Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Arrows => Topic started by: Steve Cover on February 05, 2010, 05:36:55 am
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Does anyone have a favorite small game blunt arrow head?
If so, how do you make it?
Steve
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Most of the people I know, use nutters. After tapering a wood shaft, just take a 3/8 nut and screw it up on the shaft. For other type of arrow with and insert....take a 8-32 screw, put a wingnut on it and screw it up into the insert.
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I don't do much small game hunting with my bow but I usually have a nutter or two on hand
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Hear are a few that I made, these were my first experiments with home made judo's, they are a little crude but I've got those warheads perfected now and they work great. The center is sharp ground to sever the wings and legs of small game.
My bad here are the pics.
(http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/bornagainprimitve/IMG_1016-1.jpg)
(http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/bornagainprimitve/IMG_1023.jpg)
(http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/bornagainprimitve/IMG_1022.jpg)
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Keenan, the link doesn't apprear to work. Can you post the pics? I'd like to see them, if I may. Thanks!!
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yup. link aint workin. pics?
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just worked for me, cool blunts.
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Hey Eddie, not working for me as well. The message is not available or not allowed, same message as I get from the "everything else" board since it is off line. Is it in that section, and you can get to it because you're a Mod?
Swamp
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Hear are a few that I made, these were my first experiments with home made judo's, they are a little crude but I've got those warheads perfected now and they work great. The center is sharp ground to sever the wings and legs of small game.
Very impressive....
Questions:
Are the pistol casing barbs held with solder?
How well do the forks fly?
Taken much game with them?
Thanks for sharing,
Steve
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See it now. Thanks
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Steve, yes they are pistol casings with small nails that are just hammered flat after inserted and a screw in the tips. Those do a fair amount of damage and hit hard but are messy. The forks I really like . These first ones were crude hand forged trials but now I've got it down and made some improvements I'll try to get some more pics of the newer ones.
They fly real straight and absolutely work great for grabbing the grass dirt or leafs when the shot misses. i hit a pheasant with a few and they did really good. One that I had hit it the wing shoulder had severed the wing and busted most the ribs on that side but did not penetrate the surface other then the barbs. So not much meat ruined. ;)
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Steve, yes they are pistol casings with small nails that are just hammered flat after inserted and a screw in the tips. Those do a fair amount of damage and hit hard but are messy. The forks I really like . These first ones were crude hand forged trials but now I've got it down and made some improvements I'll try to get some more pics of the newer ones.
They fly real straight and absolutely work great for grabbing the grass dirt or leafs when the shot misses. i hit a pheasant with a few and they did really good. One that I had hit it the wing shoulder had severed the wing and busted most the ribs on that side but did not penetrate the surface other then the barbs. So not much meat ruined. ;)
They really look like they would stop small game in their tracks.
I'm going to have to try that.
Appreciate the info.
Thanks,
Steve
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Very cool points Keenan!
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Wicked stuff, Keenan!
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try a 9 mill inside a .40 inside a .44. thing weighs about a half a pound lol. ;D
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I put empty 38 Spl, 357 Mag, or a custom sized and cut down 30-30 brass into the pan of my powder scale and dribble small birdshot until the weight is about 150 Grains.
A quick pass through a propane torch flame and I have a throw away blunt.
Keenan, has taken this much farther, and I'm eager to try to duplicate (In a fashion) his wicked looking arrow heads.... Tough to call something that menacing a blunt...
Having an arrow that grabbs the turf and acuses the arrow to tumble on top of the brush like a $3 + Zikey Judo rather than burrow in, never to be found, like my current arrows, is also very appealing.
I also, am going to explore the Nutter concept. I have several 3lb coffee cans full of saved hardware. There should be several old 3/8" nuts in there. Being a world class cheapskate, I love the idea of free Blunts.
I appreciate all the feedback.
Steve
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I use 38 special casings with a bit of lead in them to bring the weight up.
I also use nutters, but use 3/8" lock nuts, the kind that have a "collar" on oen side and a nylon ring on the inside. the collar adds some weight, last i checked i think the 3/8" lock nuts i had weighed right about 120 grains, where a "normal" 3/8" nut was about 80 or so. you can also look for some "normal" 3/8" nuts that are abotu 1.5 times the length of the others, i think they are for heavy duty applications or something.
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Hear are a few that I made, these were my first experiments with home made judo's, they are a little crude but I've got those warheads perfected now and they work great. The center is sharp ground to sever the wings and legs of small game.
My bad here are the pics.
(http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/bornagainprimitve/IMG_1023.jpg)
I'm going to remember that!
When I start needing points for the Bamboo,, I'm going to try it on a double headed nail! I like it! ;D
I'll bet with a flu-flu it'll work better than the Pellet gun on garden critters too.
Thanks.