Broadhead For Spencer

[RickBarbee]

Broadhead arrow for my grandson Spencer.

His little arrows are only 5/16" diameter, so quite a bit to small for the broadheads I have on hand.

This is a Zephyr Sirocco, that I cut down to be only 100 grains. It has an 11/32" x 5 degree tapered ferrule.

I cut a piece of broken 11/32 wood arrow shaft, and drilled a 5/16" x 5 degree tapper at center. Fit's on the little arrow shaft perfectly.

Then I tapered the big end to match the broadhead for another perfect fit.

I stained the wood adapter piece as close as I could to match the cock fletch, then sealed the whole thing with super glue.

I added some free hand art work for the cool factor for an 8 year old, but mainly I wanted to make sure he could identify the arrow when in a quiver with other.

I love playing with my lathe.

Rick

[DRT]

Cool. He's gonna like it.
It will look great painted red.

[Trumpkin]

Very cool! I look forward to seeing success photos!

[RickBarbee]

Thanks guys.

He don't have enough horsepower to shoot anything big yet, and rubber blunts won't do the trick on rabbits, but arrows like this should allow him to do real good on the small game stuff.

[stickbow]

my youngest started with a bear compound young gun and we built him heavy carbon arrow 140 gn magnus and 100gn insert on trad 400 was in upper 400s and he killed javelina at 6 pulling about 15 lbs and then 3 pigs at 7 and 3 deer at 8. if you build that arrow right and keep em close you would be suprised. he was hunting by himself in ground blinds at that time and inside 10 yards. yall are gonna have some fun!

[DRT]

Thanks guys.

He don't have enough horsepower to shoot anything big yet, and rubber blunts won't do the trick on rabbits, but arrows like this should allow him to do real good on the small game stuff.

I'd say a small piglet may be a good test medium.

[RickBarbee]

I'd say a small piglet may be a good test medium.

His little longbow is only 11# @ 20", and I don't think he's getting even that.
He's a skinny little feller, and not very strong, plus he only gets to shoot when he is here visiting with me.

I've offered to buy him a compound. I've even offered to buy him a crossbow.
He declined on both. He wants to do it the way I do it.
He fully understands why we need to keep it small game for now, and he's perfectly ok with doing that.

He also knows, that it isn't just about the kill, and that the kill (or the opportunity) is just icing on the cake of being out there.
My "Pride & Joy" is this boy. He'll get there.

Rick

[awry]

Nice MacGyvering!
Sounds like a great kid

[DRT]

You're raising him right then.

[stickbow]

nothing wrong with that! Bunnies look out.