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Title: Would this work for a blunt tip?
Post by: osage outlaw on January 14, 2017, 04:50:50 pm

I used duplex nails for the points on a few arrows I'm working on.  I was going to grind the flat head into a point.  Then I had a thought, would this work as a good blunt point for small game like rabbits or squirrels?  There is plenty of weight with the rest of the nail going into the arrow shaft. 


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Title: Re: Would this work for a blunt tip?
Post by: Trapper Rob on January 14, 2017, 08:07:05 pm

Clint do you use silk thread for wrapping & where do you get it at?

Title: Re: Would this work for a blunt tip?
Post by: DC on January 14, 2017, 08:30:12 pm

Well , it's definitely blunt :D

Title: Re: Would this work for a blunt tip?
Post by: Knoll on January 14, 2017, 08:53:05 pm

Clever idea. Hope ya have opportunity to try 'em out.

Title: Re: Would this work for a blunt tip?
Post by: JonW on January 14, 2017, 08:54:08 pm

Would prolly work Clint. Seems like maybe not enough surface area but who knows? Have your daughter shoot you in the leg and see if it leaves a bruise  :o

Title: Re: Would this work for a blunt tip?
Post by: H Rhodes on January 14, 2017, 08:58:52 pm

I think it will punch a hole more like a field point.  A little washer under that first nail head makes a good blunt.  I like that thread wrap too.

Title: Re: Would this work for a blunt tip?
Post by: osage outlaw on January 14, 2017, 09:04:38 pm

No way would I want to get hit with one of these.   The thread is heavy duty coat thread.    It's really strong.  I'll soak the wrap behind the point with epoxy.  I wrap the feathers with the same thing and soak that with superglue 2x. 

Howard, good idea on the washer.   I'll remember that next time. 

Title: Re: Would this work for a blunt tip?
Post by: H Rhodes on January 14, 2017, 09:10:06 pm

Robbie Limerick brought some blunts made with a small washer like that.  They fly better than you think they will, in spite of there lack of an aerodynamic shape and they are hard to lose in the grass. 

Title: Re: Would this work for a blunt tip?
Post by: mullet on January 14, 2017, 09:26:00 pm

Something like a Cottontail , it will probably punch right through it. I've blown through them with small Judos.

Title: Re: Would this work for a blunt tip?
Post by: osage outlaw on January 14, 2017, 09:32:54 pm

I could probably glue one of those 2" mechanical points on an arrow and never leave a scratch on a rabbit  ;D

Title: Re: Would this work for a blunt tip?
Post by: bubby on January 16, 2017, 02:03:59 pm

I had an arrow to repair, well more than one but i did a little experiment with a full duplex on a fieldpoint target, bounced off everytime, i still think it would blow threw a rabbit or squirrel

Title: Re: Would this work for a blunt tip?
Post by: osage outlaw on January 16, 2017, 02:11:39 pm

I ground them all down to a point except for one.  I'm saving it for the steel drums when I shoot the course with the Dancing Bear  >:D  That flat tip should make a good sound.

Title: Re: Would this work for a blunt tip?
Post by: loon on January 16, 2017, 06:25:45 pm

Why not a regular nail? I could see that one being annoying to pull out of stuff

Title: Re: Would this work for a blunt tip?
Post by: osage outlaw on January 16, 2017, 06:42:30 pm

When I epoxied them into the shaft I wasn't planning on leaving them blunt.  I was going to grind the top flat head into a point. 

Title: Re: Would this work for a blunt tip?
Post by: make-n-break on January 16, 2017, 09:33:18 pm

Osage.. I've shot some squirrels with that style of point. Worked just fine!