Getting broken shafts out of rubber blunts?

[tamure]

Hi everyone,

My favorite small game head is those big rubber blunts that you slip over an untapered shaft. The only problem with them is sometimes I break an arrow right behind the blunt, and there's a chunk of wood left stuck inside. I'm having a heck of a time getting it out so that I can reuse the heads. Does anyone have any tips or tricks?

[vermonster13]

Screw a small wood screw into the broken shaft in the head and then use the screw head to grip with pliers and pull out the broken piece.

[gwhunter]

I can never get my arrows out of rubber blunts, broken or not.  I just have to cut the rubber off the arrow.  If there is some other way, I am very interested.

[vermonster13]

Try dipping the blunt in boiling water, but only the blunt. Soften it up good and yank it off with an oven mitt.

[Charlie Lamb]

If it's a softwood shaft, it's really pretty easy.

Simply lay it on a hard surface and smash it with a mallet or length of 2x4 until the wood is broken up.
You can then pull out the pieces with a needle nose pliars.

[Charlie Lamb]

You can also smash it in a vice.

[John Nail]

what charlie said. I split mine with a screwdriver, then twist it and pull.

[adeeden]

Originally posted by Charlie Lamb:
If it's a softwood shaft, it's really pretty easy.

Simply lay it on a hard surface and smash it with a mallet or length of 2x4 until the wood is broken up.
You can then pull out the pieces with a needle nose pliars.

Finally something I'm qualified for!

[Raminshooter]

Drill a small hole in the bottom of the blunt so you no longer have a vacume, should pull right out.

[Roadkill]

use a wood screw.  
You heading to Eureka on Friday?  See ya at the barn-hope the dove hunters stay closer to town.

[tamure]

Thanks for all the suggestions, guys. They are cedar shafts, and most of them are already sort of splintered. I'm not sure a wood screw will hold. I bet the "smash it" technique will work, though (and be fun!) Raminshooter, thanks for the idea regarding the vaccuum also.

Roadkill: I'll see you Friday, probably noonish.  :D

[Shawn Leonard]

Charlie and Raminshooter have the best ideas and ya can combine davids with RS's and have good results. Shawn

[ChuckC]

Smashing the derned things sounds fun right now...even if it doesn't work !
ChuckC

[Traxx]

N if Skip dont get here pretty soon,We aint gonna get there,till Friday,probly noon ish either.Cmon already Roadkill!!!!!!!

[JoeK]

Got THE easy way to remove them--just did two this morning.  Microwave them for about 10 sec.--long they will burn.  They just slide out with no effort, or even pop out on their own due to air pressure.  Do use pliers as they are HOT.