In recent years NZAP have sold a lot more carbon target arrows than aluminium ones. There are a lot of reasons for this: aluminium arrows are seen as old fashioned by some, and they are perceived as being less durable than the tough carbon shafts now on the market. There is no doubt about the positive features of some of the amazing new carbon target shafts shafts now on the market, but there is still a strong demand for the aluminium ones.The Platinum Plus from Easton Archery is currently our best seller for a mid-range alloy target shaft. Naturally, the most compelling reason for staying with aluminium is the cost as the closest mid-range carbon target shaft costs half again as much as the Platinum Plus.
But the most important advantage of the Platinum Plus over carbon shafts is the much larger range of shaft sizes available. With 15 sizes to choose from, it is that much easier to find just the right shaft for your bow than it is with a carbon shaft that might have only four or five spine sizes available. This vase selection of shaft sizes is particularly important if you are shooting a recurve target bow that that doesn't have the adjustability of a modern compound bow. It is one thing to tune a compound bow to accept a narrow range of shaft sizes but you just can't do that with a recurve or a longbow.
Unless you are ordering bare shafts, the price posted is for a complete ready-to-shoot arrow and includes fletching to your specifications with Vanes, a nock and a target point, all of your choosing.
If you prefer to make your own arrows, Platinum Plus are also available as a bare shaft with no nock point or fletching (You can purchase these items separately).
The Platinum Plus arrows are available from NZAP in all fifteen sizes: 1416, 1516, 1616, 1713, 1716, 1813, 1816, 1913, 1916, 2013, 2016, 2114, 2213, 2314 and 2315.
* These prices include fletching to your specifications with Elite Plastifletch, Bohning X Vanes, Blazer Vanes,Duravanes, or Fusion Vanes plus a nock and parabolic target point.
Feather fletching cost us more to buy than vanes do, so there is a slight additional charge for this service.
| Sizes | Shaft Weight | Shaft Weight @ 29" | Spine @ 28" Span | Stock Length | Nock | UNI System | NIBB Point | One-piece Bullet Point | RPS7 Insert Alum. | RPS7 Point Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grains per Inch | Grains | Deflection in Inches | Inches | Type | Grains | Grains | Grains | Grains | Grains | |
| 1416 | 7.2 | 209 | 1.684 | 27 | G Nock | – | 46 | 52 | – | – |
| 1516 | 7.3 | 212 | 1.403 | 27.5 | G Nock | – | 48 | 54 | – | – |
| 1616 | 8.4 | 244 | 1.079 | 28.5 | G Nock | – | 56 | 63 | – | – |
| 1713 | 7.4 | 215 | 1.044 | 29 | G Nock | – | 54 | – | – | – |
| 1716 | 9.0 | 261 | 0.880 | 29 | G Nock | – | 60 | 68 | 10 | 17/64 |
| 1813 | 7.9 | 229 | 0.874 | 30 | G Nock | – | 56 | – | 14 | 9/32 |
| 1816 | 9.3 | 270 | 0.756 | 30 | G Nock | – | 63 | 74 | 12 | 9/32 |
| 1913 | 8.3 | 241 | 0.733 | 31 | G Nock | – | 64 | – | 18 | 5/16 |
| 1916 | 10.0 | 290 | 0.623 | 31 | G Nock | – | 72 | 82 | 16 | 5/16 |
| 2013 | 9.0 | 261 | 0.610 | 32.5 | Super Nock | 5 | 68 | – | 21 | 5/6 |
| 2016 | 10.6 | 307 | 0.531 | 32 | Super Nock | 4 | 80 | 90 | 20 | 5/16 |
| 2114 | 9.9 | 287 | 0.510 | 32.5 | Super Nock | 7 | 78 | 100 | 25 | 5/16 |
| 2213 | 9.8 | 284 | 0.485 | 32.5 | Super Nock | 9 | 88 | 100 | 30 | 11/32 |
| 2314 | 10.7 | 310 | 0.391 | 33.5 | Super Nock | 10 | – | 100 | 34 | 11/32 |
| 2315 | 11.7 | 339 | 0.342 | 34 | Super Nock | 11 | – | 100 | 37 | 11/32 |