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BowEd:
Here's some privet shoot shafts made some time ago.Compared to all my other shoot shafts [6 different kinds] they are the densest yet.With the same set up of length/spine and tip averaging close to 100 grains more weight per shaft than dogwood and 50 more grains more per shaft than my next densest plum.http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,67275.0.html

These average a + 700 grains per shaft.They shoot great.They should make excellent hunting arrows with a broadhead on them.
They were harvested at exactly the right diameter by Bob Barnes for me since privet does not grow in my area.
Just with bud nodes sanded flat and straightened while drying and cut to length for the right spine while leaving all the bark on them yet.They did'nt require a whole lot of heat straightening.
Very slim type shafts with full length taper on these from a 9/32" nock to 11/32" tip.
Self nocked and wrap reinforced nock with sinew.
Two turkey wing primaries and a turkey tail feather as the cock feather.

bjrogg:
Look great Ed and I’m sure they shoot good to.

Bjrogg

Pat B:
Nice privet arrows, Ed. Privet is more dense and heavier that typical shoot arrows but I've heard they make great arrows and in the southeast, privet is everywhere. It is an invasive exotic.

BowEd:
Yes so I've heard and probably seen myself coon hunting in Arkansas at times.Like multi flora rose is here.Don't think privet has the thorns that multi flora rose has though.
They'll do fine for hunting arrows and it's nice to have them available.
Unique in that all the bark is on them yet.
I seem to grab dogwoods most times yet.Maybe because there are more of them around and are local.

Pat B:
Yeah, we have multiflora rose here too and no, no thorns on privet.  Privet is a Ligustrum, a landscape plant from China. The problem is birds love the fruit and spread the seeds everywhere. I don't think the fruit has much nutritional value to native birds. It like sending a kid to the candy store to buy supper. At least it makes good arrows.  :OK

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