Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Arrows => Topic started by: WhistlingBadger on July 31, 2021, 12:11:11 pm
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Hi, all. I decided to try some of Mike's hickory shafting from Pine Hollow. They only had my desired spine in 5/16, so I got some. But all my heads are 11/32, and I don't really want to buy all new ones. I know from past experience that this can work ok, but it makes for arrows that are really hard to pull out of a target. Anybody have any remedies for that? Otherwise it's probably back to sitka spruce.
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The shafts are a lot more expensive than the heads, I would buy new heads. at most places standard field tips run no more than $12 doz, I've seen them as low as 30 cents apiece from some places. If I put extra large heads on narrow shafts I think they would stay inside a bag target when the shaft came out. I have a fair number of 70 grain 5/16 heads, PM me if you want to deal. .06 rifle shells sorta fit too if you saw off the taper.
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Ask on our Trading Post to see if someone had field points and broadheads(if you need them) for your 5/16" arrows. Might as well ask for nocks too unless you plan to make self nocks.
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Thomas,
I will check my plunder tomorrow and see what I have. There is some strange stuff in there!
Hawkdancer
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Thanks, guys. I appreciate the offer, Jerry, but don't worry about it. All my tools are geared to 11/32 too, so I think I'll just use up some spruce shafts I have for this year's hunting arrows, and try hickory if I ever get a bow that likes heavier arrows. All my bows seem to appreciate really light spined arrows, probably because I shoot off the hand so there's a lot more paradox.