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PAHunter
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A word of caution to anyone purchasing new Gold Tip arrows.Nothing wrong with the quality,still a great shaft,but they changed the weight on some of their shafts.I shot the camo XT5575 last year which weighed 8.5 gr. per inch,and purchased six more this year to fletch up for hunting.The dealer said they changed the camo pattern,which wasn't a big deal aslong as it was the same shaft, I was ok with it, he said they were.After checking their website,I find that the same arrow this year now weighs 8.0 gr. per inch compared to my others at 8.5.So now I got my old arrows for target and practice, weighing approx.14 gr. heavier then my new ones for hunting after you figure the total length in.And as high as 16 gr. difference with the shaft +/- 2gr. variance,not good,atleast I don't like it.I like to keep all my practice and hunting shafts identical.I did contact Gold Tip and they stated they changed their process on making the shaft,which did change them some,but for the better.So just a word of caution to anyone mixing old shafts with the newer ones,they could weigh alittle different.It would of been nice if the dealer would of told me before hand.Now I got to purchase another 6,just to have 12 arrows the same.These graphite shafts aren't cheap,and if they continue to change them,I'll look into another brand.
