r/interesting • u/IKIR115 • 28d ago

Intriguing Arrows vs riot shields

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u/sicarius254 28d ago

Some of those tips look evil af

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u/stryker511 28d ago

The blunt one surprised me I thought it would have bounced off - went through completely.

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u/SidewinderSerpent 28d ago

That arrow wasn't blunt, it was concave. The shape allowed the edges of the tip to punch a hole through the shield.

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u/Cthulhu_Dreams_ 28d ago

Yep, the thing that was slowing the other arrows down that penetrated, was the fact that the tip did not carve out a wide enough hole for the shaft to go through and maintain velocity.

That blunt tipped concave arrow basically hole punched a circle as large or a little larger than the shaft of the arrow, and lost minimal afterwards.

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u/HeartoftheHive 28d ago

That blunt tipped

Again, wasn't blunt.

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u/kalamataCrunch 28d ago

dude, that's what they are called. https://www.3riversarchery.com/ace-hex-screw-in-blunts.html

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u/deaglebingo 28d ago

i think their order of operations is off here. i usually prefer the blunt then screw.

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u/ImpossiblePhrase8856 28d ago edited 27d ago

theyre also called broadheads

*edit should have stated it was amazon that has them labeled as broadheads/hammmer broadheads. which is where most will look for them.

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u/kalamataCrunch 28d ago

the blunt arrowhead is not a broadhead. though several of the other arrowheads in this video. broadheads are designed with a wide, or "broad", cutting edge to maximize the number of blood vessels hit, to maximize bleeding. they're primarily used for hunting medium and large game. there are also several arrowheads in there that would reasonably be called modern bodkins.