Take down arrows. Pretty cool

[Caleb the bow breaker]

All,

Dont know if this is approved or not???  I found these online they are two part arrows.  Anybody seen anything like this before.  Would be pretty cool for back packs, or whatever.


 http://stores.thepathfinderschoolllc.com/-strse-213/Sling-Bow-take-down/Detail.bok

C

[lpcjon2]

I dont think they would stand up to a 40# or higher bow, pluss they have to be pretty stif and fly like crap with that adapter in the middle of the shaft. Doesnt seem to be a safe arrow for a bow.JMHO And shooting an arrow out of a slingshot seems pretty dangerous and stupid to me.again JMHO

[Night Wing]

I'll "pass" on take down arrows.

[reddogge]

Just what we need, more gadgets.

[adeeden]

I made  a dozen cedar take down arrows about 15 years ago just as an experiment. They flew great and in fact myself and illianabowhunter shot some of them just an hour ago! I would hate to guess how many shots they have taken but I am sure it is in the thousands.

They take some serious time to build and I am not sure what there good for other than they have a "cool" factor going for them! As far as flight there no different than any other arrow.

[David Mitchell]

Been out a long time.  I think "Too Short" (Paul Bruner) may have sold them when he had his Screaming Eagle store many moons ago.

[Caleb the bow breaker]

wasnt trying to sell them or anything guys.  Just thought they were sort of neat and wanted to share.  LOL

C

[bawana bowman]

Stallone used them in Rambo II with high explosive heads.     Seemed to work for him.  

[SCATTERSHOT]

I made some a few years ago, seems like maybe a good idea for backpackers. Mine worked fine.

[JimB]

I made these a few years ago out of .308 Bear Magnum aluminum shafts.They shoot and tune like anything else.The joint makes them a little stiffer.It just takes a little more point weight to bring them in.I shot them a good bit but never got around to carrying them.They can go in a plastic tube and stow in a fanny pack or day pack as spares-theoretically.
 

[Sal]

Take down arrows are cool!  I've seen a couple of article on how to make them, but they can be figured out by the pictures.  As said by others, they're more of a novelty, but they work just fine.

There is also a well established tradition of shooting arrows from slinghots, they're deadly and effective.  At Mojam, Rattling Randy had some interesting prototypes of hunting weight slingshots.  They looked effective and I think they're good for medium sized animals.

[stujay]

I would have never dreamed of 2 piece arrows!

[Bill Carlsen]

I had a fiend back in the 80's who would take bent aluminums and cut them, add insert and screw them together to make complete arrows. They shot great and save him a bunch of $$$$.

[LONGSTYKES]

Interesting!  But I think that I will stick with my one piece arrows.

[Rob DiStefano]

the 2009 suspense/adventure movie "the perfect getaway" features a hawaiian goat hunt using t/d arrows and t/d bow.  i see no viable use or need for t/d arrows unless yer part of some covert assassin organization.   :D

[awbowman]

I have a buddy of mine that has permission to hunt a small woodlot at the end of a cul de sac IN a subdivision (deer eat the neighbor's flowers). He can fit his bear T/D and takedown arrows in a backpack and looks like he is just off for an afternoon hike.  When he kills he field quarters them and waits till dark to bring them out.  That way he doesn't offend anyone in the subdivision.  They just think he's a crazy old hiker.

They are pretty neat and have held up to his 70# Bear.

[Rusty Snuffers]

Originally posted by bawana bowman:
Stallone used them in Rambo II with high explosive heads.        Seemed to work for him.      

You, sir, are awesome.    

[Tree Rat]

I made some out of Al for friend 20 years ago. He used to pack his bow and arrows in the saddle bags on his bike.

I ended up using a slip fit as it was far easier to make, tune, and use. Plus they were straight. A threaded joint is really a pain to get aligned and straight.

They were cool and shot just fine. The spine change was so minor as to be non existant. I always made the joint at balance point and installed the additional pieces so they wouldn't change the balance point/FOC.

[Gen273]

I had never even thought about a take down arrow, so I learned something today.

[awbowman]

Originally posted by Tree Rat:
I made some out of Al for friend 20 years ago. He used to pack his bow and arrows in the saddle bags on his bike.

I ended up using a slip fit as it was far easier to make, tune, and use. Plus they were straight. A threaded joint is really a pain to get aligned and straight.

They were cool and shot just fine. The spine change was so minor as to be non existant. I always made the joint at balance point and installed the additional pieces so they wouldn't change the balance point/FOC.

That's the way my buddy did it.  Inside 20 yards they shot the same.  Usually his shot was inside 15 yards.