Product Reviews for Beman ICS® Bowhunter™ Carbon Shafts

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Beman ICS® Bowhunter™ Carbon Shafts

4.6

(based on 43 reviews)

100%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Durable (39)
Accurate (37)
Consistent (37)
Well crafted (31)
Very straight (30)

Cons

Best Uses

Target practice (39)
Hunting (35)
3D targets (26)
Stump shooting (23)

- Reviewer Profile:
- Casual/ recreational (25), Competitive archer (13), Expert archer (5)
- Was this a gift?:
- No (16)

Most Liked Positive Review

Best value in carbon shafts

These are great shafts at a great price. They are all I use. I just bought another dozen!

Most Liked Negative Review

Not bad for the money

I have purchased 3 dozen of these arrows. I first purchased them for my sons Hoyt compound. They performed well. I then tried them out of my recurve 58" @55#. Th...Read complete review

I have purchased 3 dozen of these arrows. I first purchased them for my sons Hoyt compound. They performed well. I then tried them out of my recurve 58" @55#. The set for my sons bow were too short, so I bought another set of 400s. They seemed too stiff to me, so I bought 500's. I have been shooting them for about a year now using 5" feathers and 125 grain points. Shoots well out of my 45#, 49#, and 55# bows with this set up. The only problems I have with these arrows are the light weights and durability. For hunting I prefer a heavier arrow. These arrows seem to break very easily. I am down to 7 out 12 left. These broke when I missed the target. Other brands seemed to hold up better. I have had several develope cracks around the knock. Overall I would purchase again, but not if using for hunting or stump shooting.

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5/4/2013

1.0

full length measurement

By Hasbro

from Sapulpa, OK.

About Me Competitive Archer

Pros

Accurate
Consistent
Durable
Easy To Use
Good Penetration

Cons

Best Uses

3D Targets
Hunting
Target Practice

Comments about Beman ICS® Bowhunter™ Carbon Shafts:

I shoot trad competitive 3D.... I use a gap style to aim & need full length arrows. Until this year the ICS bowhunter & ICS hunter 500 spine were 31.5 inches. They are now 31 inches so I can't use them. The full length chart is incorrect. The only reason that I give the arrows a neg review is so people will see this.
However, if you cut the arrows down at all and can use them they are great for the money.

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11/7/2012

4.0

Arrows bring me a reliable shooting

By Eduardo

from Argentina

About Me Expert Archer

Pros

Accurate
Consistent

Cons

Best Uses

Target Practice

Comments about Beman ICS® Bowhunter™ Carbon Shafts:

The combo 400 spine-31.5" Beman ICS Bowhunter Carbon Shafts + 5" Shield RW feathers + Screw-in 5/16" 125gr field point gives me good result, shooting them with the Tomahawk SS Diamond longbow 64"-40#. They flight straight, consistent and accurately to the target!
When hitting the target they show a scarcely noticeable inclination tendency to the right. With 145gr points I hope to get a perfect arrow performance.

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9/21/2012

5.0

Great shaft

By WildWillie

from Elberton,Ga.

About Me Expert Archer

Pros

Accurate
Consistent
Durable
Easy To Use
Good Penetration
Made in USA
Very Straight
Well Crafted

Cons

Best Uses

3D Targets
Hunting
Stump Shooting
Target Practice

Comments about Beman ICS® Bowhunter™ Carbon Shafts:

Great shafts for all the shooting I do plus they are American made.

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8/2/2012

4.0

Good bang for the buck

By ArcheryObsession

from NJ

About Me Recreational Archer

Pros

Accurate
Consistent
Durable
Easy To Use
Very Straight
Well Crafted

Cons

Light

Best Uses

3D Targets
Hunting
Stump Shooting
Target Practice

Comments about Beman ICS® Bowhunter™ Carbon Shafts:

These ICS Bowhunter shafts are an incredible value. Quality is good and they fly true once tuned. The only complaint that I have with them is that they are light (low GPI).

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7/29/2012

5.0

Too good to be true

By gvdocholiday

from Brethren, MI

About Me Recreational Archer

Pros

Accurate
Consistent
Durable
Easy To Use
Good Penetration
Very Straight
Well Crafted

Cons

Best Uses

3D Targets
Hunting
Stump Shooting
Target Practice

Comments about Beman ICS® Bowhunter™ Carbon Shafts:

These shafts have become my go-to arrow. They're cheap in price, have excellent spine consistency from shaft to shaft and dozen to dozen. They're as accurate as any other arrow shaft I've used but nearly half the cost.

I shoot these at targets and while stump shooting with little regard for if I loose them or not. I shoot full length 400's with 200grains up front. Every dozen I get I immediately wrap with white wraps, fletch with 3-4" shield cut feathers, glue in the inserts, affix my 200grain built up zwickey broadheads, and stuff them in my quiver.

Out of my annual dozen or so I have only managed to break three, as as I said...I shoot at a squirrel sitting on a pile of boulders at 40yds. Since I started adding aluminum footings to these shafts, I have yet to damage one.

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7/18/2012

5.0

Some of the best traditional arrows

By Dellium

from Lindsay Oklahoma

About Me Competitive Archer

Pros

Accurate
Consistent
Durable
Easy To Use
Good Penetration
Very Straight
Well Crafted

Cons

Best Uses

3D Targets
Hunting
Target Practice

Comments about Beman ICS® Bowhunter™ Carbon Shafts:

I shoot this shaft in both of my recurves . They tuned very easy ,and are durable I doubt you will find a better shaft for the money.

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4/25/2012

3.0

Not bad for the money

By thatdogdonthunt

from Woodward, Ok

About Me Recreational Archer

Pros

Accurate
Consistent
Easy To Use

Cons

Breaks Easily

Best Uses

3D Targets
Target Practice

Comments about Beman ICS® Bowhunter™ Carbon Shafts:

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2/22/2012

4.0

Very Happy

By Tim Rayn

from Anderson In.

About Me Competitive Archer

Pros

Accurate
Consistent
Very good 3D arrow
Well Crafted

Cons

Best Uses

3D Targets
Stump Shooting
Target Practice

Comments about Beman ICS® Bowhunter™ Carbon Shafts:

I shoot a recurve and was looking for a good 3D arrow.what a great deal $[$] they shoot great and and hold up to stump shooting. I can save my good axis arrows for deer season..IC Bowhunter good stuff. i have 3 doz...

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11/9/2011

5.0

What's not to like?

By dwcphoto

from Henryville, PA

About Me Recreational Archer

Pros

Consistent
Durable
Easy To Use

Cons

Best Uses

Hunting
Stump Shooting

Comments about Beman ICS® Bowhunter™ Carbon Shafts:

These shafts are very reasonable in price and very consistent in weight. Because of the relatively light weight of the shaft, I'm able to get a very good FOC with the heads I'm using.
I'm using 400s with 50 grain brass inserts, 100 grain adapters and 135 grain Grizzlies to get 25% FOC. This is for a 46# longbow.
They shoot as well as I can shoot them. I used one arrow for stumping once or twice a day for two months before it split. That was without the collar, which I'll be using to build a tougher stumping arrow.

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10/18/2011

5.0

Just what Iwas looking for

By Charlie

from Hellertown, PA

About Me Recreational Archer

Pros

Accurate
Consistent
Durable
Easy To Use
Good Penetration
Very Straight
Well Crafted

Cons

Best Uses

3D Targets
Hunting
Target Practice

Comments about Beman ICS® Bowhunter™ Carbon Shafts:

I was using the wrong size and weight arrows. With these everything came into place and I'm right on. The build your own arrows feature is outstanding. Thank you.

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