Whistling arrow tips

[UnderControl16]

So gave seen and heard whistler tips on arrows but i have been looking into get a couple of them but the reviews (at least at 3rivers) are mixed. People have said that they break easy or aren't loud. anyone on here have any comments on them or have any of them?  

[Old York]

I bought both the steel and the brass
versions and was very dissapointed in
their low level of sound.

[Shawn Rackley]

well i bought some screw in a long while back. when ever u shoot a target they are fine. and are pretty loud. but i was using them for flight shooting. the ones i had where the brass one. and lets just say they dont like rocks. u hit a small rock when that thing comes down and your done. missed mine up so bad i left it in the ground.

[JRY309]

I have one and I thought it was fun and loud enough but don't shoot it into a foam target.It packed in the holes and stopped whistling until I cleaned it out.It's more fun to put it on a flu flu and shoot it up in the air.And shoot it on longer shots.

[UnderControl16]

where yours steel or brass shawn?

[JoeArizona]

If you're shooting arrows with screw in points you can make them whistle by unscrewing them a couple of rounds to leave them room to rattle.  They will whistle pretty good.  Sounds cool and you can still shoot them into targets.

[Ragnarok Forge]

I was shooting one last weekend out to 65 yards and could hear it very clearly.  The head was steel and stod up to hitting the dirt a couple times.  I used weed whacker line to clean the tip out of all the dirt that packed into the head on those shots.  I realy liked them and think they would be great for flight shooting.

[Blackhawk]

I have a couple different makes that are brass and not too impressed.  They are too heavy, holes easily pack up with crap, not enough whistle, too expensive, blah, blah, blah.  Save your money.

[Shawn Rackley]

Mine where the brass ones. havent tried the new steel ones.

[lpcjon2]

I have a brass glue on and it work's great!! I think the more speed you have in the arrow the louder it is.

[UnderControl16]

so would there be less chance of a steel one breaking them a brass one do ya'll think?

[UnderControl16]

ttt

[JEFF B]

any one got a pic of the steel ones? would like to see one  

[lpcjon2]

The brass ones are thick and heavy ,unless your shooting at a brick wall they wont break before your arrow.

[UnderControl16]

http://www.3RiversArchery.com/SCA%2DMedieval+Arrows+%26+Points++Whistling_c53_s188_p0_iWPX_product.html

that is the addy for them on 3rivers

[UnderControl16]

so think that i am just going to get two of those from three rivers because i have seen a lot of reviews that have said that the brass ones break easily so i would think that the steel ones are tougher.

[s_mcflurry]

How do you feel about a whistling add-on?  (it's not a tip, though)

 

[UnderControl16]

I saw that and i was wondering how the ball doesn't slide. Also how doesn't it affect the straight flight of the arrow if you don't do it right.

[s_mcflurry]

I think the ball is intended to slide if you shoot into a bale or something but will hold firm enough through the air so it can still whistle.  I think that as long as it's symmetrical enough all the way around that it wouldn't mess up arrow flight too much.  Besides, I figure if I'm attaching one of those things to an arrow, I'm in it more for the whistling effect than the accuracy.

[Jhoneil1]

I made this one from copper piping parts: