Spynal Tap vs Zombie Slayer

[Livtahunt]

I hear most here talk about Zombie Slayers but what's everyone stance on the Sypnal Tapps? Going to place a order through Southern Shore this week and the guy I spoke to on the phone felt the Spynal Tapps were THEIR better arrow.

[xcaliber]

Same arrows, different graphics.

[newbie]

Dan is right to a point. same shafts sorted to tighter tolerances. The average shooter might not notice the difference.

[robertyb]

I would think the person on the phone was Jerry at South Shore. He builds the arrows and he is correct I can assure you. He is the arrow master.

That said if you are not going to shoot long distances (60-100 yards) you will not be able to tell the difference. I have Black Eagle Executioners and double wall Spynal Tapps I shoot from my Matrix 330 and Matrix 350 LE and both shoot the same POI to 50 yards.

[xcaliber]

Spynal Tapps are Zombie Slayer's sorted to ,001" with different graphics. SSAS has those made for them. There were many Black Eagle dealers calling Black Eagle to verify this. There are also some specific accessories Jerry uses with Tapps if desired.

[longbow joe]

In the end even though the grizzly dosnt need the stiffest shaft on earth the other part of the accuracy equasion is ...putting a lightweight (9gpi) shaft with the brass up front is what makes it fly like a dart you would have to put a 180 grain point up front on an alluminum or heavier carbon shaft to get that steering dart effect that just works so good . Sorry this was meant for the fella in the other post asking if zombies were worth the money

[wildcatter]

Spynal Tapps are Zombie Slayer's sorted to ,001" with different graphics. SSAS has those made for them. There were many Black Eagle dealers calling Black Eagle to verify this. There are also some specific accessories Jerry uses with Tapps if desired.

The straightness is the only thing that is held to the same tolerance!

The Spynal Tapps and the Zombies both come spine indexed, But the Tapps are come with a closer deflection spread without a price increase, to get them matched as close as the standard tapps you pay more for it with the Zombie Slayers.

The reason I see for the Tapps is if you want the bushed Tapps. I use the Lock N Load inserts, with the front bushing in the Tapps, a 55 grain Lock N Load insert is the same as a 110 grain insert up front in a Zombie Slayer.

I won't use Lock N Load inserts on .300 dia inside shafts anymore. Many have had them come out in the Rhino Block targets loaded with broadheads. If you get them tight enough to hold in the thin .300 shafts they bulge the shaft and I have had some split. The double wall Tapps ip front are string enough this don't happen, and I have never had one bulge, or come out in any target with any broadhead.

The other thing I can do with the Bushed Tapps is got to heavier inserts 80 to 125 grain inserts to up my FOC and still use the widest variety of broadheads made,, the 100 grain heads.

The last thing is the Zombies can be indexed as tight and weight matched as tight but you have to pat extra for it. Either one is all I will use in any Micro, or any Matrix with a heavier draw weight than the 330 Matrix,, they shoot better in the higher pound bows than the Executioners, which do shoot good themselves. Just not as good as the Zombies and the Tapps.

[Trentco1]

Question for you
I just ordered a dozen executioners 16 inch with 110gr brass inserts and tolerance .1 To shot out of my micro. would the spinal taps been a better choice?

[xcaliber]

You'll get a few answers here, but it really comes down to what you're shooting distances are going to be. At that length there is very little difference besides price. You will not notice any difference in accuracy out to 60 yards.