Primitive Cherokee Bow Penetration Test!!! Comparing Arrowheads on a Deer

[@huskiefan8950]

Freakin' GAR SCALE arrowhead? Thats like some skyrim sh*t bro, thats really cool. 😎

[@primitivewildernesssurviva648]

Thanks!

[@Timmaaaaaaaaaaaaay]

Yeah bro my grandpa said that we used to use those back in the day. We're Houma a tribe in Louisiana

[@primitivewildernesssurviva648]

@@Timmaaaaaaaaaaaaay nice! Ya they’ve found gar scales they believe were projectile points because they were shaped differently

[@BonesyTucson]

Wow, good stuff. Those all worked much better than I was expecting. Beautifully crafted warheads.

[@primitivewildernesssurviva648]

Thank you very much!

[@DIEmicrosoft]

Nice grouping. And a cool bow.

[@primitivewildernesssurviva648]

Thanks so much!

[@chrismackay8314]

Thanks for sharing your test and sharing the measurements. I have made some arrows from 5/16 and 3/8 dia dowels from Home Depot, feathers, pine resin, and nylon dental floss. Made some field points from a barrel strap. I may spring for a proper bow like a Samick Sage, but made a couple from flattening 3/4 pvc pipe that work alright.

[@primitivewildernesssurviva648]

I started off with some PVC bows! They’re fun for sure.

[@dougdumbrill7234]

I’m most surprised with the bone and gar points. I think you’re right about the trade point’s extra weight being a factor.👍

[@primitivewildernesssurviva648]

Thanks! I actually expected a little better on the gar scale but I think my transition wasn’t quite as perfect as I normally try to make them

[@seansullivan8083]

Love it! That is a beautiful bow! Thank you for taking the time to share the great info.

[@primitivewildernesssurviva648]

Thanks so much!

[@DeoFrutuoso]

Fantastic work man, that’s my favorite style bow. Southern style bow with those beautiful diamond nocks.

[@primitivewildernesssurviva648]

@@DeoFrutuoso thanks! Mine as well!

[@izzyc.6559]

I'll have to show this to my friends. They tell me stone points will never work🤣obviously they do. Btw, I saw you on Alone the beast. I love how you told about your Cherokee grandmother. You did great out there 👊

[@primitivewildernesssurviva648]

@@izzyc.6559 thanks so much! Appreciate the kind words!

[@whodoyouthinkiam210]

Very cool trade point, havent seen any like that shown here on youtube

[@primitivewildernesssurviva648]

@@whodoyouthinkiam210 thanks! It works really well

[@cranerigging3604]

Outstanding and I really love your Cherokee style bow ! 👍 I have one similar to it made from hickory .

[@primitivewildernesssurviva648]

Thanks so much!

[@RedmanOutdoors366]

Good stuff man 😎👍🔥💯🏹

[@primitivewildernesssurviva648]

@@RedmanOutdoors366 thank you!

[@brparris]

Love to know the FOC on each of those arrows.

[@grenmoyo3968]

I'm just amazed at how little pull there is to that bow. Is that like 12 inches of draw on that thing?

[@primitivewildernesssurviva648]

It’s 50# at a 20” draw. Ya it’s pretty short

[@Ozarkwonderer]

Excellent video and presentation. Your defiantly well armed with this bow and any of these arrows. I'm just not sure about calling this a cherokee bow, I make primitive bows myself and I was under the impression cherokee used a long bow, and the bow here is more a planes bow. If I'm wrong it'd be interesting to know if this tribe did employ a short bow as well... Nice shooting

[@primitivewildernesssurviva648]

It’s a short Cherokee bow, they were sometimes as short as 42” It has the rectangular cross section, mostly parallel limbs, bend through the handle and diamond nocks. Most Cherokee bows were longer but they still made some shorter ones

[@Ozarkwonderer]

@@primitivewildernesssurviva648 Very cool

[@C200michmich]

bonjour . ou peut on trouver des modèles d'arc cherokee ou autres tribus ? merci

[@brparris]

What was the distance to the carcass? How do you maintain accuracy without a consistent anchor point on short draw bows? Thanks!

