I bring you along learning to fletch my own arrows. Hope you learn as much as I did! Thanks for watching! Blackeagle Rampage Arrows- www.blackeagle... G5 Stryker 125 V2- shop.g5outdoor...
The ez fletch should have come with a little cap that slides down the arrow when all three fletches are being glued to the shaft. It is like a securing ring while it dries. Mine did.
G5 makes a squaring tool that can be used on your arrows after cutting. It will help eliminate some of the need for matching the broadheads since it will help make sure all the arrows have square ends. I spin my arrows before doing any cutting or fletching as well. Sometimes you can find that your arrow spins better cutting an inch or so off each end. As mentioned by others, I also put a spot of glue at the ends of the fletches to help keep them from getting caught on anything. And I shoot through paper with a bare shaft before fletching to nock tune. I mark the nock with a sharpie to keep the same side up while shooting each time and then turn it until all the arrows are shooting a bullet hole. It has almost eliminated the need to broadhead tune. Only very minor adjustments required, if any at all. Hope some of that helps you out, Dirk. Good luck this season, it's about to get rolling here in Idaho!
Dirk, great video. The only thing I would add is that acetone can break down the polymer in the arrow (the stuff that bonds the carbon strands together) if you leave it on too long, or you use it multiple times. It won't be an issue if you only do the arrow once, but I wanted to point that out. Denatured alcohol works just as well without the fear of breaking down the arrow. The other thing to add is that you should put the "cap" on the jig to hold the arms down tight against the arrow. Have fun this season, and I look forward to seeing your success.
Good call on the acetone. Thank you for sharing that nugget👍🏻 Yes sir, I found that cap once I turned the camera off. Glad I did, probably would have been a mess lol
Just FYI... he’s shooting black eagle spine sorted .001” straitness arrows. 95% of the time these arrows are perfect. No need to nock tune. I’m a little OCD so I nock tune all my arrows. Just my $.02.
I’ve tried several different types of glue on fletchings and so far the loctite ultra gel control works the best. Just make sure you clean the shaft before the fletching starts. Also dirk, what I have noticed with the tuning process is if you fletch with a 3 degree helical, there’s no need to tune the broadheads. Your arrow will spin so fast right out of the bow that it stabilizes and will seriously spin as it penetrates the animal or target. Just my 2 cents that I’ve tested... thank you for all you do and look forward to more
I have found a .17 caliber bore brush works well for scoring the inside of the arrow shaft. Much easier than rolling sandpaper. The Otis brand cleaning kit has a nice T-handle bore brush setup
Personally I would spin the arrow and either pick the side wobbles most and cut more from that side or automatically cut off both ends. The straightness of the arrows typically center 28". So cutting down to as close to that is best. I usually cut 2" off the back and remaining off the front. You would want to square both ends of the arrows, including the nock side and the inserts and all. Circles in circles can cause wobble so squaring all sides and sometimes you have to spin components. You can use the wire brush off for riffle barrel cleaning as well to score or scuff the inside of the arrow. Good video and good luck this year!
A little pro tip from an amateur here, a great consistent way to score the inside of your arrow shaft is to use a .22 caliber barrel brush or a .17 caliber for micro diameter shafts. Also when cutting length cut and square the nock side and the tip side this will prevent torque under load. Awesome to see some more videos! I am really excited to see you getting more "custom" with your setup, keep up the good work.
I recomend a drop of glue on the leading and trailing tip of each fletch. Other than that it looked professional! My elk bomb consist of 33" Victory Vap 250, 50gr insert/ousert, AAE Max using the Arizona mini max, 100 gr German Kenetic Silver Star. Comes in at 500 gr. I have a 30.5 draw and get some great speed and awesome penetration. Same arrow for deer except I use a 100gr. SEVR 2.1 Good luck and can't wait for the video with the kill shot.
As long as you have a tuned bow, and you take the time to tune your arrows correctly you will have great broadhead flight. As one guy mentioned, g5's squaring tool. You cut off both ends of the shaft before you fletch then square them. Insert and square the insert. You're vane's can be lined up by shaving a bit more off the insert at a time. Good luck hunting!
I’m shooting victory vap tko with feathers and 150 grain ethics archery insert and sleeve. My Broadhead is a 250 grain cutthroat single bevel. My arrows total weight is 657 grains.
I’ve used black eagle deep impacts for the last few years. Finish arrow wt is 480 grs. Shot these out of a 60 lb bow with complete pass thru on rag horn at distance.. now out of a 70 lb bow. Have used the gambit of broadheads.. sharp and true is my choice whatever brand..sons set up is similar as mine. His arrows are 460’s out of his 58 lb bow.. (14 yr old). Good luck this year.. may your aim be true and those bombs make contact.
Dirk you’re the man! I changed to a new set of arrows this year and chose to go with the black eagle rampage, iron will impact collar, 50 grain brass insert, and AAE max stealth fletching ‘s. Total arrow weight ended up being 572 grains. I guess I was a little insecure but after seeing your video I have a lot more confidence in my set up. Thanks a lot!
When I put my inserts in my arrow I used a pistol cleaning brush. Ran it down turned back and forth going in and out a couple times. Don’t have to worry about rolling sandpaper. Thanks for the video, I’m thinking about building my arrows, might do that next year since I don’t have any of the arrow building things like the EZ fletch, saw, squaring tool, and arrow spinner.
@@THEBUGLERBRAND you have no idea what that means to hear coming from you! I’m a complete noob to archery, and I helped you with something! Sorry, got excited lol
My arrow set up is 425gn with a Kudu single bevel broadhead. I do cut both ends off of my arrows usually 1-1.5" off the back end and the rest off the front. I have found this can in most instances make a lesser grade arrow straighter. I used to align my broadheads like you because I didn't ant any chance of equipment not working but nowadays I spin test and glue where they spin.
