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Title: Field Points
Post by: Crooked Stic on March 14, 2021, 01:19:02 PM

Is there 1/4 in. diameter field points available.

Title: Re: Field Points
Post by: McDave on March 14, 2021, 02:01:28 PM

3 Rivers has them in glue-on.  9/32 seems to be the smallest you can get in standard sizes of screw-in, although I have seen 17/64 in some specialty points, which is just slightly larger than 1/4.

Title: Re: Field Points
Post by: Wheels2 on March 18, 2021, 07:01:50 AM

I you are lookimg for the RPS type, go as small as you can.
Then chuck the tip in a drill with the point end in only as far as you need to get a good grip.  Then hold a file or stone at an angle to the back edge so as to round off the sharp shoulder.  I find it only removes a few grains of weight and the angled or rounded profile makes it easy to remove from targets.

Title: Re: Field Points
Post by: GCook on March 18, 2021, 07:36:25 PM

Quote from: Wheels2 on March 18, 2021, 07:01:50 AM

I you are lookimg for the RPS type, go as small as you can.
Then chuck the tip in a drill with the point end in only as far as you need to get a good grip.  Then hold a file or stone at an angle to the back edge so as to round off the sharp shoulder.  I find it only removes a few grains of weight and the angled or rounded profile makes it easy to remove from targets.

I just got 3 dozen from 3Rivers I'm fixin ta return as they aren't tapered at the back. The pic on the website showed they were but noct when they arrived.

Title: Re: Field Points
Post by: McDave on March 18, 2021, 10:59:35 PM

I like your idea, Wheels.  I've found that when I buy the cheaper points, they often are a few tenths of a grain on the heavy side anyway, so beveling the back might actually bring them closer to being spot on in some cases.

Title: Re: Field Points
Post by: Jon Stewart on March 20, 2021, 12:28:26 PM

Check with Larry at Lost Nation. And they have reasonable shipping costs.