Primitive Archer

Main Discussion Area => Shooting and Hunting => Topic started by: chasing crow on February 08, 2010, 11:41:28 pm

Title: broken arrows
Post by: chasing crow on February 08, 2010, 11:41:28 pm
Been stumpin' some the last two weekends. Great fun and making progress with my shooting. I broke 3 tips off ( two hammers and one 38 special case blunt) within 15 minutes. They were all Three Rivers Flu Flu's. Am I doing something wrong or just one of the hazards? Still having a blast, primitive is the only way to go. I lLOVE IT!!
Chasing Crow
Title: Re: broken arrows
Post by: El Destructo on February 09, 2010, 12:09:38 am
Rotten Stumps...not good old Hardwood Stumps....... ::)...I gave up Stump Shooting with POC...won't take it...make you some Cane Arrows...or Boo....JMO
Title: Re: broken arrows
Post by: Pat B on February 09, 2010, 02:12:16 am
POC breaks very easily behind the point if you hit something hard.
Title: Re: broken arrows
Post by: aero86 on February 09, 2010, 02:29:11 am
ive got some extra arrows that would be good for that.  i havent spined them yet, but theyve been my practice arrows that i was going to use for exactly what your doin
Title: Re: broken arrows
Post by: Tsalagi on February 09, 2010, 02:46:04 am
For stumping, get ash shafts and use steel blunts, not cartridge cases. I have ash stumping arrows made like that and they are going on 10 years old now. POC can't handle stump shooting.
Title: Re: broken arrows
Post by: chasing crow on February 09, 2010, 10:57:32 pm
Hey guys, Thanks for the help, I will try a couple of new things. Aero, contact me if you are looking to lower your inventory. LOL
Chasing Crow 
Title: Re: broken arrows
Post by: Pat B on February 10, 2010, 01:05:26 am
Since I started making cane and hardwood shoot arrows I haven't broken any points off.  I did hit a rock with a sourwood arrow and the arrow never shot well again. The rear end looked like a helicopter prop as it went down range...but never broke one. ;)
Title: Re: broken arrows
Post by: Hillbilly on February 11, 2010, 12:11:49 pm
One word. Cane.