I like to spin my arrows first to take that wobble out of the bad end. Then square the end and glue in my insert. Then I'll nock tune my arrows to line up with the spine. Then fletch. Love the video.
I spine test after I cut my arrow to length. Then I hot glue a insert in and then mark the arrow with a white marker. Then I shoot the arrow from 5’ to see which way the arrow is naturally spinning off the string. Then I run the helical to which way the arrow is spinning. Then remove insert and clean fletching and arrow like you did. Then I use a ram arrow tester to spin check Broadheads. Probably over kill but why not do it for hunting if I do this for shooting 3D. Good video!
Great video. Although I haven’t hunted Elk yet, I went through the process, for the first time, of testing handload to determine spine & weight. After ordering a dozen fletched 300 spine arrows I then did the insert tune with a 100 grain insert/outsert. Just nocked tuned them today with 125 g EVO broadheads. Flying great. Next year, I will fletch my own arrows. I’m thinking I will fletch after the insert tune and bare shaft nock tune. The one thing I’m not yet clear on is the helix...
The best part about the AZ ez fletcher is if you have a fletching issue before the hunt you can re fletch and be good to go. And yes the helical is nuts but it's absolutley worth it.
I four fletch with 2 inch Gatway Rayzor feathers. Then I put a 100 grain Ethics Archery stainless steel insert in the arrow. I am going to use two different braodheads this year. One is a 125 grain glue on Grizzly single bevel with a 75 grain steel insert adapter glued in to it. The other broadleaf is a 200 grain Valkyrie Bloodeagle. Total arrow weight is 585 with 24% F.O.C. I am just hunting white tails but I hunt close to property boundaries some time and want to put them down fast.
28" VAP TKO w/95gr SS insert and 125gr bone broadhead. Total weight is 519gr with a 17% FOC. They shoot great and drive deep. My anecdotal observations have been increased penetration on game animals over my lighter setups.
Thx Dirk! after watching, I'm not sure why I am paying someone else to build my arrows, like reloading your own shells, once you have the tools, just tinker with it until you have the perfect setup. Good luck this fall, can't wait to watch you guys throw the smack down on the bully-bullies:)
Thanks Scott! Good luck this fall to you as well! Missed having beers at FDFT this spring with you 😥 You get down this way, look me up and I’ll buy you a beer or 3! 🍻🍺
Time to prime the TH-cam crowd for the new year. We need a highlight reel of “the filmer” Dusty Rupe’s greatest hitman reel! Takin’ down “the bugler” one shot at a time!!! “Leave cannoli and take the bow” type of classic stuff man! Still have to picture you as a cat person now which guts me... cheers and good luck this year Dirk!
Great video, i just bought a EZ fletch last week, now i know how to use it!! Definitely will try building my own arrows in the future, thanks for the laughs and keep sculpting your guns👍🏻
Good stuff Dirk. I’ve never lined my Broadheads with my fletchings but I will now. I to use G5 Striker and Montec. Good luck this year. I’ll be heading to Idaho in a couple weeks.
Couple comments, I'm no pro but I've built a lot of arrows and have the process pretty well dialed in. Spin your shafts first and figure out which end(s) have runnout. Use your trim to effectively straighten your shafts. In my experience you can turn +/-.003 into +/-.001 this way. Also, IMHO arrow straightness and squareness are your 2 biggest culprits for wobble, not the fit of your insert. Get the G5 ASD to square your shafts and then your inserts (post istall) and use a silver or black sharpie to make sure they are 100% square across the whole face. No matter how good your saw and technique, they aren't coming off as square as they could or should be. I square the opposite end before cutting because what's off on one end will translate to the other as you cut. Now is the time to nock tune if you are going to do that (recommend you do). Here's where my OCD kicks in. I don't match my inserts looking for runout as that's been handled by squaring, but I do match by weight. I weigh my cut shafts inserts, weights, and broadheads/field points and zero out my assembled arrow to arrow weight. On an extended range shot, that weight difference translates to speed difference and vertical dispersion on target. When complete, arrows I build are either 0.0 or within 0.1 grain (+/-.05 grain) of each other. If i get an outlier, it goes in the practice bin. A note on cleaning: Don't wipe back and forth when you are cleaning. You're smearing and spreading instead of removing contaminants. Wipe one direction with a rolling off motion (think paper towel commercial) then move to a fresh clean spot on the pad and repeat. You go through more cotton, but the results are far better. On the insert side, I use a .22 or .17 brass cleaning brush chucked in a cordless drill then go back with acetone and a q-tip. Now that your arrows are square and clean let them flash off for a minute or two. Any remaining acetone will weaken or break your glue bond...same for the inserts. Now fletch to match your nock tune if you did that step. I love my EZ Fletch, I run 2 at a time so I can be gluing and curing at the same time. Don't mash on the retainer. It's for alignment and stabilization not to squeeze. If you put it on too tight, you will glue starve the front of your vanes and they will pop off. They only need 30-45 seconds to set. After that they are safe to remove and you can tip and tail the vanes with a little dot of glue. Set them aside for a few hours to fully cure. I give each vane a light tug to make sure it's on there good and then spin'em again just for reassurance. If you find any runnout...practice bin. The rest are ready for the quiver. I'm not sayin I'm right, but myself and my hunting buddies have seen the difference the attention to detail makes on target and on penetrating an animal.
I’m shooting a 556gr victory Xtorsion this year. Aae max veins, 50gr insert, 100gr Sevr 1.5s out of my 80# black 5. 280fps... I’m so ready I can’t even tell ya! Sept 4 is day 1 for me! Good luck, bro. No accidents this year!
