My New Small Game Heads

TxAg · 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!

stujay · January 11, 2012, 04:43:00 PM

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

Red Beastmaster · 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.

TxAg · 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.

DuffyRP · January 11, 2012, 07:16:00 PM

Easy enough and looks like they will do the trick.

Duncan · January 11, 2012, 08:10:00 PM

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

Rob W. · January 11, 2012, 08:20:00 PM

TxAg, will 2117's work?

TxAg · January 11, 2012, 08:28:00 PM

QuoteOriginally 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.

Roadkill · 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

January 11, 2012, 10:23:00 PM

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

Bisch

ti-guy · January 11, 2012, 10:30:00 PM

legends1 · January 11, 2012, 10:37:00 PM

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