I was shooting with Dave Lohr today at his course and it is bags filled with plastic bags . Any way i shot a heavy rubber blunt into the bag it kinda did do the bag a little harm and did tear the bag so i i would make up some of the el cheapo ones i gathered up a bunch of 38 special brass at the local range . i knocked out the primers and drilled out the primer pockets to the whole to 11/64 then useda sheet matal screw no 8 x one inch pan head then screwed them on the wood shaft . the total weight is about 110 grains

That’s a sweet idea! I’m saving this one. Lance

Yeah that is one cheap way to do it I do it too some times.I also cut off pieces of steel tube and put a screw in the end too Here is some other pictures from some one else.Some good indicative uses of .38/357 cartridge cases I think

Now if you want more weight just add a small split shot sinker to the in side then screw in on so you will have what ever weight you want

Or you could put a washer under the screw in HVAC’s post. Might need to use a different shape head to settle into the hole in the washer.

All good!

I like big bore 45/70 OSR

Wow 45 70 big arrows

Good to see you posting again Richard.

I do that with the 38 cases. Blows right through a rabbit. I have been intending to pick up some of those furniture nuts that look like a threaded washer with three or four barbs on the outer circumference. I intend to drill the thread out then insert them between the case and the machine screw. That should make them catch on grass and tumble rather than dig under.

I kinda like the screw in the end.

I don't like blintz because I like my arrow to stay where I shot it. That way I can tell if it is a good shot or not. I just use field points. If I want to shoot in the grass I use what's called a judo point.

I may have asked you this before, OSR, but how do you get a tight fit with a .458???

A #4 split shot sinker mashed inside a .38 casing weighs real close to 125gr.

With 45-70s you need to get it centered, I wrap a bit of tape around the shaft to get the casing centered.

Added weight

Back in the fifties, everyone made blunts out of casings because they were so cheap. We ground off the rim so the arrow wouldn't tumble on impact and break the arrow, and just peened the casing to the shaft with a nail. Three or four indentations would keep everything secure for rabbits, etc.. There was even a knurling tool to put a crimp ring at the bottom of the casing. .30 caliber for 5/16 and .38 for 11/16's. Used to be able to buy a 5# box of hulls for a couple of bucks. Funny how things get "discovered" over and over! Kind of neat.

Larry i had done this in the past but never the screws like i did this time i just hot melt glued them on with split shot .peenining the shafts would be a good idea .

A 45-70 makes a nice blunt, but it is not a cheap blunt. It costs about $2.00 to turn a 45- 70 round into a blunt, unless someone down at the shooting range leaves their's lay. 5 miles south of town there is a DNR shooting range. The sign says pick up your crap and your spent rounds. No one does, there are thousands of spent hulls of every caliber laying every where. There is shot up crap all over the range, litter is every where. There are four cameras watching the place. It's a good thing that we don't have any 'slob' hunters around here.

My 45 / 70 is cut shorter and I use a footed end that is tapered and turned to fit the cartridge inturnal diameter and glue with epoxy

The local range here is pretty in good shape not much brass laying around . i just happened to see it there one day i was shooting .

Hi base 12 ga shorty shells work good too .Getting the plastic out is tricky though .I tried cut shorter .50 BMB cases too but they tend I be too heavy for my liking.I did my 45/70 similar to popinjay arrows from Belguim.

Hmmmmm....

I’ve got maybe a hundred or so once-fired .45/70 cases around, but I might be better off swapping or selling them than using them for blunts...

I know a guy who’s pretty high-volume shooter and loads his own for pistols.... wonder if they get to a point where they’re pretty much used up for reloading purposes....

I drill a 1/16" hole through the point and shaft then put a piece of 1/16" nail through and bend it a bit to keep it from falling out. Pull it out to shoot your targets. Weight stays pretty much the same.

Do the same thing with screw in points.

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