Love the Content Dirk! Keep at it. It's baffling that you don't have more views and subscribers. You're, personable and have an excellent personality. Keep at it and you'll get there. Saw you on B.R.O. videos. You're hilarious with Trent on there 🤣
I shoot. 635gr. Nock tuned..insert tuned then bareshaft tuned. I shoot a. Couple differing single bevels. I can say 100% certain they will shatter 5 ribs...punch both lungs and break a ks whitetail shoulder joint then pass through
Enjoyed as usual, I use the out skirt on the rampage, great arrow. Believe your going to break 460 which the entry to the man zone 😎 Good luck this yr, will be watching after I get through hunting.
Just over here tooting on our bugle horn trying to get ready for elk season.. How do you do that chuckleballgrunt thing? Trying to call in a next level bull this year, asking for a friend..
I’m running 800 grain arrows with 28% foc (500 grains up front ) and a tuffhead single bevel. Heading out in Manitoba for elk in a few days so Mby I’ll get to let y know how they deal with that elk shoulder.
I aligned all of my broadheads with my fletchings when I built my VAP TKO's. I could tell a difference in my own shooting after I built them vs just store bought Gold Tip Pierce Platinum arrows off the shelf. My cock vein and the top blade of the broadheads are all aligned with the spine on the top. I went with firenock outserts with extra 20 grain easton deep six inserts installed in the shaft so they are supported from the inside and outside sleeve, and it added a couple extra percent of FOC. Ive missed a target at 70 and hit a rock straight on and it was still all perfectly straight shooting 294 fps and the arrows are all 458 grains plus or minus .2 grains, perfect.
I'm shooting a 5mm match grade FMJ 400 spine with 50 grain brass insert 100 grain points vinyl wrap and a 4 fletch AAE pro max vane with nockturnal nock. Total weight is 470 grains, not for elk just whitetail.
I shot a 590 grain arrow with 100 grain brass insert i used a sand squar to tru the end of the insert but just screw in the slick tricks I am going to try the alignment method seems to make sense. O mine are out the box I cant cut them 300 spine i have a 31.5 I Inch draw
Easton 400 FMJ Deep six 4mm, 100gr broadhead Magnus stingers ..total weight 425gr. Full pass through. Razor sharp broadhead, i sharpen my broadheads with the stay sharp jig.
I just got a pair of those stay sharps, one for replaceable and one for magnus. Definitely gets them real-deal sharp. I only went up to 1500 grit paper, I was thinking I might even go full overkill and do 3000 with water next.
Do you crosshatch the rear of the shaft so the glue gets better grip? Not sure if that helps or not but some folks do it. Gold Tip Airstrikes for me this year on one bow, Victory RIP 204 on another bow. Both about 408g. Used the Victory's last year with 125g ViperTricks shot from Mathews Creed @~65#, punched through a Roosevelt cow at 55yds breaking 2 ribs. Didn't find the arrow...
Went with micro diameter arrows with ethics archery steel inserts collar 180g. 125 kudo point. 650g all together. They're kinda badass. Its like Leonidas in 300 throwing that spear like a mile and nailing that persian. Ps.. Where you at? Where's the content? You ok?
Dirk, in one of the Born & Raised Outdoors videos you're walking along a trail when you and I for which of the others you were with when you stopped and did an impromptu bit about the Lip Balm that has it's own 'built in' retractable lanyard which you clip to your clothing of pack strap, I did purchase some of them and gave them 'all' to my granddaughter and her husband for their backpacking adventures, she said their camping gear boxes are in storage and can't get to them right now, can you tell me Brand Name of the lip Balm you use when you and all the others are out calling in all the Elk from everywhere? Y'all be safe and may you always shoot straight bringin home all the bulls!
@@THEBUGLERBRAND Another question, which Born In The Outdoors video's 'Name?' I remember watching your 'Impromptu shout out' for Lip Zips CRACKED ME UP, when I ordered the ones I gave to my granddaughter I mentioned your short plug for their fine product, I was somewhat surprised they didn't respond to my plug for you! I'd like to see the plug for Lip Zip again : )))
The fletchings didn't fall off because you didn't use the magic pen. They fell off because you used acetone to clean the shafts. Acetone and other solvents reduce the bonding strength of Cyanoacrylate based glues. Solvents should only be used to clean arrows when using a solvent based glue such as fletchtite, fletchtite platinum, etc... Clean with a lint free cloth and water.... that's it.
Still be confident in the Montec, it is a solid head. I've hit a rock with one and I was still able to just file it and use as a practice broadhead so im not using and dulling my hunting ones. The main shaft and 3 blades stayed completely straight and just bent the tip a little bit. For the money I think they're one of the toughest heads out there. Tried a grim reaper and purposely shot a 3/4" plywood sheet to test its durability and it was completely unusable after. Aluminum main shaft is a no go.
@@Breezio69 thanks for the info I also have my practice broadheads and my hunting broadheads been practicing a lot elk season is just right around the corner here in Colorado and good luck to you if you're going this season
@@jamescraig5526 I've already been up for 4 days here in Utah, got into elk 3 out of the 4 days so I was pretty stoked! Wish I could have sealed the deal on a 5x5 I was chasing the whole time, but I have multi season tag so I have several opportunities if I can't get it done with the sticks 😂 good luck to you as well
Chris Sturm generally I like 3 blades better than 2. I tried them last year and they worked well. I shot the “Solid Broadhead” 2 blade in the past as well. Both flew very nice, but I like the bigger holes that the Strykers make. I just haven’t found a broadhead that’s better in that regard.
so why dont you try a few 550 grain arrows on hunts! and mr RF who your referring to on his 800 grain arrows.... it shows you didnt do much research on that talk at all.....
