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Title: Arrow weights
Post by: Otoe Bow on March 07, 2008, 01:55:55 am

Hey guys, I have a quick question.  What do you use to weigh your arrows, a postal scale?  I've just started making my own, with trade points, (hopefully some stone points soon) and I have no idea how much they weigh.  ???

Otoe

Title: Re: Arrow weights
Post by: Pat B on March 07, 2008, 02:34:38 am

I have an old triple beam scale but a scale for weighing out powder etc for reloading will give you the weight in grains.   If you can't find a grain scale but have one that measures grams and ounces, there 437.5 grains to the ounce and 28 grams in an ounce. Pat

Title: Re: Arrow weights
Post by: John K on March 07, 2008, 11:24:36 am

I have one of the hand held scales, that measure in grains. Works fine for me, it gets close enough.

Title: Re: Arrow weights
Post by: DanaM on March 07, 2008, 11:40:35 am

Quote from: Pat B on March 07, 2008, 02:34:38 am

I have an old triple beam scale

Hmm wonder what ya yousta use that for eh  :o ;) ;D

Title: Re: Arrow weights
Post by: Otoe Bow on March 07, 2008, 03:28:17 pm

Geeez, math makes my eyes bleed.  Does that all mean that one gram = 15.625 grains.   :-\

Otoe

Title: Re: Arrow weights
Post by: Hillbilly on March 07, 2008, 03:34:49 pm

3Rivers sells a little handheld grain scale for less than 10 bucks that is fairly accurate. I have one, and it suits my purposes well enough.

Title: Re: Arrow weights
Post by: wolfsire on March 07, 2008, 05:23:21 pm

Quote from: Otoe Bow on March 07, 2008, 03:28:17 pm

Geeez, math makes my eyes bleed.  Does that all mean that one gram = 15.625 grains.   :-\

Otoe

That looks close.  Let Google do the math.  Typ in "1 gram in grains" and it returns "1 gram = 15.4323584 grains"

Title: Re: Arrow weights
Post by: Otoe Bow on March 07, 2008, 06:02:49 pm

Weeelllll Doggies, I love to hear that boy cipher   ;D

Otoe

Title: Re: Arrow weights
Post by: mullet on March 07, 2008, 11:23:39 pm

 I use one of the Three river hand held scales also. If you don't shake, it's accurate. Hey Pat, triple beam scales? Hmmm, from the good ol' days? ;)

Title: Re: Arrow weights
Post by: Pat B on March 08, 2008, 01:20:01 am

Yup! The good old days. By the way, when did they end? ??? I can't remember. ;D      Pat

Title: Re: Arrow weights
Post by: Justin Snyder on March 08, 2008, 01:42:17 am

Hey I have a triple beam scale, but I sure wasn't around in Pat's good old days.  ;D I also have a fancy new digital system that will run the powder out automatically.  ;) Justin

Title: Re: Arrow weights
Post by: Pat B on March 08, 2008, 01:51:25 am

Powder? 8)     Pat

Title: Re: Arrow weights
Post by: jamie on March 08, 2008, 09:24:45 am

if ya search the net ya can pick up a cheap digital that'll do grains and grams for 15 bucks. i finally picked one up

Title: Re: Arrow weights
Post by: Hillbilly on March 08, 2008, 12:51:31 pm

You could probably pick up some really good ones cheap at police auctions. Of course, then they'll follow you home, bug your phone, watch you with binoculars for a few months, and go through all your mail packages of rocks, sticks, and used animal parts.  ;D