Sounds like a recipe for dry fires or some other unknown problem!

 

20" 3/8" solid aluminum rod would be about 3.50$ and 1600 ish grains.

 

Sure but it is not straight and strong enough . find a smaller carbon arrow and epoxy it inside a carbon xbow bolt , they r pretty tough .
I would not build an arrow out of a aluminum shaft . Or find a bow fishing arrow for your xbow , i am sure they r out there .

 

You can get the Beaman white out bolts for $33.99 a 6pk at Bowhunting Outlet. They are solid white so atleast they would be easier to find. Then maybe try small game points like blunt tips or judo tips.

 

I don’t know if it would work or not but Tom Miranda back several years ago. When he was Elephant and big game hunting Africa used to make his own heavy arrows. He would pull the nock out of the arrow and fill the arrow full of table salt to make a 900gr arrow. After a few shots into the target the friction and heat would make the salt melt together and make a solid arrow.

I tried it once playing around in the back yard and after a few shots that arrow was solid. I like to never got that salt back out of my arrow.

 

Going to try the salt idea, sounds interesting

 

As to the suggestions to insert a carbon arrow inside, would that just be like if I bought an easton FMJ bolt?

 

Here's an Idea I saw on the Excal forum. Add an extension to your string. Tie or anchor it to the serving on each side of the barrel. This way you slow down the bow instead of using a heavier arrow that has more momentum. If done right you should have repeatable performance when you adjust your scope. I dunno if the same knot used on peep sights is strong enough. But with the right cord (Amsteel) and melted ends it should work. Cocking would be a lot easier. I think serving the Amsteel would make it even better. I guess it's just a giant release loop for recurve crossbows. I would have done this myself but I have a very fast pellet rifle that I use for grouse.
Hank

 

I don’t know what Crossbow your talking about exactly. But for example the Excalibur Grizzly is 200lbs and it shoots 305fps with a 350gr arrow. If you take a heavy grain per inch crossbow bolt like the Goldtip Nitro or Carbon Express Pile Driver there walls are a lot thicker than most so they should be a lot tougher arrow. You put a 100gr insert in them and make a 500gr or so weight arrow a Excal Grizzly is only going to be shooting about 255fps. You are not going to break that arrow very easy at those speeds. With a screw in rubber blunt tip or a judo tip to can shoot all the small game you want. I have shot squirrels and rabbits for years with a compound bow with a 400 spine arrow going 275-300fps and I haven’t broke very many arrows. You can mash a squirrels head flat on the side of a tree. With a screw on rubber blunt tip and not do anything but maybe bounce your nock out of the back of the arrow. As far as grouse we don’t have them but I have shot a lot of rabbits with a judo tip and it’s hard to loose or break a arrow. I have shot grouse out in Colorado on mule deer and elk hunts with judo points without a probablem too. The judo tip won’t Barry under and it won’t skip and go far so they are hard to loose.

 

I don't do a lot of small game shooting but my FMJ shafts have yet to break and with some creative DIY'er thoughts. The hardware store is a very dangerous place for the little critters.
The place is just full of things which can be made into arrow heads.

GRIM

 

I make fish arrows from 5/16 X 4' fiberglass driveway marker rods. Dirt cheap; on sale around .79, off sale up to $4.

 

Ah Ha....!!!! I finally figured out who keeps taking my driveway markers......lol

 

LOL haven't had any need to steal, I break several every year with my terrible snow plowing ability, and just make use of the longer parts!

 

Years ago i made a decocking arrow. I took a Easton power bolt i think they were called. And found a smaller carbon arrow that just fit inside. I cut it to fit inside the nock and insert glued it in place and the nock and insert. I used a 125gr rubber blunt for the tip. It lasted a good while uncocking the bow after my hunts. It didnt make it a hole season but i probably shot it in the ground 50+. It shoot pretty good out to 20 yds. The Scorpyd RDT 125 was very quiet with that heavy a arrow.

Dont know if thats something you would be interested in building.