Sounds like you have a bit of a rub. Here’s the interesting tidbit of information that you’re missing friend- I have shot 550 grain arrows on hunts. Killed a 6 point bull with a 550 grain arrow with a mouth tab. Before I had the bow set up with the mouth tab, I was shooting at 70 lbs. the trajectory of the arrows was pathetic and if there’s was 5 yards of misjudgment, arrow impact was affected drastically. Shooting a 450 grain arrow with 65 lbs shows much less drop, and still deadly placement. As for 800 grain arrows, be my guest if you’re shooting hogs and deer on a corn feeder, or elk at 20 yards. I for one won’t be experimenting with such folly, as I like the ability to shoot elk out to 45 yards without 5 wide gapped pins on my bow. But hey, what do I know. I’ve only got 3 decades of experience actually killing elk with a so called “too light of an arrow”, instead of writing down on paper and making videos what should or should not work.
@@THEBUGLERBRAND i do appreciate your reply and can seewhere your coming from right up until you mention 800 grain arrows.... then you went down the rabbit hole a bit! as a rebuttal.... in your 3 decades how many elk have you taken? and how many were alum vs carbon arrows?
@@thebackforty939 Let’s just say I’ve taken a bull for every year Ive archery elk hunted, and a few more..... From 1989- 1999 I shot 25” aluminum arrows out of an overdraw that hovered around 400 grains. Worked fine. Killed em dead. Started shooting carbons and upped the weight to around 430-450 depending on arrows and heads. Again, worked like a charm. There’s no argument that 800 grain arrows penetrate. That they do really well. But 430 grain arrows do too without the wild pin gaps. Buddy, you can shoot them logs if you like. For me, I can’t justify the down side 👍🏻
I think of it this way, how heavy an arrow and which Broadhead is every persons personal opinion. But, like rifle hunting, you should be looking for as much penetration as possible, all Hunter`s are looking for a blood trail to fallow, I hope. Almost all animals deer and elk jump the noise they hear, string or bow noise and arrow flight, if you`re shooting 30-50 yd. shot and you hit high or forwards of where you`ve aimed because of the animal ducking and jumping forward, then I still want penetration for a kill. Not a shoulder shot or a gut shot, where some shed hunter finds him the next spring, these so called Deadheads. Those who are shooting their 80-90 even over 100 yd. shots, should stay on the 3D course and stay out of the woods. They have no respect for the animal they are hunting.
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The ez fletch should have come with a little cap that slides down the arrow when all three fletches are being glued to the shaft. It is like a securing ring while it dries. Mine did.
G5 makes a squaring tool that can be used on your arrows after cutting. It will help eliminate some of the need for matching the broadheads since it will help make sure all the arrows have square ends. I spin my arrows before doing any cutting or fletching as well. Sometimes you can find that your arrow spins better cutting an inch or so off each end.
As mentioned by others, I also put a spot of glue at the ends of the fletches to help keep them from getting caught on anything. And I shoot through paper with a bare shaft before fletching to nock tune. I mark the nock with a sharpie to keep the same side up while shooting each time and then turn it until all the arrows are shooting a bullet hole. It has almost eliminated the need to broadhead tune. Only very minor adjustments required, if any at all.
Hope some of that helps you out, Dirk. Good luck this season, it's about to get rolling here in Idaho!
Dirk, great video. The only thing I would add is that acetone can break down the polymer in the arrow (the stuff that bonds the carbon strands together) if you leave it on too long, or you use it multiple times. It won't be an issue if you only do the arrow once, but I wanted to point that out. Denatured alcohol works just as well without the fear of breaking down the arrow.
The other thing to add is that you should put the "cap" on the jig to hold the arms down tight against the arrow.
Have fun this season, and I look forward to seeing your success.
Good call on the acetone. Thank you for sharing that nugget👍🏻
Yes sir, I found that cap once I turned the camera off. Glad I did, probably would have been a mess lol
You should’ve nock tuned your arrows before you fletched them. Love your videos as always
Just FYI... he’s shooting black eagle spine sorted .001” straitness arrows. 95% of the time these arrows are perfect. No need to nock tune. I’m a little OCD so I nock tune all my arrows. Just my $.02.
Good stuff man! Love seeing big dogs take the time and learn more and put more effort into the set up. Good luck this season!
I’ve tried several different types of glue on fletchings and so far the loctite ultra gel control works the best. Just make sure you clean the shaft before the fletching starts. Also dirk, what I have noticed with the tuning process is if you fletch with a 3 degree helical, there’s no need to tune the broadheads. Your arrow will spin so fast right out of the bow that it stabilizes and will seriously spin as it penetrates the animal or target. Just my 2 cents that I’ve tested... thank you for all you do and look forward to more
Thank you for the tips!
I have found a .17 caliber bore brush works well for scoring the inside of the arrow shaft. Much easier than rolling sandpaper. The Otis brand cleaning kit has a nice T-handle bore brush setup
Personally I would spin the arrow and either pick the side wobbles most and cut more from that side or automatically cut off both ends. The straightness of the arrows typically center 28". So cutting down to as close to that is best. I usually cut 2" off the back and remaining off the front. You would want to square both ends of the arrows, including the nock side and the inserts and all. Circles in circles can cause wobble so squaring all sides and sometimes you have to spin components. You can use the wire brush off for riffle barrel cleaning as well to score or scuff the inside of the arrow. Good video and good luck this year!
Chris Ochoa thanks for the advice!
A little pro tip from an amateur here, a great consistent way to score the inside of your arrow shaft is to use a .22 caliber barrel brush or a .17 caliber for micro diameter shafts. Also when cutting length cut and square the nock side and the tip side this will prevent torque under load. Awesome to see some more videos! I am really excited to see you getting more "custom" with your setup, keep up the good work.
I recomend a drop of glue on the leading and trailing tip of each fletch. Other than that it looked professional!
