Safari arrows

[mike]

I was going to put this in the equipment reviews section but wanted to get peoples' opinions...

Having shot in the 350s for FITA marked field twice recently and having also shot in the low 290s Aus indoor in the past with Safari arrows, I can't fault them really. I think they are the best choice for field and really a next best or equal choice after fat aluminiums for indoor.

One of the only problems I have ever had with Safaris is a high attrition rate -- that is I have alway lost a lot of Safaris through breakage. I had one set once where I lost 5 (!) to robin hoods (in four of them it was my arrow that did it too!) and 2 simply broke in the target as I removed them.

The set I am using at the moment is now down to 8 from 12, again 2 simply snapped in the target (its probably to do with shooting at strammit target butts) one I acidentally shot without a point (can't blame the arrow for that!) and another hit the metal support bar inside a target butt (I have done that with my Beman Divas and they have survived)
(sorry about the arrow carnage Jim)

Luckily their price makes up for their tendancy to break, and at the end of the day, I much prefer arrows that break rather than bend.

I wouldn't use Safaris for target, although I have in the past, because of the drift problem.

However, being a relative newcomer to the sport, I would have to recommend them as a beginners arrow due to cost and quality. I think a beginner is better off with a set of Safaris than X7s for example. And they do work quite well at 90m, its just that they get blown around a bit.

Some arrows break alot, others don't seem to...what are other peoples' experiences?

[Marcus]

I'm shooting CarbonAeros at the moment into stramit butts indoor and not one has broken yet. They are not quite tuned well enough for outdoors but I'm making another set for that reason. I think they are a great choice for beginners, yet by saying so seems to undervalue them. I think they are a great all purpose non long range FITA arrow. Consider that you cn get 12 Doo Sungs for $390 and 12 CarbonAeros for about $120 and you have 24 excellent arrows for less than a set of ACE's.
I'm setting up a set for 3D, ABA and IFAA and I think they will be perfect for that type of shooting. Not as fast as ACE's but I only dropped 2 points in the 3D last week due to bad estimation at 246fps.

[James Park]

Marcus showed me one of the CarbonAero arrows. They look similar to the Safari's. I was quite impressed by them, and feel they would work well.

[compound boy]

Beman ICS rejects?

I started recurve archery in 2000, bought a Hoyt Viper compound in late 2000 and shot my first FITA, a 1155 at the first state ranking round at Homebush in 2001, with the safaris.

I paid 90 Australian dollars for my dozen of Carbon Safaris. I use ACC one piece points, and uni bushings with large groove G-nocks. Also, I put Kurly Vanes instead of normal fletches (too much trouble).

My team mate shot a 1200 in practice, with the same safari setup. They get blown around alot at 90m.

Safaris are truly the only main stay arrows I shoot, can't afford anything else. Of course the 2nd hand ACCs I now have. are worth a few points more per end.

VERY good arrows for the price. Plus the ACC components provide less headache.

[Grant]

Have you every tried the new Carbon Express CXL arrow.
It is less then 9.3mm which makes it FITA legal.
They come in 3 sizes 150's 250's & 350's
The weights are 6.2 grains 6.9 grains & 8 grains for the 350's
If some one is shooting 29" at 55lbs they would shoot a CXL 150.
I think they would be ideal for shooting both 3D & indoors.

[walter tlc]

I've got a dozen of these 45-60 Safari Carbon Arrows but I've yet cut them to length. Could I get some advice how to make them. I am shooting with a martin phantom fuzion 45# @ 27".
What weight should they be and what length? I can't seems to get any data for these arrows. Any comments would help!! Thanks in advance.

[James Park]

I just use the data for the Beman ICS.