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SteveO:
 I always believed the stone "bird points" were used for hunting whatever game they scared up. Think about the physics involved. Whatever distance a 1 inch head will penetrate, a 1/2 inch head will penetrate twice as far, given the same kinetic energy and target composition. You have cut the same amount of material in both cases, one is wider and one is deeper. We all know how important an exit wound can be when you are trailing. I believe a narrower head was used to give the best penetration with the bows which may not have been real heavy draw weight bows. It's the same principle with my self bows. I shoot a 2 blade homade head. If I wanted to use one of those expanding monstrosities some of the compound shooters use, I wouldn't get enough penetration to be effective. A wider head is better only if you are shooting enough bow to give adequate penetration.

Steve

mullet:
 Pubaman,Thanks for the compliment.Instead of pine pitch,I waterproof with TB3.Saw the longleaf pine remark,you from Fl?Eddie

Coo-wah-chobee:
 Hey mullet --yes-from florida-down south way -about 40 miles north of myiama-too damm close as i have said before-bob

jamie:
ed i was just browsing through this again and saw your points. first thing is i wish i knapped as well as you. second ive checked front of center with a field point at 125 on an arrow and then hafted on a 1oogr stone point. f.o.c. was the same. by the time you add pitch or epoxy and sinew you bring the weight up another 20-30 grains. i like big points a lot now. even though ive killed with smaller points the damage and drop time from a big point is so much better. if i was  in an abo situation id use what i had. but seeing as i have a choice i go with large . i just posted a deer i took with a stone point that was 1.25 wide and 2.5 long. the deer was done in 30 yards. ive killed deer with compounds before and most of them with perfect hits have travelled a minimum of 70 yards some much further. a large point be it steel or stone on a heavy shaft just does so much damage. the deer i dropped this morning wasnt a great shot. mid organs, no grass bag, but it devasted the liver. plus i prefer when it doesnt pass through so it can do more damage. this shot went through and still had enough force to destroy the point on a rock even after breaking a rib on the exit. im not trying to tell people how to hunt just giving my experience. sorry to ramble and repeat myself but there is nothing like the damage from a large point. peace

p.s. one other thing about large points is the noise on impact. its gut wrenching. you can hear it punch through everything.

mullet:
  Puba,Understand about Miami,Did anybody ever bring the flag when they left? :(I used to live in Lakeworth in '79,dove the Delray Ledge and Ship wreck alot.I live in Lakeland,3 hours north.Come on up or I could head your way.Except it's wet where you guy's hunt.

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