My elk bomb consist of 33" Victory Vap 250, 50gr insert/ousert, AAE Max using the Arizona mini max, 100 gr German Kenetic Silver Star. Comes in at 500 gr. I have a 30.5 draw and get some great speed and awesome penetration.
Same arrow for deer except I use a 100gr. SEVR 2.1
Good luck and can't wait for the video with the kill shot.
Put a drop of glue at each end of the fletch and that will help the fetching stay on when ripping thru an elk... bulletproof them arrows
jeffrey bateham yup! Always called it tipping and tailing.
I have an ancient ezfletch but I upgraded to a bitzenberger. Keep the ezfletch clean with acetone . Happy hunting DD.
Oh and nice hat rookie .
I use a bitzenberger as well, love it
As long as you have a tuned bow, and you take the time to tune your arrows correctly you will have great broadhead flight. As one guy mentioned, g5's squaring tool. You cut off both ends of the shaft before you fletch then square them. Insert and square the insert. You're vane's can be lined up by shaving a bit more off the insert at a time.
Good luck hunting!
Another good one. I'm getting interested in DIY arrow making after 31 years of bowhunting.
Great video as always. This year I am running the FMJ's with the half out insert and 100 grain Exodus. Good luck this season and stay safe.
I think this years camo is made from bubble wrap..........lol
Jason Clark might need it!
I’m shooting victory vap tko with feathers and 150 grain ethics archery insert and sleeve. My Broadhead is a 250 grain cutthroat single bevel. My arrows total weight is 657 grains.
And?
How's it working ?
I’ve used black eagle deep impacts for the last few years. Finish arrow wt is 480 grs. Shot these out of a 60 lb bow with complete pass thru on rag horn at distance.. now out of a 70 lb bow. Have used the gambit of broadheads.. sharp and true is my choice whatever brand..sons set up is similar as mine. His arrows are 460’s out of his 58 lb bow.. (14 yr old). Good luck this year.. may your aim be true and those bombs make contact.
Dirk you’re the man! I changed to a new set of arrows this year and chose to go with the black eagle rampage, iron will impact collar, 50 grain brass insert, and AAE max stealth fletching ‘s. Total arrow weight ended up being 572 grains. I guess I was a little insecure but after seeing your video I have a lot more confidence in my set up. Thanks a lot!
Jacob Brazell those should be great!
Awesome vid man! I'm shooting 29.5 inch DaySix HD250 with 100 gr outsert, 125gr Striker and helical 4 fletch that I do myself. Pushing 700 grains
When I put my inserts in my arrow I used a pistol cleaning brush. Ran it down turned back and forth going in and out a couple times. Don’t have to worry about rolling sandpaper. Thanks for the video, I’m thinking about building my arrows, might do that next year since I don’t have any of the arrow building things like the EZ fletch, saw, squaring tool, and arrow spinner.
I just tried your tip this summer while building arrows again. Worked great! Thanks for the idea👍🏼
@@THEBUGLERBRAND you have no idea what that means to hear coming from you! I’m a complete noob to archery, and I helped you with something! Sorry, got excited lol
@@XtremeBUZZ hey buddy I’m game to learn from everyone 🙌🏼 Thanks!
My arrow set up is 425gn with a Kudu single bevel broadhead. I do cut both ends off of my arrows usually 1-1.5" off the back end and the rest off the front. I have found this can in most instances make a lesser grade arrow straighter. I used to align my broadheads like you because I didn't ant any chance of equipment not working but nowadays I spin test and glue where they spin.
I like to spin my arrows first to take that wobble out of the bad end. Then square the end and glue in my insert. Then I'll nock tune my arrows to line up with the spine. Then fletch. Love the video.
Many thanks Dirk; very helpful and much appreciated. Good luck and good hunting for the forthcoming season!
Justin is a great dude. Really knows his stuff. I'm from Lewiston btw just getting into archery love your vids man!
I spine test after I cut my arrow to length. Then I hot glue a insert in and then mark the arrow with a white marker. Then I shoot the arrow from 5’ to see which way the arrow is naturally spinning off the string. Then I run the helical to which way the arrow is spinning. Then remove insert and clean fletching and arrow like you did. Then I use a ram arrow tester to spin check Broadheads. Probably over kill but why not do it for hunting if I do this for shooting 3D. Good video!
Donny Fender man that’s next level stuff! Thanks for sharing 🙌🏼
Great video. Although I haven’t hunted Elk yet, I went through the process, for the first time, of testing handload to determine spine & weight. After ordering a dozen fletched 300 spine arrows I then did the insert tune with a 100 grain insert/outsert. Just nocked tuned them today with 125 g EVO broadheads. Flying great. Next year, I will fletch my own arrows. I’m thinking I will fletch after the insert tune and bare shaft nock tune. The one thing I’m not yet clear on is the helix...
The best part about the AZ ez fletcher is if you have a fletching issue before the hunt you can re fletch and be good to go. And yes the helical is nuts but it's absolutley worth it.
I four fletch with 2 inch Gatway Rayzor feathers. Then I put a 100 grain Ethics Archery stainless steel insert in the arrow. I am going to use two different braodheads this year. One is a 125 grain glue on Grizzly single bevel with a 75 grain steel insert adapter glued in to it. The other broadleaf is a 200 grain Valkyrie Bloodeagle. Total arrow weight is 585 with 24% F.O.C. I am just hunting white tails but I hunt close to property boundaries some time and want to put them down fast.
You need a Hush wrap on those bad boys!
No wraps boys.. crazy twist though!
