Blowgun Dart Problems- What am I doing wrong?
I've been making some darts out of Bamboo skewers and Fletching them with cotton balls in a couple different ways. I have made balls on the end and done them Cherokee style and these seem to fly ok...
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every time i tried to do it traditinally in the winter with cotton it never workednow i take apart the cotton ball to do this you take the cotton ball and pull at its outermost layer and slowly unroll...
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Hi Cherokee! Thanks for the info. I will give it a try. The picture did not come through though. Can you post it again?
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my pic wuldnt upload maybe this one will keep me posted i have other ideas
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Cool! Looks like you placed the balls of cotton further forward than I did. Maybe that helps too?
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sorry a pick of my darts did not show so i got this pick of a yagua indian from borneo my flechings are much longer
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you could also have a problem with the bore of your blowgun, 3/4 inch pipe is a very large bore, try the 1/2 inch but make the darts a lot longer, I used 24 inch hardwood dowels, the smallest diameter...
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i really lke cotton ball darts they fly great. but its a big hassle if your target practicing. you have to constantly reshape the cotton
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i have been having a similar issue tiller. I made 2 blowguns this week, my first ones, and have had a hard time getting consistency out of the darts. I have been wrapping the cotton balls on with...
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Fletch em and weight the end with broadhead or something heavy!!
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Sorry, I meant 1/4 inch pipe earlier. I will try the longer darts and see how that works. The heavy ends may be what is needed. I think slight gusts of air can really affect the way these small darts...
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it may be your blowgun is to short. my first blowgun was to short and it made my darts fly in all directions.
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it's hard to get consistency with cotton. longer and heavier hardwood shafts will help or you can add a broad head. i think most of the eastern north american tribes made their darts around 20". the...
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Thanks! I think I will try some heavier skewers. The light dart from bamboo skewers seem to be too light at the front and the ends tend to pitch pole. I will pick up some doweling tomorrow!David T
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I cut thin strips of rabbit fur then glue them and tie them on with sinew or use deer hair on my darts and they go strait every time. But I use a blow gun that goes from the bottom of my feet all the...
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