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Main Discussion Area => Arrows => Topic started by: make-n-break on April 01, 2016, 05:12:59 pm

Title: Handful of new Turkey arrows for 68# Osage
Post by: make-n-break on April 01, 2016, 05:12:59 pm

Here are some I finished up the other day. I was having trouble getting anything to fly good out of a 68# Osage and bradsmith told me to try 70-75# spine. His advice was well received!

Poplar
23/64 diameter - parallel
70-75# spine
28.5" long
Self nocks wrapped w/ artificial sinew
125 gr field points and 125gr broad heads
5" parabolic two-fletch - right helical
Heated beeswax finish

The green/white ones are for practice and the brown/black are for turkeys. I've found that doing a two-fletch with a fletching jig can be kinda finicky if your arrows aren't tuned right; but when you get it right they fly so good.

Title: Re: Handful of new Turkey arrows for 68# Osage
Post by: make-n-break on April 01, 2016, 05:13:39 pm

Couple more.

Title: Re: Handful of new Turkey arrows for 68# Osage
Post by: Aaron H on April 01, 2016, 05:30:45 pm

You're really putting that jig to work, nice arras

Title: Re: Handful of new Turkey arrows for 68# Osage
Post by: Knoll on April 01, 2016, 05:33:07 pm

Good looking ammo. Congrats!

Title: Re: Handful of new Turkey arrows for 68# Osage
Post by: JW_Halverson on April 01, 2016, 05:33:09 pm

Here's looking forward to some photos of shishkabobs...I mean shishka-Toms!

Title: Re: Handful of new Turkey arrows for 68# Osage
Post by: bradsmith2010 on April 02, 2016, 01:13:28 pm

those look great,, glad they shooting good for you,, hope you get a chance to try them out,, :)

Title: Re: Handful of new Turkey arrows for 68# Osage
Post by: Trapper Rob on April 02, 2016, 11:30:46 pm

They look good.

Title: Re: Handful of new Turkey arrows for 68# Osage
Post by: lebhuntfish on April 03, 2016, 12:03:03 am

Nice ammunition!

Patrick

Title: Re: Handful of new Turkey arrows for 68# Osage
Post by: Lumberman on April 03, 2016, 08:54:55 am

Chachang looking good, so you like the two fletch, hadn't considered trying that. Do you heat straighten your dowels? I guess it's probably been kiln dried already though

Title: Re: Handful of new Turkey arrows for 68# Osage
Post by: make-n-break on April 03, 2016, 12:56:24 pm

Lumber man, they're already kiln dried so minor and periodic hand straightening is all they need. If you're gonna do the two fletch, try to get your arrows pretty close to a good bare shaft tune. Two feathers aren't enough to steer out an overly weak or strong shaft.