has anyone ever had a shxi blank and more importantly what did it weigh? i think they were 64 million modulus blanks. were they real or mythical as i need answers

I could be wrong, but as far as I know the SHXi blanks never came to market. I think they had too many problems with breakage. Shikari had them listed on their website forever but you could never buy one.
Good luck.

Stan

As a former Shikari dealer, i want to say that Stan is correct. There was lots of talk about these blanks but were never made available for sale. There were a few that were sent out for testing but that was about it. I would be highly suspicious of anyone out there offering them for sale.

Karen
Bingham Enterprises

Karen is there any truth to the rumor that your B series blanks are off the shikari mandrels? Thanks for your time.

I heard North Fork Composites had the equipment, etc. from Shikari and Cascade Composites.

i think we need a sherlock holmes to investigate this. maybe someone that lives in oklahoma to start.

Unless you find a factory bag with factory tag holding a Shikari blank from a reputable source, you aren't getting one - period.

Here's the deal ... mandrels alone don't make a blank. You would still need the same carbon material, resin, cutting pattern, finishing methods, etc. to have a similar product in the end. I doubt the identical material and resin could even be found today - things change.

Move on and start purchasing blanks that might suit a particular purpose. Plenty of quality manufacturers that surpass Shikari's talent - Hydra, NFC and St Croix are "top of the game" US-based companies and board sponsors as well.

I agree with Jim-mandrels alone do not make a blank. Shikari's doors have been closed for some 7 years or so. Several name companies did take possesion of their mandrels. The ovens and all other items related to building blanks were purchased by a company in CA and were just recently moved from Oklahoma. (They were collecting "dust" for some time). How do I know this, I am very good friends with their previous owners and accountant.
Like I said before, be very wary of anyone trying to sell a Shikari SHXi .

Karen
Bingham Enterprises

thanks sherlock: i heard atc advanced tubular composites bought the shikari mandrels then went out of business themselves. we need an investigator in california to find out who this new company is thats in the mix.

It's not a secret. Wade Cunningham has a new company and they intend to produce rods and blanks in the near future, if not already.

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tom do you have any more dope on shikari you can share with us and does this new company have a name yet ?

Cousins Tackle.

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