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Offline DuBois

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Practice with hunting arrows?
« on: October 06, 2014, 02:04:23 pm »
I got 3 hunting arrows in trade and I want to practice with what I will use for the real deal but I shot one and it lost it's head and foreshaft in the bail.

Is there a trick to what is best to shoot hunting arrows into or tips to care for them after practice and prior to hunting?

I am new to this and pretty ignorant yet.

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Re: Practice with hunting arrows?
« Reply #1 on: October 06, 2014, 03:26:20 pm »
Steel or stone tips?
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Offline PrimitiveTim

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Re: Practice with hunting arrows?
« Reply #2 on: October 06, 2014, 04:19:05 pm »
This is what I do and it works.  I just go out and take a shot.  A little while later I go back out and take another shot.  It's just a bunch of plastic bags stuffed in a plastic bag.  When one gets tore up I just throw them in another bag.  It's easy to miss but you don't shoot unless you're completely confident on the shot just like with hunting.

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Offline 4giveme

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Re: Practice with hunting arrows?
« Reply #3 on: October 06, 2014, 05:17:44 pm »
Marco
I will try to help. but shoot into something that you can push the arrow through. that barb will not come out the way in went in. call when you can.
tommy
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« Reply #4 on: October 06, 2014, 06:32:14 pm »
Make sure barbed heads are legal in Minnysoda Doobs. Most nordern states don't allow dem eh!
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Offline 4giveme

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« Reply #5 on: October 06, 2014, 06:55:26 pm »
Make sure barbed heads are legal in Minnysoda Doobs. Most nordern states don't allow dem eh!

You know what I just did check, And he can not use them. I should have checked for him. Marco I will send you 3 points that are not barbed. I will sharpen them in the morning.
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Offline DuBois

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Re: Practice with hunting arrows?
« Reply #6 on: October 06, 2014, 08:36:55 pm »
Thanks PD. I didn't think of that.

Awesome idea Tim. Will do it for sure.

Hey Tommy, thanks for helping me out. I owe you one. I am sure it was my bad for shooting into the wrong type target. Newbies... man I tell ya  ::)
It did hit a death shot if it was for real though  >:D


Offline Stixnstones

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« Reply #7 on: October 07, 2014, 11:04:08 am »
I shoot at 2" thick foam with my huntin points, one arrow at a time and pull and push em thru the exit
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Offline DC

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Re: Practice with hunting arrows?
« Reply #8 on: October 07, 2014, 11:37:45 pm »
Forgive me for being dumb but why can't you just use a practice point of the same weight and then put the broadhead on for hunting? Is the that much aerodynamic difference, or is it something else?

Offline Pat B

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Re: Practice with hunting arrows?
« Reply #9 on: October 08, 2014, 12:30:02 am »
I will not hunt with an arrow unless I know it flies perfectly. A broadhead can fly different from a field point.
 I have a rubberized foam block I shoot stone, trades and commercial points for testing. A pile of sand will work too.
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« Reply #10 on: October 08, 2014, 11:35:57 am »
I tune each one and they are rarely oriented the same, very rarely. I had one last week that flew like a one winged duck, I roated the broad head 30 degrees and it was dandy. Keep in mind we are using natural materials, they cant all react exactly the same, even if the spine is the same.
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