pig arrows

[thomas h]

thought  id  post this pic and see if there are any suggestions on the  way im doing these  bamboo shaft some goose feathers from stringstretcher and some old Bow-lo broad heads 160gr. will use a 50lb @28" trad bow only have 1 ready  and only 2more  points

[Pat B]

How does it shoot from your hunting bow? That's what matters.

[thomas h]

on a scale of 1-10 id give it a 7

[Pat B]

Does the arrow spin true on it's point? Is it spined properly for your bow and draw?
  When pig hunting you have to be able to shoot quickly sometimes and put that arrow in a pretty small area, up close to the elbow. Do you feel comfortable enough with how it shoots to try to kill a pig with it?

[thomas h]

yes i do

[artcher1]

You will find with these natural shaft materials that they can have a different potential in different bows. Have you shot the arrow in another bow? Do you have the shaft's nodes properly oriented with the bow.

Sometimes you're going to need additional helical on your fletch for better flight. I get this by wrapping my feathers and adding more helical if warrented. Something you can't do if you glue down your feathers or secure both ends. I believe a shield cut on your fletching will better serve you also if you're using a selfbow........Art

[mullet]

 Is that a 3 bladed broadhead?

[thomas h]

no not a 3blade 

[JW_Halverson]

Looks like a solid bladed knock off of a Howard Hill head.  No reason why that arrowhead razor sharpened shouldn't cause some bleeding.

[thomas h]

   they do need a bit of honing.and will take an almost razoe sharp edge.

[PeteC]

Thomas,the arrow looks fine. Just as others said,it has to fly good,have a sharp head,and for pigs, heavy  is better than light.For that 50# bow,I'd sure want to be shootin' hogs with arrows around 700 gr. Good Huntin' and God Bless JMHO

[thomas h]

thank you all for the information seems to be a lot more to  these  pigs than  i ever  imagined  mayby ill spend some  time  and really check  my  equipment before  i tackle these guys.

[ohma]

if your arrow is heavy and flies good from the bow i sure wouldnt be afraid to use that head.the old hill style heads were great penetraters. good luck.

[jturkey]

i watched my brother shoot his 75 lb matthews into a pig and the arrow hit the front shoulder with a 110 gr mangus stinger 2 blade cut on contact head and a 500 carbon arrow it rolled the tip up and did not penatrate the shoulder, made the big 275lb hog mad as all heck it took 3 shots from my .30-06 to down the pig so make sure your shot place ment is good real good on big hogs they have a thick (shield layer over the front of the shoulder to protect themselves in fights with other hogs. so wait awhile for the perfect shot and that blade should do its work and kill the pig

[mullet]

 Like said , Shot placement is the key. Tuck it behind the elbow or depending how close you can get, head shoot it. The only other way you can get away with it is to make a big hole, and a pass through helps.