Rabbit Arrows?

[frassettor]

I am looking at buying some "cheaper" Rabbit/small game arrows for hunting this season. I dont feel like loosing my Ad's in the snow. I dont care if its alluminum, or wood. What I do care about is the weight of the arrow. I would like to get around the 675-735 gr finished arrow weight...I know, I know before you say it "why do I need anything that heavy?"...Well I dont, but I am so used to that weight, that is what I am comfortable with..  

So What do you think I need (size shaft 2117,  ect... Tip weight) anything that will get me in the ball park..

[deadpool]

my best honest advice is check the classifieds, there are always some great deals in there

[Jeremy]

There was an interesting article in the latest TBM about using solid fiberglass arrows for rabbits...

Ash or laminated birch will get you into that weight range easily.  You can go with lighter shaft materials and front load them more as well.

[frassettor]

Deadpool,

I know, But I'm not sure what kind/(2117,2116 ect....)  I need. Thats the question.

[frank bullitt]

Frassetor, 2117 would be good for your weight that your shooting. If you leave full length and heavy blunts you can get the weight.

 I'm currently shooting 29" 2117 with 160 points, and am at around 610 grains.

  As for wood, I bougth some pine shafts from Larry at Lost Nation, 75/78 spine, 23/64", same point weight,and length. Work great for my squirrel arrows or such. Steve

[ChuckC]

Or do the dowel routine.  If you can find any 3/8" hardwood dowels, make your own.
ChuckC

[Zradix]

I use 11/32" shaft ash arrow spined 60-65# WITH 190 GRN TIPS THE END OF THE NOCK TO THE END OF THE TAPER IS 30 1/8 " and the setup weighs 665grns

[joe skipp]

2117's cut 28.5" with 125 grains will come in around 525 grains finished wt. Get some ash shafts from a good arrow supplier, tell him what finished arrow wt you want to achieve and he should supply you with the raw shaft wt to get you close.

[Hud]

2315 weights, 29" are 11.7 gpi = 339 gr. + 100 gr. brass insert + 250 gr Ace Hex Head is 689 gr.
These are available in Gamegetter, XX75 and XX78.

In wood your probably limited to laminated birch, with heavy point. Footed shafts would be more expensive.

If you can use a Judo head, you will loose fewer arrows.

[frank bullitt]

I have done as ChuckC, and buy ramin dowels from the hardware. You can block plane the point and nock end down a little to get the proper taper size.
  Just weighed one that is 30" long with a shell casing point, 705 grains!

 What about 2219 aluminum? Alot af ways to go. You could also load something inside the aluminum.
 Me personally, I don't like to spend alot of money and time putting all that brass and buying more weighted heads for rabbits at close range shots. And arrows will get lost!

Good shootin, Steve

[mustoffa]

my friend just turned me on to some 5575 gold tips 100 grain insert and 145 grains tip and another guy showed me how to sleve the arrow with a aluminum arrow cut off about a inch or two

 what every you want and slide over ends of arrow and glue it to the end of the arrow added weight and helps not to break arrows.

[artifaker1]

I use old wheel bow arrows I've found on the ranges. I load them up in the front to get them bending. Small game can be very tough to kill some times, nothing wrong with a heavy arrow and bow. I use the same bow as I use for elk.

[mustoffa]

hey big jim got a blow out sale id try them 5575 goldtips with a 100 grin brass insert and a heavy tip and sleeve the arrow thell last forever and are heavy

[George D. Stout]

If you want heavy without a lot of length, get some 2020 Gamegetters....about forty bucks a dozen for shafts and XX75 material.  Cut them to your draw and add some front weight and you can get over 600 grains in a big hurry.  A 2020 shaft weighs 437 grains at 29".   If you need more spine with the weight, a loaded-up 2219 should pretty much knock a rail car over.  Either is overkill, but you already said that.