Are you talking about small game heads? Those are about the only ones that i can think of that are designed to reduce penetration.
No just kind of a blank end. Just had a idea that I could use them for and just wanted to know if there actually was a tip like that
there are hard rubber blunts I use for small game and shooting dried cow pies for practice on the way back to the truck.
I suspect any hit on a tree would damage if not destroy a carbon shaft at modern bow velocities. I thought about it for squirrel hunting but decided to only shoot squirrels on the ground
I have a older bow. It is a Bear Whitetail 2 with about a 70 pound draw weight and 30 inch draw length but shoot a 31 inch arrow that is about 430 grains
In order to save some money and not buying targets I thought about just making a spot on a tree as my target. Then with blunt tips you could put just a little bit of paint on the end and it would hopefully leave a small did where I hit. Do you think it would work?
Just go online and buy blunt tips that are used for video/virtual shoots and use your current targets. A bag target would probably work best for little to no penetration with a blunt. I would not shoot at trees and expect to use your arrows very long
Consensus says it's not a good idea. That being said I used to stump shoot in the summer months in the wood lot. Helped with guessing ranges but it was always at stumps or dead falls that were half rotten. I did ruin an arrow or two. You can get a good Morrell FP target fairly cheap. I don't recommend cheap $20 targets made from Styro foam, you'll regret it. There has been mentioned on here of buying a compressed straw bail from TSC. If thats still to much money, then if you live in a rural area you should be able to find a square bail or two some where for a couple bucks. They work pretty well. Round bails work also although i have lost an arrow before hitting a soft spot in it. Keep after it brother it'll all come together.
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Buck-Commander-Archery-Field-Point-Target/26531812 http://www.walmart.com/ip/Buck-Commander-Archery-Combination-Target/26531811 I have the bag target and it's holding up pretty good for the past year. I'm fixing to buy the combo target to try out with my broadheads. They are cheaper than replacing arrows. Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk
Very bad idea - You will ruin your arrows on the first shot shooting at trees. Buy a cheap target and be done with it.
I also used to stump shoot a lot in my trad days, and as you said, you can't shoot into healthy trees or freshly cut stumps unless you enjoy breaking arrows lol. Even his old Bear Whitetail 2 will do a number on his arrows shooting trees in his yard.
