Author Topic: Judo points getting expensive (Read 828 times)

defiant · « **on:** July 24, 2007, 11:02:00 AM »

I use wood arrows and judo points for stumpin.I lost at least a 1/2 dozen in one week,I tryed those rubber bluts, don't like the weight or how they fly.Is there something cheaper that will keep my arrows from going under grass and leaves?

mike g · « **Reply #1 on:** July 24, 2007, 11:13:00 AM »

I like the Ace Hexheads they don't snag in the Quiver....
Put a washer behind a field point that should help.

Ian johnson · « **Reply #2 on:** July 24, 2007, 11:16:00 AM »

I like just plain old blunts

BobW · « **Reply #3 on:** July 24, 2007, 11:51:00 AM »

Time to paint your arrows hot pink!!!!!

LBR · « **Reply #4 on:** July 24, 2007, 12:01:00 PM »

Ace Hex Heads--not quite as unlooseable (is that a word?) as judo's, but a lot cheaper and don't slide up under grass like field points or even regular blunts. Super tough and great for small game.

Chad

bbassi · « **Reply #5 on:** July 24, 2007, 02:33:00 PM »

Somewhere on here a while back there was someone who made their own judos using field points and "hobby wire", the kind used for landing gear on RC airplanes. I bought some wire but haven't had time to play with it. Do a search on judos here and you might find it.

woodchucker · « **Reply #6 on:** July 24, 2007, 02:51:00 PM »

WINGNUTTERS!!!!!!!!!!

defiant · « **Reply #7 on:** July 24, 2007, 04:27:00 PM »

Bob ,If painting my arrows hot pink helps, I surely will.I am going to give the ace hexheads a try,hopefully I can pick them up at Denton tomarrow.Chuck I think I have an idea,but what are wingnutters?Can they be put on wood shafts? Thanks for the help Frank

JEFF B · « **Reply #8 on:** July 24, 2007, 04:33:00 PM »

use 38 cal caseings

woodchucker · « **Reply #9 on:** July 24, 2007, 06:55:00 PM »

Take a 5/16th wingnut,dab a drop of hot-melt on the end of your taper,heat the wingnut with a torch and.....

SCREW IT ON!!!!!

Tilbilly · « **Reply #10 on:** July 24, 2007, 07:42:00 PM »

bbasi, t'was me who posted that. Works dandy and cheap. Instead of 2 wires, I now use one and it works just as well. About 20 grains per wire. With one wire it kind of goes in/out of any quiver like a 2-blead head. Doesn't snag and hang up in the quiver like a Judo. Buy the 3/32"(.0935 inch) hobby wire from a store that sells r/c airplanes. Pick a drill that's a hair smaller than that. Pound the wire into the hole after drilling the field point. If you have a little drill press you can put the wire in the chuck, then while it's spinning you take a strip of emery cloth and bring down the diameter of the wire until it can be press-fit(hammered) into the hole. That way, you don't need to glue it in. Think I saw this idea in an old issue of Primitive Archer.

Tilbilly · « **Reply #11 on:** July 24, 2007, 07:46:00 PM »

Wingnutters are just a wing nut forced onto the point taper of your shaft. Haven't tried it with wood. I,ve done this by screwing one onto an aluminum. Seems to stop them well. One guy posted that he sharpens the "wings" with a file for a devastating effect on small game.

Stone Knife · « **Reply #12 on:** July 24, 2007, 09:14:00 PM »

Hex blunts work good for small game but i don't like them for stumping at least around these parts. if you glance off something hard like a stone or hard stump, they will cause the tip of your arrow to break off. I have seen this happen so many times that i now shy away from them almost all together. Blunts are OK but Judo's work the best IMO. Use bright fletchings and pick your shots as not to send your arrows into the abyss. When you loose an arrow with a judo on it the dollars add up quick.

geno · « **Reply #13 on:** July 24, 2007, 09:21:00 PM »

Try a 38 or 357 case with some holes punched and wire ran through. fill with a little lead to desired weight.

as told to me by LeRoy...will try some on rabbits this year.

defiant · « **Reply #14 on:** July 24, 2007, 09:32:00 PM »

Tilbilly,I really like the idea about drilltg field points and the wire.Now all I gotta do is locate a hobby store and get the wire,sound pretty clever.Got the drill press and plenty of bits.Thanks Frank

Tilbilly · « **Reply #15 on:** July 24, 2007, 10:02:00 PM »

Well not my idea originally, but it's working well. Some guys say they just use a nail. Seems this hobby/piano wire stuff has more hardness to it to resist bending. It's actually called "piano wire". Made the mistake going to a piano shop. The guy there was super helpful but the wire they use will fold instantly in soft grass. He directed me to what the hobby shops call "piano wire", which is beefier and harder. I think I also saw 1/8" and 1/4" wire there. Seemed to me like weight would be a little much. My .02

geno · « **Reply #16 on:** July 24, 2007, 10:10:00 PM »

stainless filler wire would work..

tim-flood · « **Reply #17 on:** July 25, 2007, 05:26:00 PM »

somebody just posted about a 38 shell casing with a star washer and a pop rivet makig their own judo looked easy and looked strong

NorthShoreLB · « **Reply #18 on:** July 26, 2007, 07:00:00 AM »

Still, .....nothing beats the Tarantula for price, unlosability, shocking power, variaty of weigths, and quiver friendly

Inhimwelive · « **Reply #19 on:** July 26, 2007, 09:58:00 AM »

I use the wire that they make blowgun darts out of...Its made of spring steel and you can order it online from several places..


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