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I have some cleveland quadpro irons that i LOVE. Great irons with awesome trajectory and are very long and straight.

I am curious in a general sense of how long stock shafts last in these types of irons? Are they typically replaced after five years? Ten years? Never?

And also, what you all think of the rifle project X shafts?

Im definately satisfied with my irons but i am unsure of whether a new set of shafts would be needed since these irons are fairly old and how to tell if that was the case. I am wondering if getting new shafts like those for example and then getting fitted (i think i could do this if i had my current irons and got new shafts..?) would be a good idea because i am NOT interested in getting any other irons as i love these quadpros. Then again, i am playing fairly well for being new at golf (playing for four months and shooting high 80s low 90s with a terrible putting game) so maybe i shouldnt change anything.

Just wondering if its beneficial and if it would help at all for my longterm success to have them fitted and reshafted?

Right now i have the true temper s300 shafts in them.

Thanks

TTDG S-300? Unless you warp one, or they start to rust, I've never heard of anyone needing to replace them.
Keep them clean, and regrip them every year or two, and you should be fine. As for getting fitted, I recommend it. It's possible that after being properly fitted you'll discover those shafts might not be recommended for you. Other than that, if you're happy with them, I wouldn't change a thing.

A shaft's lifetime, assuming it isn't abused, is far in excess of our lifetime. Shaft's don't loosen up or lose flex over a lifetime of a person. This goes for both the modern steel and the graphite shafts. The first graphite shafts and the ones made of fiberglass may have had some properties change over time. But, today's materials just don't change like that.

People change their shafts because they are looking for a different feel, or a different ball flight, or their swing changes where they need a different flex or weight or something like that.

But, the shafts themselves don't change. Like I said, so long as the shaft hasn't been abused -- no dents or rust or cracks or bends or kinks or anything like that -- the shaft will last longer than your lifetime. The heads and definitely the grips wear out much, much faster than a shaft.

I'f you're happy with your irons, then I see no reason to re-shaft then. The shaft should last as long as you do. As for the Project X shafts. I'd recommend if you did get new shafts and are thinking of them, to get the Project X Flighted instead. They cost a little more, but well worth the extra money in my opinion. I've get a set in my new irons, and I love them, and so has everyone that has hit them.

I am a little confused of how you can recommend flighted shafts without more information. In fact, the fact that he loves his DGS300 would leave me to believe that he would be better off with the standard project X's. However I would never make that suggestion without inquiring about his current ball flight. The fact that you and your buddies love flighted shafts has nothing to do with this gentleman. Whats more interesting is setting him up with the proper flex of the X's. They play stiffer than the standard Rifles (see flex profile) in which the DGS300 equivalent would be about 5.7 on the Rifle scale. However, with the project X its more on the line of 5.3. I have found that soft-stepping the 5.5 project X's once has been very comparable to the playability of the DGS300for most guys.

I have never had to replace iron shafts,with the exception of bending one,i always beleived they will last for the life of the club.

The reason I recommended the Project X flighted over the Project X, is that the flighted shafts make it easier to hit the ball a bit higher with the longer irons. And the fact is that 95 % of golfer don't hit the ball very high with the longer irons, and a shaft that helps with this is good for the same 95 5 of golfers. So I think recommending them would be a good call for 95 % of the time, which is pretty good. But I agree, it would be a good idea to get fit on a launch monitor if he was to do a re-shaft.

Right now i have the true temper s300 shafts in them.

As for your statement that he loves the DG S300 shafts he now has, YOU might want't to look at exactly what he posted. He posted true temper s300. not DGs300. As you should know, True Temper makes all kinds of shafts, not just the DG shafts. He could be playing a low bend shaft for all you know. IF he had stated he loved his DG shafts, then I would have recommended he stay with what he loves.