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Offline osage outlaw

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Would this work for a blunt tip?
« 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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Offline Trapper Rob

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Re: Would this work for a blunt tip?
« Reply #1 on: January 14, 2017, 08:07:05 pm »
Clint do you use silk thread for wrapping & where do you get it at?
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Offline DC

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Re: Would this work for a blunt tip?
« Reply #2 on: January 14, 2017, 08:30:12 pm »
Well , it's definitely blunt :D
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Offline Knoll

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Re: Would this work for a blunt tip?
« Reply #3 on: January 14, 2017, 08:53:05 pm »
Clever idea. Hope ya have opportunity to try 'em out.
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Offline JonW

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Re: Would this work for a blunt tip?
« Reply #4 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
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Offline H Rhodes

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Re: Would this work for a blunt tip?
« Reply #5 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.
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Would this work for a blunt tip?
« Reply #6 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. 

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Offline H Rhodes

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Re: Would this work for a blunt tip?
« Reply #7 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. 
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Re: Would this work for a blunt tip?
« Reply #8 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.
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Would this work for a blunt tip?
« Reply #9 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
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Offline bubby

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Re: Would this work for a blunt tip?
« Reply #10 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
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Would this work for a blunt tip?
« Reply #11 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.
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Offline loon

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Re: Would this work for a blunt tip?
« Reply #12 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
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Would this work for a blunt tip?
« Reply #13 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. 
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Offline make-n-break

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Re: Would this work for a blunt tip?
« Reply #14 on: January 16, 2017, 09:33:18 pm »
Osage.. I've shot some squirrels with that style of point. Worked just fine!
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