28" VAP TKO w/95gr SS insert and 125gr bone broadhead. Total weight is 519gr with a 17% FOC. They shoot great and drive deep. My anecdotal observations have been increased penetration on game animals over my lighter setups.
in 8 years 515g with steel force heads gope it works. Good luck this season can't wait to see the shows. Thanks
Thx Dirk! after watching, I'm not sure why I am paying someone else to build my arrows, like reloading your own shells, once you have the tools, just tinker with it until you have the perfect setup. Good luck this fall, can't wait to watch you guys throw the smack down on the bully-bullies:)
Thanks Scott! Good luck this fall to you as well! Missed having beers at FDFT this spring with you 😥 You get down this way, look me up and I’ll buy you a beer or 3! 🍻🍺
Time to prime the TH-cam crowd for the new year. We need a highlight reel of “the filmer” Dusty Rupe’s greatest hitman reel! Takin’ down “the bugler” one shot at a time!!! “Leave cannoli and take the bow” type of classic stuff man! Still have to picture you as a cat person now which guts me... cheers and good luck this year Dirk!
Chris Keefe 😂😂😂😂
That spinning is so cool!
Awesome video I would be intrested to see what your bow set up is Thanks for all that you do
I will be leaving my Beretta 92 at home after watching this arrow building video.
Walker Texas Ranger hahaha
Not a hunter but want to. Bucket list. Love your posts. And welcome to southwest Idaho!!
William Weiss thank you! Heck man, just buy the license and a little gear. Hit the hills and have fun!
Great video, i just bought a EZ fletch last week, now i know how to use it!! Definitely will try building my own arrows in the future, thanks for the laughs and keep sculpting your guns👍🏻
Just make sure to cut them square ⬛
Good stuff Dirk. I’ve never lined my Broadheads with my fletchings but I will now. I to use G5 Striker and Montec. Good luck this year. I’ll be heading to Idaho in a couple weeks.
Mother Lode Outdoors good luck!
Great show as always. Have been shooting CE mayhem 250 with expendables at 405g for whitetail but built some a little heavier for my frist elk trip
Couple comments, I'm no pro but I've built a lot of arrows and have the process pretty well dialed in. Spin your shafts first and figure out which end(s) have runnout. Use your trim to effectively straighten your shafts. In my experience you can turn +/-.003 into +/-.001 this way. Also, IMHO arrow straightness and squareness are your 2 biggest culprits for wobble, not the fit of your insert. Get the G5 ASD to square your shafts and then your inserts (post istall) and use a silver or black sharpie to make sure they are 100% square across the whole face. No matter how good your saw and technique, they aren't coming off as square as they could or should be. I square the opposite end before cutting because what's off on one end will translate to the other as you cut. Now is the time to nock tune if you are going to do that (recommend you do). Here's where my OCD kicks in. I don't match my inserts looking for runout as that's been handled by squaring, but I do match by weight. I weigh my cut shafts inserts, weights, and broadheads/field points and zero out my assembled arrow to arrow weight. On an extended range shot, that weight difference translates to speed difference and vertical dispersion on target. When complete, arrows I build are either 0.0 or within 0.1 grain (+/-.05 grain) of each other. If i get an outlier, it goes in the practice bin. A note on cleaning: Don't wipe back and forth when you are cleaning. You're smearing and spreading instead of removing contaminants. Wipe one direction with a rolling off motion (think paper towel commercial) then move to a fresh clean spot on the pad and repeat. You go through more cotton, but the results are far better. On the insert side, I use a .22 or .17 brass cleaning brush chucked in a cordless drill then go back with acetone and a q-tip. Now that your arrows are square and clean let them flash off for a minute or two. Any remaining acetone will weaken or break your glue bond...same for the inserts. Now fletch to match your nock tune if you did that step. I love my EZ Fletch, I run 2 at a time so I can be gluing and curing at the same time. Don't mash on the retainer. It's for alignment and stabilization not to squeeze. If you put it on too tight, you will glue starve the front of your vanes and they will pop off. They only need 30-45 seconds to set. After that they are safe to remove and you can tip and tail the vanes with a little dot of glue. Set them aside for a few hours to fully cure. I give each vane a light tug to make sure it's on there good and then spin'em again just for reassurance. If you find any runnout...practice bin. The rest are ready for the quiver. I'm not sayin I'm right, but myself and my hunting buddies have seen the difference the attention to detail makes on target and on penetrating an animal.
Thank you! Great advice friend 😊
I’m shooting a 556gr victory Xtorsion this year. Aae max veins, 50gr insert, 100gr Sevr 1.5s out of my 80# black 5. 280fps... I’m so ready I can’t even tell ya! Sept 4 is day 1 for me! Good luck, bro. No accidents this year!
Steven Yurko 🤞🏼
Love the Content Dirk! Keep at it. It's baffling that you don't have more views and subscribers. You're, personable and have an excellent personality. Keep at it and you'll get there. Saw you on B.R.O. videos. You're hilarious with Trent on there 🤣
Thank you James 👍🏻
I also match my montec g5 to my fletchings. But I havent fletched my own arrows.....but may try so i can use the fletchings i want.
Every1 should know how 2 cut, crest, and fletch, and tune their arrows 🏹.. or maybe just do 3d. shoots they're awesome fun! No blood trailing
Good job lining up the fetching I prefer a complete pass through, lined up the fletch has less resistance following the broadhead
A bore cleaner for rifles work well for scoring and you can put em on a drill
Thanks bud
I am also pretty anal about my arrow building too. I am going to try one or two things you showed me.
I shoot. 635gr. Nock tuned..insert tuned then bareshaft tuned. I shoot a. Couple differing single bevels. I can say 100% certain they will shatter 5 ribs...punch both lungs and break a ks whitetail shoulder joint then pass through
Enjoyed as usual, I use the out skirt on the rampage, great arrow. Believe your going to break 460 which the entry to the man zone 😎 Good luck this yr, will be watching after I get through hunting.
