The head which looks best on an arrow is the bodkin. Used throughout the Hundred Years War, this head would penetrate chain-mail and armour, and made the longbow the fearsome weapon it was. These bodkins are machine-made, which means that they are all the same and will all shoot the same, so that your arrows will group well.
I designed these many years ago, when I got fed up with my arrows bouncing out of targets on the rare occasions when I hit them. Since then other makes have come on the market, but ours are still the best. (One maker of arrows is even using my text!) The reason why ours are best is that ours are a parallel fit, which gives a much stronger glue bond than a taper fit, and also the front of our bodkin has four cutting edges, which gives greater penetration. They don't make a bigger hole, they just go in further. They have been tested and accepted by the National Field Archery Society (full details of the testing and acceptance available on request), and they are not expensive at 90p each. The parallel fit means that they are easy to drill out if you snap an arrow, so they can be used over and over again. They are made from steel, they are four-sided at the business end, we stock them in both 5/16" and 11/32", and they are 1.75 inches long. And I have never had one bounce!
To order, ask for SHORT BODKINS, and state the size you want. 90p each
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