Small game/blunt tips for varmints?

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bobbotron
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Re: Small game/blunt tips for varmints?

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(I say "low powered", but I'm always super impressed with how much power the GRZ2 has!)
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DuckHunt
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Re: Small game/blunt tips for varmints?

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When shooting squirrels with my Micro 335 with rubber blunt tips, I was amazed at how hard they hit. If not for a tree stump backstop, I believe it would actually push a blunt tip through a squirrel. :shock: It impales more often than not in my experience. There is a lot more power at close range than I expected. It would need to be a thick quality blanket...certainly not a bed sheet.

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Re: Small game/blunt tips for varmints?

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What about the archery netting they use for indoor ranges? Years ago 1980’s I dabbled with an old Browning pulley bow. The club had a beautiful outdoor range in the woods imitating real hunting conditions and we also shot in a school gym with a loose netting backstop.
Does anyone use this for their Excalibur’s?
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Re: Small game/blunt tips for varmints?

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So earlier tonight, I shot one of these into a thick 40kg bag of dense wood chips. *Just* stopped the arrow, would recommend it with a target over top!
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