Practice with Flint

FerretWYO · January 17, 2013, 04:04:00 PM

How do those of you who shoot flint heads practice with your setup?

Ted Fry · January 17, 2013, 04:09:00 PM

Shoot into a foam block such as dock float or another large block of foam that will not grip the point as ethafoam does

lpcjon2 · January 17, 2013, 04:24:00 PM

Maybe old couch cushions would work for ya.

FerretWYO · January 17, 2013, 04:34:00 PM

Thanks Ted.

Mike Yancey · January 17, 2013, 07:40:00 PM

What are you doing shooting flint heads Randy? I heard that it might be legal there soon. I hope so because I have an antelope hunt that would be the thing for.

NoCams · January 17, 2013, 08:31:00 PM

Some shoot into a pile of sand as well....

FerretWYO · January 17, 2013, 08:44:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by Mike Yancey:
What are you doing shooting flint heads Randy? I heard that it might be legal there soon. I hope so because I have an antelope hunt that would be the thing for.

It will be this fall if it goes through.

dingas · January 17, 2013, 08:48:00 PM

I have wondered too. How much do they dull? Just flake some off the edge to resharpen?

Shinken · January 17, 2013, 09:15:00 PM

Stone pics Randy ! Stone pics!

Keep the wind in your face!

Shoot straight, Shinken

bornagainbowhunter · January 17, 2013, 09:32:00 PM

I have found that the best way, for me, is to weigh your rock, and tune with a field point of the same or close to the same weight. I then take the field point off and cut the shaft (using the taper) for hafting. I then place the point into the shaft, spin test it and adjust if needed, then apply some pine pitch to make it solid. I wrap it and only take 1 test shot with it to ensure good flight into a WORE OUT bag target. Then touch it up if needed and its ready to hunt. I ONLY practice with the field points.

Ill post a pic of the hafted shafts in a bit.

bornagainbowhunter · January 17, 2013, 09:34:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by bornagainbowhunter:
I have found that the best way, for me, is to weigh your rock, and tune with a field point of the same or close to the same weight. I then take the field point off and cut the shaft (using the taper) for hafting. I then place the point into the shaft, spin test it and adjust if needed, then apply some pine pitch to make it solid. I wrap it and only take 1 test shot with it to ensure good flight into a WORE OUT bag target. Then touch it up if needed and its ready to hunt. I ONLY practice with the field points.

Ill post a pic of the hafted shafts in a bit.

By the way, a 8" slim taper file is perfect for hafting...

bornagainbowhunter · January 17, 2013, 09:53:00 PM

January 17, 2013, 10:06:00 PM

Those are AWESOME looking, Nathan!

Bisch

BDann · January 17, 2013, 11:01:00 PM

That is some fine work Nathan. You have some talent there, lurking under that beard.

ozy clint · January 18, 2013, 03:45:00 AM

i have some big cold room styrofoam panels.

Jon Stewart · January 18, 2013, 08:00:00 AM

Tractor supply uses a looser (for the lack of a better word) foam block to hold the trailer tongues up off the ground. They give them away and they work good for test shots.

I still touch up the edges after shooting the arrow.

Knapper · January 18, 2013, 12:12:00 PM

I make stone points and have tried several things. Styrofoam or beadboard is fine but gets little beads every where. The foam block works very well as Ted suggested especially if a solid type foam. Another option is blue board, it is used when insulationing concrete walls and craw space areas. Any home Depot or Lowes carry it. A good place to get it for free many times is a construction site where they have scraps that they are discarding. You can glue together thin pieces to get say 6 inches thick. A glue to use is Three M spray adhesive.

Shinken · January 19, 2013, 06:48:00 PM

B-A-B! Wow!

Those are some *awesome* stone points! Looks like you have those well-mounted to the shafts.

Like to see some red coloring on those....

Shoot straight, Shinken