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<blockquote data-quote="Konrad" data-source="post: 491264" data-attributes="member: 26549"><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Hi Guys,</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">I learned something new today:</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Easton is now offering FMJ shafts of a larger diameter for crossbows. The factory shaft diameter for the Easton Full Metal Jacket Bolt is 11/32 diameter.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">When I first made the suggestion about using the Easton FMJDG, I was unaware the smaller diameter would present mechanical issues. These new crossbow shafts are offered in either 20 or 22 inch lengths. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">My 2010 Easton catalog does not list this shaft. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">The web site lists the bolts as 13.7 gpi and that falls between the 300 and 250 when going by gpi weights alone. I am willing to bet this is a response to the TAC shooter's demands. As to the nock issue, I'll also bet some combination of nock/bushing could be sized properly or an Easton product is forthcoming. Without knowing the shaft ID it is difficult to know what nock combination would work. Perhaps the anti-dry fire mechanism could be temporarily by-passed for shaft evaluation purposes.</span></span></p><p> </p><p> <a href="http://www.eastonarchery.com/products/product/68" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #800080">http://www.eastonarchery.com/products/product/68</span></span></span></a></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Jon,</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">You were right in correcting my comments about shaft sizing. 24/64 is actually .375.</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Konrad, post: 491264, member: 26549"] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Hi Guys,[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]I learned something new today:[/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]Easton is now offering FMJ shafts of a larger diameter for crossbows. The factory shaft diameter for the Easton Full Metal Jacket Bolt is 11/32 diameter.[/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]When I first made the suggestion about using the Easton FMJDG, I was unaware the smaller diameter would present mechanical issues. These new crossbow shafts are offered in either 20 or 22 inch lengths. [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]My 2010 Easton catalog does not list this shaft. [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]The web site lists the bolts as 13.7 gpi and that falls between the 300 and 250 when going by gpi weights alone. I am willing to bet this is a response to the TAC shooter’s demands. As to the nock issue, I’ll also bet some combination of nock/bushing could be sized properly or an Easton product is forthcoming. Without knowing the shaft ID it is difficult to know what nock combination would work. Perhaps the anti-dry fire mechanism could be temporarily by-passed for shaft evaluation purposes.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT][URL="http://www.eastonarchery.com/products/product/68"][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#800080]http://www.eastonarchery.com/products/product/68[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/URL] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Jon,[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]You were right in correcting my comments about shaft sizing. 24/64 is actually .375.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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