Pinning Broadheads

[thumper15]

A few weeks ago I picked up some wooden arrows from Mike at the nocking point for my Big 5. I was wondering who actually pins their broadheads to wooden shafts and how they do it.

[Swamp Yankee]

I have never heard of pinning broadheads; only gluing them with hot melt glue like Fer-L-Tite.  That doesn't mean it isn't done, but if it is I'd be interested in what advantage it might have over glue.

[Roy Steele]

I could'nt see any advange to it.

[JimB]

Howard Hill used to pin his broadheads.It is supposed be a backup in case the glue fails.I think with our modern glues,applied correctly,it probably isn't necessary.

[thumper15]

Hunting the hard way is where I read about Hill pinning his. Wasn't sure of anyone on here doing the same. Of course, we have epoxies and different glues they didn't have back then.

[Bjorn]

Many BH's were pinned in the 40's and 50"s. Not hard, drill a hole and use a brad or metal wire, for a pin.............Zwickeys, Glenn St Charles Mickey Finns and  Hills Hornets were among the many pinned heads. Unless you are practicing in strawbales and stuff it is likely overkill.

[karrow]

i have read that sum people used to use a small center punch to kinda dent the broadhead or field point into the wood shaft. i dont think theres any advantage to it. imo

[Rusty in Fla.]

When I was shooting my 60# Vision the arrows were hitting the targets pretty hard. When I'd go to pull the arrow the field point was staying in the (3D deer) target. At the time I didn't have a lot of resources to ask so I did what I would have done for a muzzleloading rifle's ramrod, I pinned them in place.
  I used a center punch to make a small dimple so the drill but wouldn't walk and I drilled holes for a tight fit on some finishing nails I was using. After I inserted the nail I trimmed it close with side cutters and put the nail on a small anvil to brad out the ends. When bradding I used a ball peen hammer and alternated the end I was striking till I had both sides flat enough, then polished it with carbide paper.