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Strength of Tie-Ons
Kegan:
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--- Quote from: Pat B on December 02, 2009, 03:36:25 pm ---I don't know of a cure for irate trees stepping in front of our arrows. Just something we have to deal with! ::)
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the best cure for that
cut the damn tree down and make bows out of it >:D ;D
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They're always cherry- pretty useless for 75# bows >:D
flecha:
Why did you set the point so far down in the shaft?
Kegan:
Flecha- I don't remember. I believe I was just trying to give it more support. Considering how much more the sinew held it than the wood though, I won't set them back so far in the future.
flecha:
Interesting to here your thoughts and experiences.
half-eye:
Kegan,
I hunt with both types of heads. I bought some trade points that were suppossed to be 170 grains but actually weighed 134 so I tied some up "as-is" for some young hunters pulling 40# bows that I made for them. The others I retied with stainless picture hanging wire so the head would weigh enough. Didn't shoot them into a tree....but my shed is double walled 3/4" plywood. The arrows would penetrate right up to the shaft from my 60# self bow....I removed them by locking vise-grips onto the blade with the handle touching the arrow shaft and used that for leverage. I did not have any trouble what so ever with damaged arrows or heads. After 20 or so shots I did re-coat the artificial sinew with some more clear lacquer. Here's a couple of pics of my old arrows. By the way the wire wrap does NOT impede penetration on deer, at least the one I used the arrow on.
half eye
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