup would you run? Thank you in advance !

Would you recommend these over a carbon arrow build? What is your preferred setup between the two?

Jeff on aluminum arrows is there a stiff side like there is on carbon and if so how do you tell

Dose feather length make a different

Please let me know what 100 grain inserts you used! I've looked everywhere

Jeff I have a C2 longbow you built me & I want to build me some aluminum arrows for it. It’s 44 lbs @ 28”. What size shaft do you recommend?

I have some 720 grain 2317s for my 65# bow. Excessive? Maybe.

aluminum? I use to shoot them, but then I thought about it and they didn't fit the traditional archery paradigm that was trying to keep, so I stowed them away for visitors who come over.

first trad bow if you were moving from compound?what would it be?

I have 2016 with swaged nock ends, can I cut from the nock end to get the aluma nock to fit ?

Killed two coyotes today with vapor

Someone help! I want some aluminum arrows, 60" longbow 45# at 28" with a 28" draw.... 1916? 2117? 2213?

What is a 2213. (Spine)