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stone point trauma pics...
hawkbow:
last springs tom, picture agate point.. hit the tom right above the beard...point broke the sternum and came out the back of the bird.. he ran a short distance and expired.. point was intact and i used it again on a bunch of bunnies before it finally died... Hawk
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Little John:
I also think that you would be handicaping your self by hunting big game with stone points. While anyone knows that they work it is just hard to think that they would work as well. I hunt mostly elk so I want maximum penetration and design my trade points to achieve it, my experience with stone is that they are fragile and break easily, I also know that damaged broadbeads severly limit penetration. Elk hide is tough and so are the bones, even ribs. I also know they are almost impossible to track with a poor blood trail. For me it is hard enough to get a good shot let alone a picture perfect one. For me the fish and game dept have made the decision for me, so at least that part is easy. If someone wants the additional challenge I am all for it but would never feel like the stone would perform like a good steel broadhead. The native americans gave up the stone points quickly when trade points became available. Kenneth
huntertrapper:
Kenneth im with you on that subject and im not saying i agree or disagree with any of the infromaton stated...im just reading the post, but why did the natives give up stone for steel if it was the best material, was it because steel was easier to form into points or was it because it is truly better for hunting the large game? ???
Timo:
Hunt trap, I'd have to go with the easier part. We humans are kinda lazy? faster,quicker,easier? Culture demands it.
They left their steel trade points when rifles became available. ;)
Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive:
nice pics shown so far
i once believed that the only reason stone wasnt used today was b\c it is easier to manufacture steel points...which is true. but after shooting both myself, i have had lots more luck with steel then stone, by far just like they gave up bows for guns. its just more reliable.
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