UNLOCKED the secret to a cheap small game head (w/ pic)

[Mike Vines]

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A few months ago, I was messing around, and took some old keys laying around knocked off the corners to give it a point and today, I finally got around to attaching them to the shafts.

Depending on how much you cut off, the heads are 90-100 grains.  Plenty good enough for any small game I encounter.

 

[Rustic]

good idea...     Can you attach them and keep them squared to carbon arrow inserts???

[AWPForester]

cool.  God Bless

[Red Tailed Hawk]

I like that. Going to look for some spare keys.

[Bladepeek]

Or turn them around the other way and you could open a door from a long way off!

[Mike Vines]

Originally posted by Bladepeek:
Or turn them around the other way and you could open a door from a long way off!

obviously, you have never seen me shoot.

[Possum Head]

You might be a redneck if you hunt squirrel with a house key! Great idea Mike.

[Sirius Black]

Very creative! I think Fred Bear used empty .30-06 cases glued onto arrow shafts for small game heads.   :cool:

[mathews8pt]

Thats am awesome idea!  Way to think out of the box.

I have used a drill to make 2 holes in a fieldpoint 90 degrees from each other and then driven roll pins in them to make a point that is tough and will still catch on grass to keep from loosing the arrow.  It works pretty well

[Phrogdrvr]

That's a key-per...  Oh boy, I must be getting tired.

[Mike Vines]

I thought about giving each side a single bevel, but decided against it to save weight, and I don't believe it would be necessary for small game.

[Hawkeye]

As tough and tenacious as squirrels are, you'd better be careful, Mike...

If you miss one, it MIGHT just follow you home, chew the key free, use it to unlock your door, and stab you with the shaft as you sleep!      

I always say, if squirrels weighed 200#, we would not DARE go into the woods!!!    :rolleyes:  

Really, good luck with your innovation!

[Cyclic-Rivers]

Great Idea Mike!

[joe ashton]

only a trad guy would come  up with such a good idea. well done.

[Butternutz]

Cool idea! And it's footed too!

[Mike Vines]

Originally posted by Butternutz:
Cool idea! And it's footed too!

I will give it the durability test tomorrow night.  I was going to go tonight, now that the wind had died down, left work 2 hrs early only to have my wife remind me it was Holloween.  Who ever makes these holidays really needs to reconsider having them during hunting season.

[Mike Vines]

Shot these arrows into my Rinehart cube target repeatedly, and no problems at all at 10-15 yards.  Satisfied with the reults, I was walking away, and decided to let one more fly.  Hit dead center of where I was looking.  Walked to get the arrow and it was 26 (ish) yards.  I'm completely happy with these.

[edge2009]

Thats pretty sweet! Like mentioned before about the 30 06 shells, anyone tryed them?!

[ti-guy]

[rcoulas]

Originally posted by edge2009:
Thats pretty sweet! Like mentioned before about the 30 06 shells, anyone tryed them?!

I use 7.62x39 cases and expand the mouth with a 38 special jacketed bullet, then use a kinetic puller to get the bullet out and they slip over an 11/32 shaft. I use epoxy to hold it on and it works great.If I remember correctly they weigh around 160 grains. I leave the spent primer in to stop junk from entering the case.

Randy

Don't want to hijack the thread.