hunting points

[65x55 swedis]

what do you guys like to use as hunting points? i am curious cause i am still new to knapping and looking to make some stone hunting points and was wondering what everyone here uses. really interested in seeing what you guys use

[Sparrow]

Obsidian, Dacite, any stone that will flake a razor sharp edge  '  Frank

[Bill Skinner]

I prefer the Texas cherts, they are tougher.  After that, I like unheat treated Buffalo River or some of the various Tennessee River valley cherts.  Kentucky Blue is also real good. 

[Will H]

I'm with Bill on this one But I've seen glass points that have successfully taken deer with very little damage to them. I think the most important thing is that you make them sharp.

[mullet]

 I like Coral but have also seen Obsidian points slam some hogs with little or no damage. For me, as far as chipping a sharp point quick and easy I have to side with glass Dacite,or Obsidian.

[Will H]

Heres one I used this year to harvest a nice deer made from some TN Dover. Worked well and only nicked the tip as you can see.

[bowtarist]

Will, you got any idea of the weight on that point?  I knapped a bunch of small stuff, 70-90 grain, but since I've gotten a scale, I go for heavier sizes, 125+ grains.  I know a lot of you guys hunt heavier heads.  Since I got the scale, it has put size into perspective for me while I'm knapping.

[jonathan creason]

I'm sure chert is more durable than dacite, obsidian, glass, etc., but after driving a small dacite point into a poplar tree after missing a pheasant a little while back I'm convinced it's plenty good enough.  Had to hoist a guy up to reach the arrow for him to wiggle it out, but the point still looked fine.  Just had to touch up the tip a little.

[Tower]

Like Bill. I like Texas rock. Its local , plentiful ,& its what I cut my teeth on. Here are some pics of the corner notched I use.  Two ready to go , two ready to be hafted , & two that served their purpose.

[Will H]

Those look awesome Tower!

Derik- I think that head was about 160gr and 1 1/2" wide

[jamie]

small heads out of onondaga or normanskill preferred, but ill use any material i have. most of my hunting points are between 50-80 grains. but i use heavy shafts for penetration.

[bushman]

What overall weight are your hunting arrows?
Bushman

[Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive]

I am a fan of the smaller points as well. I like the best penetration I can get. so i use em about 7\8 wide. I am an abo knapper and like really sharp serrations.  i dont usually weight my points but for learning reasons I have weighed some  they are between 60-80 grains typically.  I prefer cherts\flints as opposed to obsidians. some folks dont like the serrations, they feel they hang up in the hide. I prefer the serrations as long as each one is scary eff-in sharp!  never had a hang up when the serrations are scary. - Ryan

[Will H]

Those look great Ryan!


Bushman, my hunting arrows are between 600 and 750 grains usually. I like the heavy arrows for penetration. Both deer I killed this year I had total penetration on. The one with the 1 1/2" head on it blew right through 2 ribs and was laying on the ground as the deer ran off. I like the wider head for the blood trail, with the right bow/arrow setup you shouldnt have any penetration problems. 
~Will