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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: Mike Vines on October 30, 2012, 05:55:00 PM
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A few months ago, I was messing around, and took some old keys laying around knocked off the corners to give it a point and today, I finally got around to attaching them to the shafts.
Depending on how much you cut off, the heads are 90-100 grains. Plenty good enough for any small game I encounter.
(http://i846.photobucket.com/albums/ab28/miklvines/Keyhead.jpg)
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good idea... :thumbsup: Can you attach them and keep them squared to carbon arrow inserts???
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cool. God Bless
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I like that. Going to look for some spare keys.
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Or turn them around the other way and you could open a door from a long way off!
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Originally posted by Bladepeek:
Or turn them around the other way and you could open a door from a long way off!
obviously, you have never seen me shoot.
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You might be a redneck if you hunt squirrel with a house key! Great idea Mike.
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Very creative! I think Fred Bear used empty .30-06 cases glued onto arrow shafts for small game heads. :cool:
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Thats am awesome idea! Way to think out of the box.
I have used a drill to make 2 holes in a fieldpoint 90 degrees from each other and then driven roll pins in them to make a point that is tough and will still catch on grass to keep from loosing the arrow. It works pretty well
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That's a key-per... Oh boy, I must be getting tired.
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I thought about giving each side a single bevel, but decided against it to save weight, and I don't believe it would be necessary for small game.
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As tough and tenacious as squirrels are, you'd better be careful, Mike...
If you miss one, it MIGHT just follow you home, chew the key free, use it to unlock your door, and stab you with the shaft as you sleep! :scared:
I always say, if squirrels weighed 200#, we would not DARE go into the woods!!! :rolleyes:
Really, good luck with your innovation!
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Great Idea Mike!
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only a trad guy would come up with such a good idea. well done.
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Cool idea! And it's footed too!
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Originally posted by Butternutz:
Cool idea! And it's footed too!
I will give it the durability test tomorrow night. I was going to go tonight, now that the wind had died down, left work 2 hrs early only to have my wife remind me it was Holloween. Who ever makes these holidays really needs to reconsider having them during hunting season.
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Shot these arrows into my Rinehart cube target repeatedly, and no problems at all at 10-15 yards. Satisfied with the reults, I was walking away, and decided to let one more fly. Hit dead center of where I was looking. Walked to get the arrow and it was 26 (ish) yards. I'm completely happy with these.
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Thats pretty sweet! Like mentioned before about the 30 06 shells, anyone tryed them?!
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:thumbsup:
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Originally posted by edge2009:
Thats pretty sweet! Like mentioned before about the 30 06 shells, anyone tryed them?!
I use 7.62x39 cases and expand the mouth with a 38 special jacketed bullet, then use a kinetic puller to get the bullet out and they slip over an 11/32 shaft. I use epoxy to hold it on and it works great.If I remember correctly they weigh around 160 grains. I leave the spent primer in to stop junk from entering the case.
Randy
Don't want to hijack the thread.
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Thanks a lot Mike. I tried your idea but now I'm locked out of my house! Ha!
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Great idea. :thumbsup:
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No worries. That is what this site is all about...discovering and sharing your ideas. Heck, I have learned a boatload frome everyone on this site.
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No worries. That is what this site is all about...discovering and sharing your ideas. Heck, I have learned a boatload frome everyone on this site.
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I'm going to try your idea, I like them better than my blunts.
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Hey Bladepeek, right wing/left wing, lock/unlock? :)
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I just changed out an entire section of the airport's lock system. Issued new keys and never asked for the obsolete ones back. May have to.....
What does the average key weigh?
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Originally posted by Roadkill:
What does the average key weigh?
The ones I made for this experiment were anywhere from 90-100 grains depending on the amount I ground off.
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If a fella was to wrap them in place with fine wire instead of string, it would up the weight considerably. You could even fine tune it to a specific weight.