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Title: My New Small Game Heads
Post by: TxAg on January 11, 2012, 04:33:00 PM

I wanted to try something different (and cheap).  These are standard steel blunts and 3/8" x 1" washers. The steel heads weight 125 grains and the washers weigh 77-80 grains. That brings my total arrow weight to just over 600 grains.

I tried shooting the bag target and they walloped it good!

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Title: Re: My New Small Game Heads
Post by: stujay on January 11, 2012, 04:43:00 PM

Good idea, look forward to hearing how it preforms on small game.

Title: Re: My New Small Game Heads
Post by: Red Beastmaster on January 11, 2012, 05:01:00 PM

I tried something like that once. I welded a washer directly to the glue-on steel blunt. I called them "Thwomps".

Word of warning! When you shoot a stump the head will kick hard to the side on anything but a direct hit. I broke a pile of arrows right behind the head and eventually threw my invention in the trash. The washer does not give at all and will snap off your shafts.

I was using wood, you may have better results than me with carbon.

Title: Re: My New Small Game Heads
Post by: TxAg on January 11, 2012, 05:09:00 PM

I agree.  Ideally I'm going to foot these arrows with aluminum. The trick is finding just a few 2020's somewhere. I don't want to buy a whold half dozen.

Title: Re: My New Small Game Heads
Post by: DuffyRP on January 11, 2012, 07:16:00 PM

Easy enough and looks like they will do the trick.

Title: Re: My New Small Game Heads
Post by: Duncan on January 11, 2012, 08:10:00 PM

OK, now we need some "whopped" critter pics!

Title: Re: My New Small Game Heads
Post by: Rob W. on January 11, 2012, 08:20:00 PM

TxAg, will 2117's work?

Title: Re: My New Small Game Heads
Post by: TxAg on January 11, 2012, 08:28:00 PM

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Originally posted by Rob W.:
TxAg, will 2117's work?

Im not sure,. Ive not footed carbob/aluminum before. The info i have states that a Beman MFX Classic should fit correctly with a 2020.

I open to ideas if anyone has any.

Title: Re: My New Small Game Heads
Post by: Roadkill on January 11, 2012, 10:10:00 PM

I just finished up a half dozen rabbit blunts.  I took 9 mm casings, popped out the primer.  Heated them up and drove them on a 100 grain field point.   Let them cool.  Pulled them and then glued them on the arrows.  I then took a hack saw and cut an X.  They weigh in about 160 and thump bunnies, but do not slide into the brush as far a field points.   Cheap but very effective

Title: Re: My New Small Game Heads
Post by: on January 11, 2012, 10:23:00 PM

Those aught to whop a rabbit or tree rat pretty good!

Bisch

Title: Re: My New Small Game Heads
Post by: ti-guy on January 11, 2012, 10:30:00 PM

:thumbsup:

Title: Re: My New Small Game Heads
Post by: legends1 on January 11, 2012, 10:37:00 PM

Been using those for years.awesome on bunnies and squirrels.Not bad on quail ether.