Pinning heads onto POC shafts

[Dittybopper]

I was thinking that instead of using hot melt or fletch-tite to attach my broadheads to my cedar shafts, that it might be relatively simple to pin them.

I was thinking of attaching them with just a dab of glue, then drilling them through, and using a piece of wire or a brad to pin them, then cutting off the wire and filing it down flush.

Has anyone tried this, and if you did, how did it work out for you?

[Fletcher]

Without the glue, your shaft and point tapers will need to be a perfect match and I wouldn't have much faith in just the pin holding them on.  Cedar isn't a particularly strong wood and I'd have concerns with the pin breaking the shaft inside the taper.  Go ahead and pin the head, but only after fully gluing it. JMHO

[outbackbob48]

Dittybopper, I,ve heard that Howard Hill pinned his points just the way you described. Never have tried this myself but may some day, trying my own stone points this year. Good Luck to ya. Bob

[Cody Roiter]

DB I have an arrow howard made back in the 1940s or 1950s where there is one pin in the head.
Cody

[Bjorn]

I can certainly be done......but you are weakening the shaft to no advantage. Glue works great.

[bbassi]

my $.02 - you'll be cursing yourself the next time you need to re-use a head.

[WESTBROOK]

I think the first time you hit a fairly hard object and drive that point back a little farther you will split the shaft. I'd stick with hot melt.

Eric

[mcgroundstalker]

I use a wire brad to pin on Judos, field points and Ace Hex Bunny Busters but...... I would NEVER do that to any of my Broadhead arrows. Wouldn't want to weaken the shaft at the most important spot. At the broadhead.

Yes, my target and messin' around arrows get shot lots of times. Haven't lost a point yet. They just break at the pin.    

Use lots of glue and keep them broadhead arrows for the critters. My little rant. Thanks.

... mike ...

[NY Yankee]

I have always used Ferrule-Tite glue. I make sure to use enough of it. I have NEVER had a point pull off. Even after a direct hit on a brick wall.

[Eric Krewson]

I had a lot of points pull off with hot melt so I switched to 5 minute epoxy, never lost another point. I wouldn't pin a point on, lots of trouble and no gain over using epoxy.