cheap, bladed, squirrel killers ???

[redeemed]

what to use on those bushy tails that will kill them, ace hex just make 'em made???

cheap being the operative word!!!!!

[chesapeakeblend]

This may be my ignorance but why can't you just use a field point if you are going for cheap?

Mike

[Jim now in Kentucky]

Field points just  move  tissue out  of the way--minimal damage.

Critters run  off  to die a slow death  or  heal  up.

[chesapeakeblend]

Huh, I just learned something.  Thanks Jim!

Mike

[Rusty Izatt]

Bodkins work great! PM me your address and I will send you a dozen. Don't get much cheaper then that    

Rusty

[Brad_Gentry]

There was just another thread on this awhile back. Glue a .38 casing over the end of a wood shaft. Take a hacksaw, and cut a slot approximately 1/4" deep down the middle of the mounted casing. Cut a triangular piece of banding steel and glue this into the slot with plain old hot glue. If you want, you can sharpen the steel a little bit with a dremel tool.

[Kingstaken]

Put a washer or grass catcher behind a field tip or use blunts or judos

[robtattoo]

Del Ma MA3s seem to work OK....They look like a copy of the old Bodkins. 3 Rivers sell 'em. Other than that I'd say any 2/3 or 4 bladed head, sharp or blunt should stop a skwerl.

[wingnut]

I got 100 MA3s earlier this year from the fellow that used to own the company.  They are seconds.  I cut 1/2" off the pointy end with a dremel and sharpen them.  Glue on as normal.  they are killing machines. and they don't stick in trees all the time.

Mike

Here is the link to the thread last year

 http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=038573

[Molson]

Have to disagree about the Ace Hex Head.  Haven't had any squirrel hit with one get mad, just dead.

[ishiwannabe]

Wingnutters......mighty nasty if ya put an edge on em.

[bmfer]

Don't any of you guys use the "Adder" behind a field point?

[BamBooBender]

I agree with wingnut. Dubbed broadheads will do a number on squirrels.

[Curtiss Cardinal]

I use Ace Hex Heads

[Jim/VA]

Take a steel blunt (or field point) and cut a vertical slice in it with a hacksaw about 1/4-3/8" deep. Place a piece of 3/4" wide bandsaw blade in the slot to form a "T" and secure with hot melt glue. File sharpen the forward edge of the blade and you've got a cheap, deadly small game point that won't stick in trees and is easy to reuse. I like hot melt glue since you can reposition/replace the blade by slightly heating with a lighter. I can easily make one of these in a couple of minutes.

[mshane]

This is what Brad was talking about, pic stolen from Jason Wesbrock...

 

[GingivitisKahn]

Ace hex head here currently, but I've recently replaced those with nutters.  I'm eager to see how well they work.

[Terry Green]

Raptor archery has a box full of old Bheads he sells pretty cheap....that are great for small game.

But he wont for long after this post....so ya best hurry.


Gingi....I've been on more than one rabbit hunt where nutters were used, and nutters are the worst small game head I've ever witnessed.  I saw more rabbits run off from nutter hits than any other head by FAR.  They should be called 'maimers' instead.  I've just seen too many rabbits and squirrels run off not to say something.

I was even in camp once and a guy was frog hunting with nutters and a croaker he shot swam off and sounded with the arrow never to be seen again....a FROG mind you.

So, if you actually like to kill a large percentage of what you hit, stick to the hex or use a Bhead....the hex is the best blunt I've seen in action.

[wingnut]

The Hex head is a great small game head, but heck I'm just too cheap to spend that kinda money on something that will be lost in the woods.  The areas we hunt grouse in Idaho are steep and thick.  You might find half of the arrows you shoot if you spend a lot of time looking.

I gave .60 a piece for the BH seconds and can justify seeing them for one shot if necessary.

I also have seen "nutters" not do the job, so I retired that idea a couple years back.

Mike

[George D. Stout]

I make my own from old Bodkin heads.  I snub-off the tip and cut some slots out of the blades.  They will kill a squirrel promptly and resist penetrating in tree stumps or getting lost in the duff.