Jack Whaley haha that’s great news! I’m tired of being a kid 😂
Just over here tooting on our bugle horn trying to get ready for elk season.. How do you do that chuckleballgrunt thing? Trying to call in a next level bull this year, asking for a friend..
Elk Shape hahaha ancient weippe secret!
I’m running 800 grain arrows with 28% foc (500 grains up front ) and a tuffhead single bevel. Heading out in Manitoba for elk in a few days so Mby I’ll get to let y know how they deal with that elk shoulder.
Love the wife impersonations!
Preston says one drop of superglue will hold a ton.......two drops won't hold shit! Fun video!
hey dirk nice video! my buddy and i were on a bull and my buddy got into about 10 yards! broadhead hit his riser and the bull was gone.
I aligned all of my broadheads with my fletchings when I built my VAP TKO's. I could tell a difference in my own shooting after I built them vs just store bought Gold Tip Pierce Platinum arrows off the shelf. My cock vein and the top blade of the broadheads are all aligned with the spine on the top. I went with firenock outserts with extra 20 grain easton deep six inserts installed in the shaft so they are supported from the inside and outside sleeve, and it added a couple extra percent of FOC. Ive missed a target at 70 and hit a rock straight on and it was still all perfectly straight shooting 294 fps and the arrows are all 458 grains plus or minus .2 grains, perfect.
Also running the G5 Montec Carbon Steel 100 grain broadheads that I hand sharpened on a diamond sharpener. Scary sharp 👍
T minus 5 in oregon!
I'm shooting a 5mm match grade FMJ 400 spine with 50 grain brass insert 100 grain points vinyl wrap and a 4 fletch AAE pro max vane with nockturnal nock. Total weight is 470 grains, not for elk just whitetail.
Dirk, are you sure you want to tell everybody about your small diameter shaft on your ......arrow. ;-D
Spear Brave 😬😂
I shot a 590 grain arrow with 100 grain brass insert i used a sand squar to tru the end of the insert but just screw in the slick tricks I am going to try the alignment method seems to make sense. O mine are out the box I cant cut them 300 spine i have a 31.5 I
Inch draw
Nice hat!
Good Job!!
Noone likes a beat up quiver! 9 days left here in CO. Good luck this season!
Throw some wraps on them.
Beavis and butt head part was perfect! Thanks for the laugh
Adam Garcia hahaha 👊🏼💥
Easton 400 FMJ Deep six 4mm, 100gr broadhead Magnus stingers ..total weight 425gr. Full pass through. Razor sharp broadhead, i sharpen my broadheads with the stay sharp jig.
I just got a pair of those stay sharps, one for replaceable and one for magnus. Definitely gets them real-deal sharp. I only went up to 1500 grit paper, I was thinking I might even go full overkill and do 3000 with water next.
@@goory93 I went up to 4000 on a stone. Its the real deal
Where did you get that Shecan 5000 call press? LOLOL
Apostolic Outdoors hahaha! Phelps got for Jessica’s birthday! 😆
Do you crosshatch the rear of the shaft so the glue gets better grip? Not sure if that helps or not but some folks do it. Gold Tip Airstrikes for me this year on one bow, Victory RIP 204 on another bow. Both about 408g. Used the Victory's last year with 125g ViperTricks shot from Mathews Creed @~65#, punched through a Roosevelt cow at 55yds breaking 2 ribs. Didn't find the arrow...
Went with micro diameter arrows with ethics archery steel inserts collar 180g. 125 kudo point. 650g all together. They're kinda badass. Its like Leonidas in 300 throwing that spear like a mile and nailing that persian. Ps.. Where you at? Where's the content? You ok?
Haha!
Hey! I’m good. Stay tuned
You didn't use a arrow squaring tool on both ends of your arrows before cementing your inserts in. What about nock tuning, Yay or Nay?
Are you shooting a new bow this year? And are there advantages to the half out inserts?
Dirk, in one of the Born & Raised Outdoors videos you're walking along a trail when you and I for which of the others you were with when you stopped and did an impromptu bit about the Lip Balm that has it's own 'built in' retractable lanyard which you clip to your clothing of pack strap, I did purchase some of them and gave them 'all' to my granddaughter and her husband for their backpacking adventures, she said their camping gear boxes are in storage and can't get to them right now, can you tell me Brand Name of the lip Balm you use when you and all the others are out calling in all the Elk from everywhere? Y'all be safe and may you always shoot straight bringin home all the bulls!
wm bomb they’re called Lip Zips 👍🏻 Thanks for reminding me, my strings finally broke on mine and need to order more! Good luck my friend
@@THEBUGLERBRAND Another question, which Born In The Outdoors video's 'Name?' I remember watching your 'Impromptu shout out' for Lip Zips CRACKED ME UP, when I ordered the ones I gave to my granddaughter I mentioned your short plug for their fine product, I was somewhat surprised they didn't respond to my plug for you! I'd like to see the plug for Lip Zip again : )))
wm bomb man I can’t remember which episode it was 😩 I wish Lipzips would send me a handful. Had to grab some Carmex this year 🤷🏻♂️
The fletchings didn't fall off because you didn't use the magic pen. They fell off because you used acetone to clean the shafts. Acetone and other solvents reduce the bonding strength of Cyanoacrylate based glues. Solvents should only be used to clean arrows when using a solvent based glue such as fletchtite, fletchtite platinum, etc... Clean with a lint free cloth and water.... that's it.
Wouldn't it be a bit easier to cut the arrow before adding the flech? I also like my broadheads lined up with the flech
Good point👍🏻
@@THEBUGLERBRAND also if you cut the arrow first ,set your broadhead not glued you might be able to set up the fletch to line up a little earlier.
Just out of curiosity. What ever happened to you and Corey hunting together. Just finished watching a ton of videos with the 2 of you guys
I don’t even bow hunt, but hey I now can make arrows!
