11/32 heads on 5/16 shafts?

[WhistlingBadger]

Hi, all.  I decided to try some of Mike's hickory shafting from Pine Hollow.  They only had my desired spine in 5/16, so I got some.  But all my heads are 11/32, and I don't really want to buy all new ones.  I know from past experience that this can work ok, but it makes for arrows that are really hard to pull out of a target.  Anybody have any remedies for that?  Otherwise it's probably back to sitka spruce.

[Yooper Bowyer]

The shafts are a lot more expensive than the heads, I would buy new heads.  at most places standard field tips run no more than $12 doz, I've seen them as low as 30 cents apiece from some places.  If I put extra large heads on narrow shafts I think they would stay inside a bag target when the shaft came out.  I have a fair number of 70 grain 5/16 heads, PM me if you want to deal.  .06 rifle shells sorta fit too if you saw off the taper.

[Pat B]

Ask on our Trading Post to see if someone had field points and broadheads(if you need them) for your 5/16" arrows. Might as well ask for nocks too unless you plan to make self nocks.

[Hawkdancer]

Thomas,
I will check my plunder tomorrow and see what I have.  There is some strange stuff in there!
Hawkdancer

[WhistlingBadger]

Thanks, guys.  I appreciate the offer, Jerry, but don't worry about it.  All my tools are geared to 11/32 too, so I think I'll just use up some spruce shafts I have for this year's hunting arrows, and try hickory if I ever get a bow that likes heavier arrows.  All my bows seem to appreciate really light spined arrows, probably because I shoot off the hand so there's a lot more paradox.