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I’ve received reports about problems with the following types of fiberglass. I strongly recommend NOT buying fiberglass shafts (for arrows or bolts) from the following places

1. "Generic" rod sold by Gene Bolton Sales. (If they have Extren 500 that is fine but please avoid buying their "generic" rod. It is very likely that will not be allowed in the future).
2. Rod from Tencom Ltd.
3. MSC Direct (an on-line and direct supplier with nationwide outlets). We do not yet know the manufacturer of the rod MSC sells, but we are working on it.

I recommend the following types of fiberglass:

1."Extren" brand of rod manufactured by the Strongwell Corp.

2. Maclean fiberglass rod manufacture by Maclean-Fogg.

One place to purchase this is Northstar Archery

which sells cut to length shafts made from Maclean fiberglass rod. Our testing

has shown that the Extren 500 rod and Maclean fiberglass rod is much safer and

stronger. When we have tested and found more (safe) acceptable brands of

fiberglass, I will add them to this list. If there are any questions, please direct

them to me. We are looking further into this problem.

If anyone has found additional suppliers for the above brands, please let me know, so I can add them to this page. If anyone has other brands of fiberglass that they use, please send me the name and if possible where you purchased it so we could get some samples. Thanks,