I recently received and watched the awesome tradgang DVD and was wondering about something. At one part one of the guys uses a very cheap set up for rabbits....a field point with a washer behind it. I was wondering if anyone had tried this for other small game and how do the arrows fly. I wouldn't think they'd fly well but he was getting the rabbits with them. Sorry I watched the while thing ask the way through at once so I forgot who it was on the DVD. Loved the DVD by the way!
Yes washers are cheap thumpers
I usually use 125 gr field points on my cedars. I modify that by changing to 100 grains and glue a 9 mm casing.
They shoot right on altho a little heavier
I busted a cottontail on Sunday that went no place when smacked at 20 yards
Ive always heard 9mm, .38, .357 (all the same family) casings work great but...
I thumped a desert cottontail the other day, less than 10 yards. He did a backflip, then hopped away. The brush was far to heavy for me to pursue...
I'm gonna switch from casings to something a lil pokier...
Try a field point with a wingnut or 100 gr 'speed point' with a bolt behind it.
I use a variety of small game points. The Ace Hex and Gamenabber (second and third in from left) are tied for my favorites.
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Popped a red squirrel with a plain 'ol blunt Sunday. Still a good choice.
I use .38 casings almost exclusively on my cedar shafts; works for me.
I like the small game thumper I got from 3 rivers.
A wing nut/ field point combo sounds interesting, I's like something that will keep the arrow from burying itself. I currently have a couple judo points, but I like the idea of cheaper and home made.
I Have been using either Judos or 357 casings for 40 years now. I punch out the primers and put a small carpet tack w/ point out in mine then put in some 7.5 shot to weigh it to match the points i'm shooting at that time. ( right now that's 145 grains ) then glue them on. File the points down a bit so they don't stick out TOO far and I'M set. I also use them without the tack.
With carbon arrows we use a field point with a wing nut,works really well.
Article in the latest TBM by Rob Davis shows how to make a field point into something very similar to the gamenabber. I also found the .38 casing with a banding steel blade soldered into it works well also (same article).
If u like bunnies rubber blunts to the head done deal! Add the casing for even more punch! With the case it works well on birds too!!!
Here is one I came up with while looking at a 5 gallon bucket full of empty keys.
http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=122315
I like the key idea.
I don't like center punching animals and having them waltz away like its no big deal.
The washers behind a point fly fine for me and work fine but my favorite for stumping and small game are the VPA SGT's. Effective and durable like all their products.
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I have used many thing but like the rubber blunt the best for the bunnies. No penetration just shock.