Is the Mrs. runnin the (she can 2000) ? Sounds like a sweat shop operation to me!!
Craig Pants hahaha yes she is! Thanks!
Hey durk
Any arrow...any fletch...any broadhead...Flys amazing when twisted down a barrel of a 410 shotgun with just the wad.. 😆
Is this Doug Fluty!??????😂
Lol..did you stick an Idaho bull this year...upcoming video?
@@doug7759 We're working on video editing now. I did not tag out in Idaho 😩
Just means that big 5 will be a 6 point next year...hope all is well...stay healthy..can't wait for the content!
DIIIIIIIIIRK!!!!!??? Where the hell are ya bro? Hope everything is going okay for ya brother. Looking forward to this seasons archery hunt videos.
LoL I’m hunting!!! 😂 Got some stuff coming out in the future👍🏻
Is that a montec if it is my confidence level just boosted waiting to hunt my stomping ground in southern colorado
Wasn't a montec but looks very similar to one elk season is over a week away in Colorado and looking forward to it
James Craig G5 STRYKER V2 125 grain.
Still be confident in the Montec, it is a solid head. I've hit a rock with one and I was still able to just file it and use as a practice broadhead so im not using and dulling my hunting ones. The main shaft and 3 blades stayed completely straight and just bent the tip a little bit. For the money I think they're one of the toughest heads out there. Tried a grim reaper and purposely shot a 3/4" plywood sheet to test its durability and it was completely unusable after. Aluminum main shaft is a no go.
@@Breezio69 thanks for the info I also have my practice broadheads and my hunting broadheads been practicing a lot elk season is just right around the corner here in Colorado and good luck to you if you're going this season
@@jamescraig5526 I've already been up for 4 days here in Utah, got into elk 3 out of the 4 days so I was pretty stoked! Wish I could have sealed the deal on a 5x5 I was chasing the whole time, but I have multi season tag so I have several opportunities if I can't get it done with the sticks 😂 good luck to you as well
Did you use the insert/outsert adhesive on your vanes? Thanks!
Yep exactly
Do you have footage of him getting busted by the bull when he had that broadhead hit the riser and pull his arrow off the string?
No, unfortunately we didn’t film back then 😥
@ 11:42 “you just got enough time to slip it in and bottom it out and it gets stuck”.
Happens every time 😆😆😆
”Dogknotted"
my total arrow weight is 633 grains
Why the switch from day six broadheads??
Chris Sturm generally I like 3 blades better than 2. I tried them last year and they worked well. I shot the “Solid Broadhead” 2 blade in the past as well. Both flew very nice, but I like the bigger holes that the Strykers make. I just haven’t found a broadhead that’s better in that regard.
😂 wheres the tension cap that slides over the end of the jig...nevermind. I just watched the video further
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Same arrow... same fletching... only difference is that I use the BE FOCUS system, and 100gr broadhead... 477 grains... fly great
600 grains × 275fps = backstraps
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Ok. New rule. No more trap EVER.
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so why dont you try a few 550 grain arrows on hunts! and mr RF who your referring to on his 800 grain arrows.... it shows you didnt do much research on that talk at all.....
Sounds like you have a bit of a rub.
Here’s the interesting tidbit of information that you’re missing friend- I have shot 550 grain arrows on hunts. Killed a 6 point bull with a 550 grain arrow with a mouth tab. Before I had the bow set up with the mouth tab, I was shooting at 70 lbs. the trajectory of the arrows was pathetic and if there’s was 5 yards of misjudgment, arrow impact was affected drastically. Shooting a 450 grain arrow with 65 lbs shows much less drop, and still deadly placement. As for 800 grain arrows, be my guest if you’re shooting hogs and deer on a corn feeder, or elk at 20 yards. I for one won’t be experimenting with such folly, as I like the ability to shoot elk out to 45 yards without 5 wide gapped pins on my bow. But hey, what do I know. I’ve only got 3 decades of experience actually killing elk with a so called “too light of an arrow”, instead of writing down on paper and making videos what should or should not work.
@@THEBUGLERBRAND i do appreciate your reply and can seewhere your coming from right up until you mention 800 grain arrows.... then you went down the rabbit hole a bit! as a rebuttal.... in your 3 decades how many elk have you taken? and how many were alum vs carbon arrows?
@@thebackforty939 Let’s just say I’ve taken a bull for every year Ive archery elk hunted, and a few more.....
From 1989- 1999 I shot 25” aluminum arrows out of an overdraw that hovered around 400 grains. Worked fine. Killed em dead. Started shooting carbons and upped the weight to around 430-450 depending on arrows and heads. Again, worked like a charm.
There’s no argument that 800 grain arrows penetrate. That they do really well. But 430 grain arrows do too without the wild pin gaps.
Buddy, you can shoot them logs if you like. For me, I can’t justify the down side 👍🏻
I think of it this way, how heavy an arrow and which Broadhead is every persons personal opinion. But, like rifle hunting, you should be looking for as much penetration as possible, all Hunter`s are looking for a blood trail to fallow, I hope. Almost all animals deer and elk jump the noise they hear, string or bow noise and arrow flight, if you`re shooting 30-50 yd. shot and you hit high or forwards of where you`ve aimed because of the animal ducking and jumping forward, then I still want penetration for a kill. Not a shoulder shot or a gut shot, where some shed hunter finds him the next spring, these so called Deadheads. Those who are shooting their 80-90 even over 100 yd. shots, should stay on the 3D course and stay out of the woods. They have no respect for the animal they are hunting.
bar I couldn’t agree more!
this guy sounds like a rank rookie
Have you killed a elk with a mouthtab? Dirk has!!
Haha I’m pretty much a rookie arrow builder for sure. Thanks for your arrow building tips friend 🙃