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Offline Swamp Bow

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Trade Point dimensions
« on: November 09, 2009, 09:41:12 pm »
I'm going to make some steel trade points, what dimensions would be appropriate for taking white tail?  Thanks,

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Offline Blacktail

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Re: Trade Point dimensions
« Reply #1 on: November 09, 2009, 10:07:30 pm »
hey swamp,the only idea i have is take an old magnus or zwicky and trace it out.thats if its the kind of shape you want..john
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Re: Trade Point dimensions
« Reply #2 on: November 09, 2009, 11:39:21 pm »
That's what the plan was, but I thought I'd ask to see if there was better option.  Thanks.

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Offline mullet

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Re: Trade Point dimensions
« Reply #3 on: November 11, 2009, 08:29:23 pm »
  Bjorn, I just made a 1 1/8"line and connected the corners to the tip. Pretty much a 2 to 1 ratio and legal. I cut notches in later with a chain saw file.
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Re: Trade Point dimensions
« Reply #4 on: November 11, 2009, 08:33:23 pm »
Swamp,if your using band saw blades,you can make a 150 gr. point like this;  3 1/2" total lenght,1 1/4" wide, the triangular blade being 2 1/2" long ,with a 1 " tang
      with a circular saw blade,try 3" total, 2" blade,1"tang. I usually cut mine out a little larger,so if they're to heavy,just grind a little off to desired weight. God Bless
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Offline Swamp Bow

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Re: Trade Point dimensions
« Reply #5 on: November 11, 2009, 10:21:28 pm »
Hey Eddie, not sure I understand.  BTW, what is min. width here in FL, tried to look it up a while back but couldn't find it.  Probably read right past it twice.  :-\

PeteC, Thanks, those sound about right.

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Re: Trade Point dimensions
« Reply #6 on: November 11, 2009, 10:50:21 pm »
 Minamun width is 7/8"in Florida, stone, bone, wood or steel.
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Offline jthompson1995

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Re: Trade Point dimensions
« Reply #7 on: November 12, 2009, 07:49:26 am »
Quote from: mullet on November 11, 2009, 10:50:21 pm
Minamun width is 7/8"in Florida, stone, bone, wood or steel.

Man, I wish we had that flexibility, in MD it's 1" min., steel only.
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Re: Trade Point dimensions
« Reply #8 on: November 12, 2009, 10:51:33 am »
Thanks Eddie.

Yeah, Florida is pretty relaxed, especially when it come to gun hunting regs (IMO).  I see that changing with the population explosion, I could see them making sizable chunks of the state shotgun only.

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