(Archery) Homemade Turkey Thumper.

[cshold]

I'm going to use my X bow for turkey in the spring.
I really don't want to use a broad head.
Decided to try my hand at making my own small game thumper.
I used a perfect fitting steel washer and turned down a field point to get a combined weight of 100 grains.

[RIHMFIRE]

thought if that very same idea....but never tried it....
did you arrows fly true?

also thought about using a heavy gauge wire to reduce drag....

[cshold]

thought if that very same idea....but never tried it....
did you arrows fly true?

also thought about using a heavy gauge wire to reduce drag....

Going to 'fly' it this afternoon

[Nath]

Nice
I ground my flat washers to equal sided triangles. I believe they work well on pheasant and rabbit

N.

[cshold]

I tried to drill 100% copper pennies from the 70's.
After the third one I gave up.
I just couldn't get a true centered hole.

[Nath]

Tooling a punch and die machine is best but costly.
I made a simple tool for a fly press at work to form my triangle so the points point forward.
They worked too.

I just got me a cheap flat bow#50, I can not believe how nice it is shoot, now where did I put those washers

[Blaine]

Do you need a headshot to DRT a turkey?

[cshold]

Do you need a headshot to DRT a turkey?

I don't think so Blaine.
It's all about achieving blunt force trauma with thumpers.

[cshold]

Tooling a punch and die machine is best but costly.
I made a simple tool for a fly press at work to form my triangle so the points point forward.
They worked too.

I just got me a cheap flat bow#50, I can not believe how nice it is shoot, now where did I put those washers

Awesome Nath

[cshold]

WOW!!
It works perfect...

25 yard shot.
You can see the impact imprint and slight pentration in the target block.
That's a .75 caliber hole through that gourd.

[Blaine]

WOW!!
It works perfect...

25 yard shot.
You can see the impact imprint and slight pentration in the target block.
That's a .75 caliber hole through that gourd.

I know, I'm being ornery, but why is that better than a broadhead?

[cshold]

Supposedly small game blunts are less destructive on game.
In my mind the jury is still out on that.

More likely to lose and or wreak an expensive broad head.
I do believe that. The kind I use are $40.00+ for a 3 pack.

[Gobblerforge]

Years ago we were gluing 38 special cases on arrows for a pretty good blunt.
Gobbler

[EdinCT]

I think I would try the blunt on some varmints and small game first. I have shot judo points through a rabbits head and even heard of a pronghorn being killed by one. I would also look into a cheaper expandable for turkey.
I question this because I saw feathers stop a lot of shot from a shotgun and personally would feel better cutting through, but wish you success and know it would be a small game killer.

[cshold]

I think I would try the blunt on some varmints and small game first. I have shot judo points through a rabbits head and even heard of a pronghorn being killed by one. I would also look into a cheaper expandable for turkey.
I question this because I saw feathers stop a lot of shot from a shotgun and personally would feel better cutting through, but wish you success and know it would be a small game killer.

I'm not to concerned about the lethality of that 367 grain bolt & blunt combination pushing 320 fps.
Meat destruction is more my concern.

[cshold]

Various types of blunt tip's.

[ceb]

Many don't consider the turkey to be small game. While that head would be superb on game such as rabbit and squirrel, I personally wouldn't use it on turkey. After 44yrs of bowhunting experience, for me anything groundhog size and up gets a sharp broadhead.

[Blaine]

Tomás de Torquemada would be interested.....

[cshold]

Tomás de Torquemada would be interested.....

I know without hesitation the one in that picture best used on that type of individual.
He was pure evil in my opinion.

[m.wun]

Havnt used one but have you seen the guillitine broadhead???? A flying knife for sure ,will lop off
the head in one pass!