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Penetration test for pigs
Justin Snyder:
Chris, I can see how the glue would be necessary. The tip only has to move very slightly to throw the arrow out of alignment and completely off its flight path. It has to be on tact when it enters the pig so the weight of the shaft will help penetration. If it comes apart before penetration stops you only have 140 grains or so and that won't penetrate. What about making it fit tightly into the foreshaft like a 4 inch plug that is attached to the foreshaft. Justin
Mechslasher:
steve, i'd like to watch that scenario also. eddie would have to do some high stepping to get out of that. as lucky as eddie is, the main shaft would hit the pig in the eye and drop him like a rock.
justin, from my research and experiments on attaching foreshaft i found the joint should be tapered so it can break away clean. using a square joint and inserting the foreshaft doesn't allow it to break away because it's a stronger joint. hideglue would also work but would be susceptible to the weather. superglue is strong but brittle which allows the joint to snap when a little lateral pressure is applied. like when the animal runs and the mainshaft hits a tree, it will snap at the joint thereby saving the mainshaft. cane, without a foreshaft, is usually strong enough to survive such treatment but i like using foreshafts.
xin:
"will dissolve when it comes in contact with bodily fluids." Pat Superglue ,cyanoacrylate, is biodegradeable ,but will take several weeks depending on the amount used.
Sparrow:
I have'nt tried fore- shafted arrows on big game,but I always thought that just a couple of turns of thin sinew off the fore-shaft and onto the shaft might be good.I have made them that way before,but never used them for big game. Frank
Justin Snyder:
That makes sense Chris, thanks. Justin
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