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Offline Thunder

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Re: Shaft Materials: Youpon and "River Cane":
« Reply #15 on: December 01, 2014, 03:52:34 pm »

Hey GlisGlis,
Thanks and you're right those things look huge  :) Here's a pic with a Magnus 125 gr glue on point for scale. I got them from an online store (not sure if I can mention the name) just to try them out. They are 28" from the throat of the nock to the base of the point, a barrel taper 5/16 at point, 11/32 center, 5/16 at nock. They spine around 55# and weigh 600 grains total  with the 150 grain points. I have 2 others finished with 145 gr field points and they shoot great.

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Re: Shaft Materials: Youpon and "River Cane":
« Reply #16 on: December 01, 2014, 04:04:26 pm »
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Hey Russ,
These are Phragmite Reed w/ Yaupon foreshafts...they're a lot more durable than you would think. Something you could probably make with the materials you have available. What part of Texas are you in?
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Re: Shaft Materials: Youpon and "River Cane":
« Reply #17 on: December 01, 2014, 04:11:15 pm »
Thunder ... how long are those foreshafts?
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Re: Shaft Materials: Youpon and "River Cane":
« Reply #18 on: December 01, 2014, 07:06:22 pm »
Nice looking arras  :) :)
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Offline Thunder

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Re: Shaft Materials: Youpon and "River Cane":
« Reply #19 on: December 01, 2014, 07:28:15 pm »
Hey Knoll,
Those foreshafts are 4 1/4" to the back of the point.
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Re: Shaft Materials: Youpon and "River Cane":
« Reply #20 on: December 01, 2014, 09:15:57 pm »
Comancheria, AD is rare in areas that are open to the public.  It's very common on private property.   ;D O:)
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Offline Comancheria

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Re: Shaft Materials: Youpon and "River Cane":
« Reply #21 on: December 03, 2014, 07:03:02 pm »
Well, as follow up, Pat, what you say goes along with what a game biologist told me.  He said the stuff along that highway are pure stands of Pjragmites.
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