I have three sets of bolts, Excalibur Gold Tip Laser II's, 2216's, and Easton Carbon all using 100 gr field points. I found a noticeable difference in the accuracy between the Gold Tips, 2216's and the factory Easton Carbon bolts. The Easton Carbon's impact point shifts and they aren't as consistent as the Excalibur bolts. My shooting was offhand at 50 ft with a vari-zone scoped Phoenix.
Has anyone else noticed this? Maybe what I am really seeing is a point of impact shift from using a different bolt, but the Gold Tips seem to be with the 2216's at 50 ft. I have to think the difference is with the fletching of the Easton Carbon's versus the Excalibur bolts. The Easton Carbons have a right hand offset of two deg. Maybe a four deg offset would put them with the Excalibur bolts?
I'll keep on shooting, but after five sessions (about 50 shots) over a two week period it seems the Easton Carbons with factory fletching don't shoot like the Excalibur bolts. Maybe that is a pretty obvious statement to some, but I didn't expect that to happen. At 50 ft, the Excalibur 2216's (which are Easton) and the Gold Tips have the same point of impact and just shoot better than the Easton Carbons. Maybe it's just me.
Stan
Easton Carbon vs Excalibur Bolts
Easton Powerbolts
I shoot Easton Powerbolts with 2" Bohning Blazers and am getting tighter groups than with my GT II Lazers which are fletched with 4" feathers. The groups are tighter all the way out to 50 yds with broadheads.
Roy
Roy
My Gold Tip Laser 2's and my Beman Thunderbolts (Same thing as the Easton Carbon bolts, Easton and Beman are the same company) shoot the same as far as consistancy. At 20 yards, they hit almost the exact same spot. Around 30 yards and beyond, there's a couple inch difference in drop between the 2. But they're both just as accurate. So I don't know the solution to your problem. Mine seem to be fine.