Post by: irork on March 26, 2014, 10:57:14 PM
Thanks guys
Post by: RadSav on March 27, 2014, 12:35:11 AM
Without question the best thing I've ever used is water! Know anyone with a swimming pool or a small pond? Get a couple bulk packs of ping pong balls and throw them out in the water. Then shoot away! I used the folks canoe and retrieved the arrows no problem.
Caution: Axis and FMJ's don't float very well. And I don't expect the VAP will either. Might want to take a few shots in the shallows first to see how well your arrows float.
Also, I did have a couple skip a few times. Never more than five yards, but if shooting in a pool or back yard pond make sure there is plenty of safety space.
Post by: scotsman on March 27, 2014, 09:31:52 AM
Post by: RadSav on March 27, 2014, 10:32:46 AM
Those blades are very soft and the little keepers that hold the blades out are somewhat fragile. Dang hard to find a target that won't mess them up. I've used just a couple pieces of cardboard in front of some sand and it's worked well. Basically just trying to slow the arrow down before it hits the sand.
I should have clarified that better. We would place the cardboard eight to twelve feet in front of the sand.
Post by: irork on March 27, 2014, 11:03:39 AM
Ian
Post by: RadSav on March 27, 2014, 11:17:59 AM
Thank you fellas! I'll get to work! Spring turkey is fast approaching and im sure these broadheads fly way different, got some work to do!
If you have problems getting them to fly here are a few things we did to get good results;
Add weight - Getting the FOC at or around 20% made a big difference. We made custom brass inserts, but there is room to add some steel or brass washers.
Four Fletch - When using Blazer vanes we found the addition of a fourth fletch gave great returns. We did have one in our turkey group who went six fletch, but we did not see much benefit to that. Four 4" feathers was outstanding too!
Stiff Arrow - We had a few guys that still had some issues after switching the point weight and four fletch. I switched them to the next stiffest spine weight and that did the trick.
Good luck :tup:
Post by: irork on March 30, 2014, 03:49:11 AM
I did buy some shafts that were a bit stiffer than what i normally shoot. 4 Fletches is something ive read about before and probably should have gone that route, but im hoping i can at least make these huntable at short distances with the arrows I have. I doubt ill let one fly outside of say 25 yards.
thanks for the tips
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