[@primitivewildernesssurviva648]

Roughly 10 yards. I don’t necessarily have an anchor point but I release the second my thumb makes contact with my cheek so that I maintain consistency

[@chrismackay8314]

I missed the explanation how you have a deer laying around for the test

[@shephherd]

That's my favourite type of bow..... would you be able to share the approximate dimensions of the bow .... especially the width and thickness of the limbs

[@primitivewildernesssurviva648]

It’s roughly 1.25 inch wide at the handle and tapers to around .75” wide at the tips. Those are approximate, I’d need to measure again to know for sure. I’m not sure on the thickness Thanks!

[@Macovic]

Does the bow have a short draw like suggested here?

[@primitivewildernesssurviva648]

It’s a 20” draw

[@hatfieldmccoy0311]

Shiyo de tsv ya da ni lv ga. Gv si yv wi ani sha honi. Good stuff brother

[@primitivewildernesssurviva648]

Thanks so much!

[@tomsnow3497]

Not going to use Google translator to translate Cherokee/tsa la gi

[@C200michmich]

bonjour et très belle vidéo. nous avons beaucoup a apprendre des peuples indiens . votre arc est magnifique . peut on faire un meme arc avec du bois d'érable ? merci .

[@primitivewildernesssurviva648]

Thanks so much! I think maple would work fine!

[@JuanOspina-p8y]

Hello friend, greetings from Colombia, I really like bows and arrows, what kind of wood do I use for your bow?

[@primitivewildernesssurviva648]

Thanks so much! I used Osage orange on this one

[@JuanOspina-p8y]

What wood can I use to make a small bow? Here in Colombia there is no Osage tree.

[@primitivewildernesssurviva648]

@@JuanOspina-p8y most fruit bearing trees should work. Something like lemonwood? Or IPE

[@JuanOspina-p8y]

The lemon wood could still be useful, I would like the Osage but it is difficult, I would have to use another wood like the one you told me about, the lemon tree.

[@pierceschmeichel8711]

Hey what are the speeds those arrows are going?

[@primitivewildernesssurviva648]

I’ll do a video with the chronograph soon

[@jill-ti7oe]

👍

[@primitivewildernesssurviva648]

@@jill-ti7oe thanks!

[@jill-ti7oe]

@@primitivewildernesssurviva648 I made a 45" hazel bow: 50lbs draw weight at 20" and my hazel arrows are cow-bone tipped. Nice to see what it could do but I won't be hunting any deer in UK.

[@benish0r]

Hi Philip, sorry to contact you like this but no other communication channel seems to be working. I placed order #1168 on 11th of July with your website for 5 hand drill fire kits. So far I did not receive the kits nor replies to the status inquiry emails. would you be so kind to fix this for me? Thank you, Adrian

[@primitivewildernesssurviva648]

@@benish0r hey Adrian! Where have you tried to contact me? I haven’t seen anything? I sent them a few weeks ago. Let me find the tracking number and I’ll see what’s going on. You can always message me on FB or Instagram

[@Lawiah0]

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[@BigDaddyBangBang]

Why is it that everyone keeps copying my boy primitive pathways. He jsut uploaded a penetration test and then this one comes out within a day of his? He covered these topics over the years. I saw one where Gayboy Ryan Gill even copied the title of one of his penetration test videos. His penetration tests were pathetic by the way.

[@opossum2255]

You're a bit unhinged. I'd wager that all three of the people you mentioned have sat at the same fire or been to shoots/builds. I see this fella and Ryan Gill comment on each others content on Facebook often. Hopefully that made you feel better though.

[@primitivewildernesssurviva648]

@BigDaddyBangBang hey ! I knew I’d get a comment like this, haha I’ve been planning this video for a while and had this deer on ice while making the arrows for this video. I saw that Billy posted a very similar video while I was working on this one and was a little sad for that reason but was literally elbow deep in making this video. They are not the same at all though. Totally different bows and mine have much different arrows. Have a good one Billy and keep making new content, I’ve been enjoying it. Don’t try to make everyone else into competition though, it’s not a good look